Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 14 - REGULATIONS FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) › Subchapter J - ADOPTION BY REFERENCE OF NFPA 59A (STANDARD FOR THE PRODUCTION, STORAGE, AND HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG)) › Section 14.2901 - Adoption by Reference of NFPA 59A

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Effective February 15, 2021, except as
				  modified in the remaining sections of this subchapter, the Commission adopts by
				  specific reference the provisions established by the National Fire Protection
				  Association in its 2013 edition of the Standard for the Production, Storage,
				  and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), commonly referred to as NFPA 59A
				  or Pamphlet 59A. Nothing in this section or subchapter shall prevent the
				  Commission, after notice, from adopting additional requirements, whether more
				  or less stringent, for individual situations to protect the health, safety, and
				  welfare of the general public. Any documents or parts of documents incorporated
				  by reference into these rules shall be a part of these rules as if set out in
				  full.
(b) Effective February 15,
				  2021, the Commission also adopts by reference all other NFPA publications or
				  portions of those publications referenced in NFPA 59A. The pamphlets adopted by
				  reference in NFPA 59A are:
(1) NFPA 10,
				  Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, 2010 edition;
(2) NFPA 11, Standard for Low-, Medium-, and
				  High-Expansion Foam, 2010 edition;
(3) NFPA 12, Standard on Carbon Dioxide
				  Extinguishing Systems, 2011 edition;
(4) NFPA 12A, Standard on Halon 1301 Fire
				  Extinguishing Systems, 2009 edition;
(5) NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of
				  Sprinkler Systems, 2013 edition;
(6) NFPA 16, Standard for the Installation of
				  Foam-Water Sprinkler and Foam-Water Spray Systems, 2011 edition;
(7) NFPA 17, Standard for Dry Chemical
				  Extinguishing Systems, 2009 edition;
(8) NFPA 20, Standard for the Installation of
				  Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection, 2013 edition;
(9) NFPA 22, Standard for Water Tanks for
				  Private Fire Protection, 2008 edition;
(10) NFPA 24, Standard for the Installation
				  of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances, 2013 edition;
(11) NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection,
				  Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, 2011
				  edition;
(12) NFPA 30, Flammable
				  and Combustible Liquids Code, 2012 edition;
(13) NFPA 37, Standard for the Installation
				  and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines, 2010
				  edition;
(14) NFPA 54, National
				  Fuel Gas Code, 2012 edition;
(15)
				  NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, 2011 edition;
(16) NFPA 59, Utility LP-Gas Plant Code, 2012
				  edition;
(17) NFPA 70, National
				  Electrical Code, 2011 edition;
(18)
				  NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2013 edition;
(19) NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2012
				  edition;
(20) NFPA 274, Standard
				  Test Method to Evaluate Fire Performance Characteristics of Pipe Insulation,
				  2009 edition;
(21) NFPA 385,
				  Standard for Tank Vehicles for Flammable and Combustible Liquids, 2012
				  edition;
(22) NFPA 600, Standard on
				  Industrial Fire Brigades, 2010 edition;
(23) NFPA 1221, Standard for the
				  Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Emergency Services Communications
				  Systems, 2013 edition;
(24) NFPA
				  1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, 2009 edition;
(25) NFPA 2001, Standard on Clean Agent Fire
				  Extinguishing Systems, 2012 edition;
(26) NFPA 5000, Building Construction and
				  Safety Code, 2012 edition.