Texas Register, Volume 12, Number 16, Pages 693-745, March 3, 1987 Page: 705
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0 - 500 gallons
501 - 2000 gallons
2001 gallons and overFIGURE 1
(c) Transfer or dispensing of fuel.
During the transfer or dispensing of LP-gas,
which includes the time period from connec-
tion to disconnection, at least one person
shall remain in the immediate vicinity of the
transfer or dispensing equipment in a posi-
tion to monitor the flow of fuel and to con-
trol the transfer or dispensing equipment.
(d) Use of chock blocks. Each LP-gas
transport shall carry no fewer than two
chock blocks designed to effectively prevent
the rolling of the transport. These blocks
shall be used any time the transport is parked
and during the transfer of fuel regardless of
the level of the surrounding terrain.
(e) Storage of LP-gas next to flam-
mable liquids. Suitable means shall be taken
by diking, diversion curbs, and regarding to
prevent the accumulation of flammable li-
quids such as gasoline, diesel, etc., under LP-
gas containers. The minimum separation be-
tween LP-gas containers and flammable li-
quid tanks shall be 20 feet, and the minimum
separation between a container and the cen-
ter line to the dike shall be 10 feet. Note: This
applies to aboveground LP-gas containers as
described in Division II (commercial), III,
IX, and XI.
(f) Valves in closed position. Except
in vaporizers and vapor systems, all vapor
and liquid container shutoff valves shall be
kept in the fully closed position when the LP-
gas installation is unattended. All valves on
any transport shall be kept in the fully closed
position except during the transfer of fuel
to or from the transport.This agency hereby certifies that the pro-
posal has been reviewed by legal counsel
and found to be within the agency's au-
thority to adopt.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on February 24, 1987.
TRD-8701683 Walter Earl Lilie
Special Counsel
Railroad Commission of
Texas
Proposed date of adoption-
September 1, 1987
For further information, please call
(512) 463.7149.r 16 TAC 9.65
The Railroad Commission of Texas pro.
poses new 9.65, concerning LP-gas stor-
age distance requirements. The new
section provides uniform distance re-
quirements from stationary LP-gas con-
tainers and material handling equipment
and buildings, property lines, and rights
of way.
Thomas D. Petru, director, LP-gas Division,
has determined that for the first five-year
period the proposed section will be in ef-
fect there will be fiscal implications for
state or local government or small busi-
nesses as a result of enforcing or admin-
istering the section. There will be no
effect on state or local government. The
cost of compliance with the section forsmall businesses will be a cost savings
for some LP-gas installations, as a
smaller tract of land will be required to
comply with shorter distance require-
ments. The cost savings will be about the
same for small and larger businesses.
Mr. Petru also has determined that for
each year of the first five years the sec-
tion is in effect the public benefit antici-
pated as a result of enforcing the section
will be protection of the public to the
same extent as it is under current sec-
tions. There is no anticipated economic
cost to individuals who are required to
comply with the proposed section.
Comments on the proposal may be sub-
mitted to Liz Younkin, Hearings Examiner,
Railroad Commission of Texas, LP-Gas Di-
vision, P.O. Drawer 12967, Austin, Texas
78711-2967.
The new section is proposed under the
Texas Natural Resources Code, 113.051,
which provides the Railroad Commission
of Texas with the authority to promulgate
rules and standards to be used in the LP-
gas industry which promote or tend to
promote the health, safety, and welfare of
the general public.
9.65. LP-gas Storage Distance Re-
quirements
(a) Distances to buildings and proper-
ty lines. Stationary LP-gas storage containers
and material handling equipment shall be lo-
cated outside of and no closer to any build-
ing or to any adjacent property line as
indicated in Figure 1:Aggregate Water Minimum Distance
Capacity of Storage0 - 500 gallons
501 - 2000 gallons
2001 - 4000 gallons
4001 - 8000 gallons
8001 - 12,000 gallons
12,001 gallons and over10 feet
15 feet
25 feet
50 feet
75 feet
100 feetMarch 3, 1987 12 TexReg 705
10 feet
15 feet
25 feet* Proposed Rules
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