19 Miss. Code. R. 7-12.04 - Liquefied Compressed Gas Duties
A. Department of
Insurance - The Commissioner is vested with the sole and exclusive power and
authority and is charged with the duty of administering the Liquefied
Compressed Gas laws found in Title 75, Chapter 57. In administering the laws,
the Commissioner shall employ an executive director and staff within the
Department of Insurance (hereinafter "Department") for the Liquefied Compressed
Gas Division (hereinafter L.C. Gas Division). The Board is provided with a
Board Attorney who is an attorney within the Department who shall provide legal
advice to the Board. Matters regarding L.C. Gas violations that are
investigated by the L.C. Gas Division and brought for administrative hearing
before the Board shall be handled by the Attorney for the L.C. Gas Division,
which shall be an attorney within the Department. The Board Attorney and the
L.C. Gas Attorney shall not be the same person.
B. Liquefied Compressed Gas Division - The
State Fire Marshal's Office is an Office established within the Department. The
L.C. Gas Division is a Division within the State Fire Marshal's Office which
enforces the laws and regulations regarding the distribution of liquefied
compressed gases and the handling of liquefied compressed gas containers within
Mississippi and other matters related to liquefied compressed gas. The L.C. Gas
Division's primary responsibility is to enforce the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) Standards 54 and 58 pertaining to liquefied compressed gas
and the State's liquefied compressed gas laws and regulations. The L.C. Gas
Division regularly inspects all domestic, commercial and industrial premises or
buildings where liquefied compressed gases may be received, stored,
transported, sold, offered or exposed for sale, manufactured, refined,
distilled, compounded or blended, as well as any liquefied compressed gas
container, system, pump, equipment, tank car, storage tank, or other vehicle in
which any liquefied compressed gas is stored. The L.C. Gas Division is also
responsible for investigating fires that occur within the State when liquefied
compressed gas is the suspected cause. The L.C. Gas Division also investigates
possible violations of NEPA Standards and the State's Liquefied compressed gas
laws and regulations when liquefied compressed gas is involved but no fire
resulted. The L.C. Gas Division coordinates its investigations of suspected
liquefied compressed gas-related fires with the State Fire Marshal's Office,
which is responsible for fire investigation in the State generally. The L.C.
Gas Division's responsibilities in a suspected liquefied compressed gas-related
fire investigation include, but are not limited to, testing and inspecting the
subject gas system for installation and operating compliance with NFPA
Standards 54 and 58.
C. State
Liquefied Compressed Gas Board - The Board is statutorily vested with the power
to regulate matters pertaining to liquefied compressed gas, with the exception
of administrative and enforcement duties which shall be retained by the
Commissioner.
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