# What documents are incorporated by reference partly or wholly in this part? \[49 CFR 193.2013\]

**Citation:** LAC 43:XIII §6713  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Louisiana Office of Conservation  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

A. This Part prescribes standards, or portions thereof, incorporated by reference into this part with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register in 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. The materials listed in this section have the full force of law. To enforce any edition other than that spe

## Document text

A. This Part prescribes standards, or portions thereof, incorporated by reference into this part with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register in 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. The materials listed in this section have the full force of law. To enforce any edition other than that specified in this section, PHMSA must publish a notice of change in the Federal Register. [49 CFR 193.2013(a)]

1. Availability of standards incorporated by reference. All of the materials incorporated by reference are available for inspection from several sources, including the following:

a. the Office of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. For more information contact 202-366-4046 or go to the PHMSA Web site at:http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/regs. [49 CFR 193.2013(a)(1)(i)]

b. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030 or go to the NARA Web site at:http://www.archives.gov/ federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html; [49 CFR 193.2013(a)(1)(ii)]

c. copies of standards incorporated by reference in this part can also be purchased or are otherwise made available from the respective standards-developing organization at the addresses provided in the centralized IBR section below; [49 CFR 193.2013(a)(1)(iii)]

2. American Gas Association (AGA), 400 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 20001, and phone: 202-824-7000, Web site: http://www.aga.org/; [49 CFR 193.2013(b)]

a. American Gas Association, "Purging Principles and Practices," 3rd edition, June 2001, (Purging Principles and Practices), IBR approved for §§7713.B and 7713.C, 7717, and 7715.A; [49 CFR 193.2013(b)(1)]

b. [Reserved] [49 CFR 193.2013(b)(2)]

3. American Petroleum Institute (API), 1220 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20005, and phone: 202-682-8000, Web site: http://api.org/; [49 CFR 193.2013(c)]

a. API Standard 620, "Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-pressure Storage Tanks," 11th edition, February 2008 [including addendum 1 (March 2009), addendum 2 (August 2010), and addendum 3 (March 2012)] , (API Std 620), IBR approved for §§7101.B; 7321.B; [49 CFR 193.2013(c)(1)]

b. [Reserved] ; [49 CFR 193.2013(c)(2)]

4. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, VA 20191, (800) 548-2723, 703 295-6300 (international), Web site: http://www.asce.org; [49 CFR 193.2013(d)]

a. ASCE/SEI 7-05, "Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures" 2005 edition (including supplement No. 1 and Errata), (ASCE/SEI 7-05), IBR approved for §6967.B; [49 CFR 193.2013(d)(1)]

b. [Reserved] ; [49 CFR 193.2013(d)(2)]

5. ASME International (ASME), Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. 800-843-2763 (U.S/Canada), Web site:http://www.asme.org/; [49 CFR 193.2013(e)]

a. ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1: "Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels," 2007 edition, July 1, 2007, (ASME BPVC, Section VIII, Division 1), IBR approved for §7321.A; [49 CFR 193.2013(e)(1)]

b. [Reserved] ; [49 CFR 193.2013(e)(2)]

6. Gas Technology Institute (GTI), formerly the Gas Research Institute (GRI), 1700 S. Mount Prospect Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018, phone: 847-768-0500, Web site: www.gastechnology.org; [49 CFR 193.2013(f)]

a. GRI-96/0396.5, "Evaluation of Mitigation Methods for Accidental LNG Releases, Volume 5: Using FEM3A for LNG Accident Consequence Analyses," April 1997, (GRI-96/0396.5), IBR approved for §6959.A; [49 CFR 193.2013(f)(1)]

b. GTI-04/0032 LNGFIRE3: "A Thermal Radiation Model for LNG Fires" March 2004, (GTI-04/0032 LNGFIRE3), IBR approved for §6957.A; [49 CFR 193.2013(f)(2)]

c. GTI-04/0049 "LNG Vapor Dispersion Prediction with the DEGADIS 2.1: Dense Gas Dispersion Model for LNG Vapor Dispersion," April 2004, (GTI-04/0049), IBR approved for §6959.A; [49 CFR 193.2013(f)(3)]

7. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA, 02169 phone: 617-984-7275, Web site: http://www.nfpa.org/; [49 CFR 193.2013(g)]

a. NFPA-59A (2001), "Standard for the Production, Storage, and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)," (NFPA-59A-2001), IBR approved for §§6719.A, 6951, 6957, 6959 introductory text and 6959.C, 7101.A, 7301, 7303, 7501, 7721, 7939.A, and 8301; [49 CFR 193.2013(g)(1)]

b. NFPA 59A (2006), "Standard for the Production, Storage, and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)," 2006 edition, approved August 18, 2005, (NFPA-59A-2006), IBR approved for §§7101.B and 7321.B. [49 CFR 193.2013(g)(2)]

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:551.C.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 44:1048 (June 2018).

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