[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR127.103]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 127--WATERFRONT FACILITIES HANDLING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AND LIQUEFIED HAZARDOUS GAS--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart B--Waterfront Facilities Handling Liquefied Natural Gas
 
Sec. 127.103  Piers and wharves.

    (a) If the waterfront facility handling LNG is in a region subject 
to earthquakes, the piers and wharves must be designed to resist 
earthquake forces.
    (b) Substructures, except moorings and breasting dolphins, that 
support or are within 5 meters (16.4 feet) of any pipe or equipment 
containing LNG, or are within 15 meters (49.2 feet) of a loading flange, 
must--
    (1) Be made of concrete or steel; and
    (2) Have a fire endurance rating of not less than two hours.
    (c) LNG or LPG storage tanks must have the minimum volume necessary 
for--
    (1) Surge protection;
    (2) Pump suction supply; or
    (3) Other process needs.

[CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, as amended at CGD 88-049, 60 FR 
39796, Aug. 3, 1995]

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