[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR193.2005]

[Page 125]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                       TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 193_LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FACILITIES: FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS--
Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 193.2005  Applicability.

    (a) Regulations in this part governing siting, design, installation, 
or construction of LNG facilities (including material incorporated by 
reference in these regulations) do not apply to LNG facilities in 
existence or under construction when the regulations go into effect.
    (b) If an existing LNG facility (or facility under construction 
before March 31, 2000 is replaced, relocated or significantly altered 
after March 31, 2000, the facility must comply with the applicable 
requirements of this part governing, siting, design, installation, and 
construction, except that:
    (1) The siting requirements apply only to LNG storage tanks that are 
significantly altered by increasing the original storage capacity or 
relocated, and
    (2) To the extent compliance with the design, installation, and 
construction requirements would make the replaced, relocated, or altered 
facility incompatible with the other facilities or would otherwise be 
impractical, the replaced, relocated, or significantly altered facility 
may be designed, installed, or constructed in accordance with the 
original specifications for the facility, or in another manner subject 
to the approval of the Administrator.

[Amdt. 193-17, 65 FR 10958, Mar. 1, 2000, as amended by Amdt. 193-18, 69 
FR 11336, Mar. 10, 2004]