16 Tex. Admin. Code § 14.2007 - Definitions
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) AFS --The Commission's
Alternative Fuels Safety department within the Commission's Oversight and
Safety Division.
(2) Aggregate
water capacity (AWC)--The sum of all individual container capacities as
measured by weight or volume of water which are placed at a single installation
location.
(3) ANSI--American
National Standards Institute.
(4)
ASME--American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
(5) ASME Code--The American Society of
Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section I, Section IV,
Section VIII, and Section IX.
(6)
Automatic fuel dispenser--A fuel dispenser which requires transaction
authorization.
(7) Certificate
holder--An individual who has passed the required management-level or
employee-level examination pursuant to §
14.2019 of this title (relating to
Examination Requirements and Renewals) and paid the applicable fees.
(8) Certified--An individual who is
authorized by the Commission to perform the LNG activities covered by the
certification issued under §
14.2019 of this title.
(9) Combustible material--A solid material
which, in the form in which it is used and under the conditions anticipated,
can be ignited and will burn, support combustion, or release flammable vapors
when subjected to fire or heat.
(10) Commercial installation--An LNG
equipment installation located on premises other than a single-family dwelling
used primarily as a residence.
(11)
Commission--The Railroad Commission of Texas.
(12) Company representative--The individual
designated to the Commission by a license applicant or a licensee as the
principal individual in authority and actively supervising the conduct of the
licensee's LNG activities.
(13)
Container--Any LNG vessel manufactured to the applicable sections of the
American Petroleum Institute (API) Code, ASME Code, or DOT requirements in
effect at the time of manufacture.
(14) Container appurtenances--Components
installed in container openings, including but not limited to pressure relief
devices, shutoff valves, backflow check valves, excess flow check valves,
internal valves, liquid level gauges, pressure gauges, and plugs.
(15) Conversion--The changes made to a
vehicle to allow it to use LNG as a motor fuel.
(16) Dike--A structure used to establish an
impounding area.
(17) Director--The
director of AFS or the director's delegate.
(18) Dispensing system--That combination of
valves, meters, hoses, piping, electrical connections, and fuel connections
used to distribute LNG to mobile or motor fuel containers.
(19) DOT--The United States Department of
Transportation.
(20) Employee--Any
individual who renders or performs any services or labor for compensation,
including individuals hired on a part-time or temporary basis, full-time or
permanent basis, independent contractors, and owner-employees.
(21) Final approval--The authority issued by
AFS allowing the introduction of LNG into a container and system.
(22) Ignition source--Any item, substance, or
event having adequate temperature and energy release of the type and magnitude
sufficient to ignite any flammable mixture of gases or vapors that could occur
at a site.
(23) Impounding area--An
area defined through the use of dikes or the topography at the site for the
purpose of containing any accidental spill of LNG.
(24) Interim approval order--The authority
issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas following a public hearing allowing
construction of an LNG installation.
(25) Labeled--The attachment to equipment or
materials of a label, symbol, or other identifying mark of a nationally
recognized testing laboratory or a Category 50 licensee which conducts product
evaluation, periodically inspects production of listed equipment or materials,
and which publishes its findings in a list indicating that the equipment either
meets appropriate standards or has been tested and found suitable for use in a
specified manner.
(26)
Licensed--Authorized by the Commission to perform LNG activities through the
issuance of a valid license by AFS.
(27) Licensee--A person which has applied for
and been granted an LNG license by the Commission.
(28) LNG--Natural gas, consisting primarily
of methane in liquid or semisolid state.
(29) LNG system--A system of safety devices,
containers, piping, fittings, valves, regulators, and other LNG equipment
intended for use or used with a motor vehicle fueled by LNG and any system or
other facilities designed to be used or used in the sale, storage,
transportation for delivery, or distribution of LNG.
(30) LNG transport--Any vehicle or
combination of vehicles and LNG containers designed or adapted for use or used
principally as a means of moving or delivering LNG from one place to another,
including but not limited to any truck, trailer, semi-trailer, cargo tank, or
other vehicle used in the distribution of LNG.
(31) Mass transit vehicle--Any vehicle which
is owned or operated by a political subdivision of a state, city, or county,
and which is used primarily in the conveyance of the general public.
(32) Maximum allowable working pressure--The
maximum gauge pressure permissible at the top of completed equipment,
containers, or vessels in their operating position for a design
temperature.
(33) Mobile fuel
container--An LNG container mounted on a vehicle to store LNG as the fuel
supply for uses other than the engine to propel the vehicle, including use in
an auxiliary engine.
(34) Mobile
fuel system--An LNG system to supply natural gas fuel to an auxiliary engine
other than the engine used to propel the vehicle or for other uses on the
vehicle.
(35) Motor fuel
container--An LNG container mounted on a vehicle and used to store LNG as the
fuel supply to an engine used to propel the vehicle.
(36) Motor fuel system--An LNG system to
supply natural gas as a fuel for an engine used to propel the
vehicle.
(37) NEC--National
Electrical Code (NFPA 70).
(38)
NFPA--National Fire Protection Association.
(39) Noncombustible material--A solid
material which in no conceivable form or combination with other material will
ignite.
(40) Operations
supervisor--An individual who is certified by the Commission to actively
supervise a licensee's LNG activities and who is authorized by the licensee to
implement operational changes.
(41)
Outlet--A site operated by an LNG licensee from which any regulated LNG
activity is performed.
(42)
Person--An individual, partnership, firm, joint venture, corporation,
association, or any other business entity, a state agency or institution,
county, municipality, school district, other governmental subdivision, or
licensee.
(43) Point of
transfer--The point at which a connection is made to transfer LNG from one
container to another.
(44) Pressure
relief device--A device, including a pressure relief valve, which is designed
both to open automatically to prevent a continued rise of internal fluid
pressure in excess of a specified value (set pressure) and to close when the
internal fluid pressure is reduced below the set pressure.
(45) Pressure vessel--A container or other
component designed in accordance with the ASME Code.
(46) Property line--The boundary which
designates the point at which one real property interest ends and another
begins.
(47) PSIG--Pounds per
square inch gauge.
(48) Public
transportation vehicle--A vehicle for hire to transport persons, including but
not limited to taxis, buses (excluding school buses, mass transit or special
transit vehicles), and airport courtesy cars.
(49) Pullaway--The accidental separation of a
hose from a cylinder, container, transfer equipment, or dispensing equipment,
which could occur on a cylinder, container, transfer equipment, or dispensing
equipment whether or not they are protected by a pullaway or breakaway
device.
(50) Registered
manufacturer--A person who has applied for and been granted a registration to
manufacture LNG containers by the Commission.
(51) Repair to container--The correction of
damage or deterioration to an LNG container, the alteration of the structure of
such a container, or the welding on such a container in a manner which causes
the temperature of the container to rise above 400 degrees
Fahrenheit.
(52) Rules
examination--The Commission's written examination that measures an examinee's
working knowledge of Texas Natural Resources Code, Chapter 116, and the rules
in this chapter.
(53) School--A
public or private institution which has been accredited through the Texas
Education Agency or the Texas Private School Accreditation
Commission.
(54) School bus--A
vehicle that is sold or used for purposes that include carrying students to and
from school or related events.
(55)
Special transit vehicle--A vehicle designed with limited passenger capacity
which is primarily used by a mass transit authority for special transit
purposes such as transport of mobility impaired individuals.
(56) Temporary installation--A stationary
installation at which LNG activities are performed for 12 months or less
pursuant to §
14.2043 of this title (relating to
Temporary Installations).
(57)
Trainee--An individual who has not yet taken and passed an employee-level rules
examination.
(58) Transfer
area--That portion of an LNG refueling station where LNG is introduced into or
dispensed from a stationary installation.
(59) Transfer system--All piping, fittings,
valves, pumps, meters, hoses, bulkheads, and equipment used in transferring LNG
between containers.
(60)
Transport--Any container built in accordance with ASME or DOT specifications
and used to transport LNG for delivery.
(61) Transport system--Any and all piping,
fittings, valves, and equipment on a transport, excluding the
container.
(62) Ultimate
consumer--The person controlling LNG immediately prior to its
ignition.
(63) Water capacity--The
amount of water in gallons required to fill a container.
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