N.J. Admin. Code § 14:6-2.1

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 14:6-2.1 - Plant construction

(a) All entities that are subject to this chapter shall ensure that construction and installation of plants and facilities comply with all of the following:

1.N.J.A.C. 14:3-2.1 (Plant construction);

2.N.J.A.C. 14:3-2.2 (Inspection of work performed by contractors);

3. All requirements of this subchapter for plant operation, including design, maintenance, security requirements, and operator training; and

4. All operator qualification requirements detailed in 49 CFR Part 192, Subpart N, which is incorporated by reference herein, including all amendments and appendices.

(b) All of the entities that are subject to this chapter shall comply with all applicable provisions of the following Federal regulations and State rules, which are incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented:

1. Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards, 49 CFR Part 192;

2. Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: Federal Safety Standards, 49 CFR Part 193; and

3. Natural Gas Pipelines, N.J.A.C. 14:7.

(c) Any such plant and its facilities that were designed and constructed prior to March 3, 1986, shall be subject to all the provisions of the Federal Code herein adopted by reference, including effective dates set forth in the Federal Code. When existing facilities are replaced, relocated, or significantly altered, the siting, design, and construction requirements of the Federal Code sections cited above in (b)1 and 2 above and N.J.A.C. 14:7, as applicable under (b)3 above shall apply.

(d) In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, the entities subject to this chapter shall comply with all applicable provisions of the 2012 ICC International Fuel Gas Code, which is incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, and is available at www.constructionbook.com. If there is any conflict between (b) above and the International Fuel Gas Code, (b) above shall govern.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:6-2.1

Amended by 46 N.J.R. 1699(d), effective 7/21/2014.