§ 127.008. Letter of intent and operational risk assessment for LNG fuel facilities.
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(a)An owner or operator intending to build a new LNG fuel facility, modify construction of any LNG fuel facility, or reactivate an inactive LNG fuel facility electing to complete an operational risk assessment
(ORA)in lieu of a WSA as outlined in § 127.007, must submit an LOI and ORA to the COTP of the zone in which the LNG fuel facility is or will be located at least 1 year prior to the start of LNG transfer operations.
(b)Each LOI must contain the information in § 127.007(c)(1) through (c)(5).
(c)The owner or operator who submits an LOI under paragraph
(a)of this section must notify the COTP in writing within 15 days of any of the following:
(1)There is any change in the information submitted under paragraph
(b)of this section; or
(2)No LNG fuel transfer operations are scheduled within the next 12 months.
(d)The ORA required by paragraph
(a)must:
(1)Be carried out in accordance with Chapter 7 of ISO/TS 18683 and Appendix D of DNVGL-RP-G105; or Chapter 19 of NFPA 59A (all incorporated by reference, see § 127.003); or other industry developed risk assessment method acceptable to the Office of Operating and Environmental Standards, Commandant (CG-OES); and
(2)Consider possible factors affecting the ship/shore interface and port operations described in Section 6 of ISO 28460 (incorporated by reference, see § 127.003). \[87 FR 5690, Feb. 2, 2022\]