# Coatings and coverings.

**Citation:** 49 CFR 193.2157  
**Type / status:** regulation / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1999-10-01  
**Published:** Not stated

Insulation, sealants, or other coatings and coverings which are part of an impounding system—

(a) Must be noncombustible in an installed condition when exposed to an LNG fire resulting from a spill that covers the floor of the impounding space;

(b) Must withstand exposure to fire from sources dete

## Document text

Insulation, sealants, or other coatings and coverings which are part of an impounding system—

(a) Must be noncombustible in an installed condition when exposed to an LNG fire resulting from a spill that covers the floor of the impounding space;

(b) Must withstand exposure to fire from sources determined as required by this part, other than impounded LNG, for a period of time until fire protective or fire extinguishing action is taken; and

(c) When used for the purpose of maintaining the functional integrity of an impounding system, must be capable of withstanding sudden exposure to LNG without loss of such integrity.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1999-title49-vol3/CFR-1999-title49-vol3-sec193-2157>
- Source ID: `govinfo-cfr`
- SHA-256: `6e72de1d681a9bb70312918fdbf3df5232ad631d1dafa79423f2375c06fa6be1`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T01:41:23.231Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T23:21:08.872Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-193-2157`

### Source metadata

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  "part": "193",
  "section": "193.2157",
  "subpart": "Subpart C—Design",
  "annualEdition": 1999,
  "revisedAsOf": "1999-10-01",
  "govInfoPackage": "CFR-1999-title49-vol3",
  "legalStatus": "official-annual-cfr-edition",
  "effectiveDateNote": null,
  "historicalAnchor": true,
  "historicalAnchorNote": "The section appears in an official annual CFR edition but is absent from the connected current eCFR corpus.",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
}
```