Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 13 - REGULATIONS FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) › Subchapter H - ADOPTION BY REFERENCE OF NFPA 55 (COMPRESSED GASES AND CRYOGENIC FLUIDS CODE) › Section 13.301 - Adoption by Reference of NFPA 55

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Effective February 15, 2021, except as
				  modified in this subchapter, the Commission adopts by specific reference the
				  provisions established by the National Fire Protection Association in its 2013
				  edition of the Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids Code, commonly referred to
				  as NFPA 55 or Pamphlet 55. 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 55 which
				  apply to CNG activities only. The pamphlets adopted by reference in NFPA 55
				  are:
(1) NFPA 1, Fires Code, 2012
				  edition;
(2) NFPA 2, Hydrogen
				  Technologies Code, 2011 edition;
(3) NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire
				  Extinguishers, 2010 edition;
(4)
				  NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 2013
				  edition;
(5) NFPA 16, Standard for
				  the Installation of Foam-Water Sprinkler and Foam-Water Spray Systems, 2011
				  edition;
(6) NFPA 30, Flammable and
				  Combustible Liquids Code, 2012 edition;
(7) NFPA 31, Standard for the Installation of
				  Oil-Burning Equipment, 2011 edition;
(8) NFPA 45, Standard on Fire Protection for
				  Laboratories Using Chemicals, 2011 edition;
(9) NFPA 51, Standard for the Design and
				  Installation of Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems for Welding, Cutting, and Allied
				  Processes, 2013 edition;
(10) NFPA
				  52, Vehicular Gaseous Fuel Systems Code, 2010 edition;
(11) NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code, 2012
				  edition;
(12) NFPA 58, Liquefied
				  Petroleum Gas Code, 2011 edition;
(13) NFPA 59A, Standard for the Production,
				  Storage, and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), 2013 edition;
(14) NFPA 68, Standard on Explosion
				  Protection by Deflagration Venting, 2007 edition;
(15) NFPA 69, Standard on Explosion
				  Prevention Systems, 2008 edition;
(16) NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2011
				  edition;
(17) NFPA 72, National
				  Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2013 edition;
(18) NFPA 79, Electrical Standard for
				  Industrial Machinery, 2012 edition;
(19) NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and
				  Other Opening Protectives, 2013 edition;
(20) NFPA 90A, Standard for the Installation
				  of Air-Conditioning and Ventilating Systems, 2012 edition;
(21) NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code,
				  2012 edition;
(22) NFPA 101, Life
				  Safety Code, 2012 edition;
(23)
				  NFPA 110, Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems, 2013
				  edition;
(24) NFPA 259, Standard
				  Test Method for Potential Heat of Building Materials, 2008 edition;
(25) NFPA 496, Standard for Purged and
				  Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment, 2008 edition;
(26) NFPA 505, Fire Safety Standard for
				  Powered Industrial Trucks Including Type Designations, Areas of Use,
				  Conversions, Maintenance, and Operations, 2011 edition;
(27) NFPA 704, Standard System for the
				  Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response, 2012
				  edition;
(28) NFPA 801, Standard
				  for Fire Protection for Facilities Handling Radioactive Materials, 2008
				  edition; and
(29) NFPA 853,
				  Standard for the Installation of Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems, 2010
				  edition.