Current through December 3, 2024
Section 815-RICR-20-00-1.1 - Incorporated MaterialsA. These regulations hereby adopt and incorporate 49 C.F.R. Parts 40 (2018) and 49, 49 C.F.R. Parts 190-199(2018) by reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with this Part.B. These regulations hereby adopt and incorporate the following National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) publications by reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with this Part: 1. NFPA 54 National Fuel & Gas Code (2018),2. NFPA 58 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases (2017),3. NFPA 59 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases at Utility Gas Plants (2018), and4. NFPA 59A Production Storage and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) (2016).C. These regulations hereby adopt and incorporate the following American Gas Association (AGA) publications by reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with this Part: 1. AGA Manual for the Determination of Supercompressibility Factors for Natural Gas, Project NX-19 (A.G.A. Catalog No. L00340) (1962), and 2. AGA Compressibility and Supercompressibility for Natural Gas and Other Hydrocarbon Gases, Transmission Measurement Committee Report No. 8 (1992).D. These regulations hereby adopt and incorporate American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards ANSI B109 (1986) and ANSI B40.1 (1986) by reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with this Part.E. These regulations hereby adopt and incorporate the following parts of the American National Standards Institute/American Petroleum Institute (ANSI/API) 2530, Orifice Metering of Natural Gas and Other Related Hydrocarbon, AGA Report No. 3, by reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with this Part: 1. Part I, "General Equations and Uncertainty Guidelines," (AGA Catalog No. XQ9017) (1990), 2. Part II, "Specification and Installation Requirements," (AGA Catalog No. XQ9104) (1991), 3. Part III, "Natural Gas Applications," (AGA Catalog No. XQ9210) (1992), 4. Part IV, "Background Development, Implementation Procedures, and Sub-Routine Documentation for Empirical 33 Flange-Tapped Discharged Coefficient Equation," (AGA Catalog No. XQ9211) (1992).F. These regulations hereby adopt and incorporate specific American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards listed below by reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with this Part.1. ANSI B109.1, Diaphragm Type - Gas Displacement Meters, Under 500 Cubic Feet per Hour Capacity, (AGA Catalog No. X69218) (1992), 2. ANSI B109.2, Diaphragm Type - Gas Displacement Meters, 500 Cubic Feet per Hour Capacity and Over, (AGA Catalog No. X69219) (1992), and3. ANSI B109.3, "Gas Displacement Meters, Rotary Type," (AGA Catalog No. X69220) (1992).G. These regulations hereby adopt and incorporate the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) publications by reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with this Part: 1. ASTM specification D-1826 "Calorific Value of Gases in Natural Gas Range by Continuous Recording Calorimeter," (D 1826-88) (1988), 2. ASTM specification D-1945 "Method for Analysis of Natural Gas by Gas Chromatography," (D 1945-91) (1991), and3. ASTM specification D-3588 "Method for Calculating Calorific Value and Specific Gravity (Relative Density of Gaseous Fuels)," (D 3588-91) (1991).815 R.I. Code R. 815-RICR-20-00-1.1