Technical Committee on Liquefied Natural Gas AGENDA NFPA 59A First Draft Meeting March 28 ...

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by  Shapiro, Janna

Technical Committee on Liquefied Natural Gas
AGENDA
NFPA 59A First Draft Meeting
March 28-30, 2017
8 AM-5 PM
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel at Universal
Orlando, Florida

1. Call to order. Jeff Brightwell, Chair.
2. Introductions and Update of Committee Roster. (Attachment A)
3. Approval of Minutes from Second Draft Meeting on March 3-4, 2015. (Attachment B)
4. Staff Liaison Report
a. Review Fall 2018 Revision Cycle (Attachment C)
b. Committee Membership Update (Attachment D)
c. Revision Process Review
5. Review and Act on all 546 Public Inputs on NFPA 59A. (Attachment E)
6. Old Business.
a. Task Group Reports
b. Formal Interpretation (Attachment F)
7. New Business.
a. Suggestions from Alex Cooperman (Attachment G)
b. Suggestions from PHMSA (Attachment H)
c. Review of Chapter 13 for Small-Scale LNG Plants – PHMSA (Attachment I)
d. Question on section 7.3.6.5.3 (Attachment J)
e. Staff Liaison list (Attachment K)
8. Schedule Next Meeting. (Second Draft meeting in the F2018 cycle must be between
November 16, 2017 and May 17, 2018).
9. Adjournment.

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ATTACHMENT A:
Committee Roster
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Address List No Phone 03/01/2017
Janna E. Shapiro
Liquefied Natural Gas LNG-AAA
Jeffrey K. Brightwell U 11/2/2006 Richard A. Hoffmann SE 1/1/1979
Chair LNG-AAA Secretary LNG-AAA
Lake Charles LNG Hoffmann & Feige
8100 Big Lake Road Croton River Executive Park
Lake Charles, LA70605 3 Fallsview Lane
Brewster, NY 10509
Donald Barber SE 7/19/2002 Denise Beach I 08/17/2015
Principal LNG-AAA Principal LNG-AAA
Enmat International (UK) FM Global
3, Hunters Close 1151 Boston-Providence Turnpike
Chesham, Bucks HP5 2RJ United Kingdom PO Box 9102
Norwood, MA02062-9102
FM Global
Jeffrey P. Beale SE 7/1/1994 Christopher Bourne E 1/1/1988
Principal LNG-AAA Principal LNG-AAA
CH-IV International Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
7467 Ridge Road, Suite 200 Pipeline Engineering & Safety Division
Hanover, MD 21076 One South Station
Alternate: ArthurRansome Boston, MA 02110
FrankL.Del Nogal U 10/28/2014 Lee C. DeVito SE 11/30/2016
Principal LNG-AAA Principal LNG-AAA
BP America Inc. Jensen Hughes/FIREPRO Incorporated
501 Westlake Park Boulevard 1600 Osgood Street, Suite 2082
Houston, TX77079-2604 North Andover, MA 01845
Brian L. Eisentrout U 10/23/2003 AdnanEzzarhouni M 08/17/2015
Principal LNG-AAA Principal LNG-AAA
Venture Global LNG Gaztransport et Technigaz
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 1 Route De Versailles
Suite 600W St Remy Les Chevreuse, 78470France
Washington, DC20037-1748
Mark E. Fessenden M 03/07/2013 KevinGallagher E 08/03/2016
Principal LNG-AAA Principal LNG-AAA
Tyco Fire Protection Products Acushnet Fire & Rescue Department
One Stanton Street 24 Russell Street
Marinette, WI54143-2542 Acushnet, MA02743-2224
James J. Gaughan E 1/1/1983 Filippo Gavelli SE 7/26/2007
Principal LNG-AAA Principal LNG-AAA
American Bureau of Shipping GexCon US
22 Lawrence Avenue, Suite 215 4833 Rugby Avenue, Suite 100
Smithtown, NY 11787 Bethesda, MD 20814-6111
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Address List No Phone 03/01/2017
Janna E. Shapiro
Liquefied Natural Gas LNG-AAA
ConstantynGieskes SE 8/9/2011 JulieB.Halliday E 04/05/2016
Principal LNG-AAA Principal LNG-AAA
Braemar Technical Services (Engineering) Inc. US Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous
2800 North Loop West, Suite 900 Materials Safety Administration
Houston, TX77092 20039 Presidents Cup
Alternate: Alan D. Hatfield Ashburn, VA20147
US Department of Transportation
Training and Education
Alternate: JosephSieve
Ben Ho SE 4/17/2002 Jay J. Jablonski I 7/24/1997
Principal LNG-AAA Principal LNG-AAA
Kelly Services HSB PLC
4415 Red Oak Grove Court 1 State Street, 9th Floor
Katy, TX 77494-1507 Hartford, CT06103-3199
AndrewKohout E 04/05/2016 Nicholas A. Legatos M 1/1/1985
Principal LNG-AAA Principal LNG-AAA
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Preload Incorporated
888 First Street, NE 60 Commerce Drive
Washington, DC20426 Hauppauge, NY 11788-3929
Alternate: HeatherFerree American Concrete Institute
PeterA.Micciche U 3/15/2007 ShahzaadMohammed U 11/30/2016
Principal LNG-AAA Principal LNG-AAA
ConocoPhillips Cheniere Energy
PO Box 1544 700 Milam, Suite 1900
Soldotna, AK99669 Houston, TX77002
Alternate: Davis R. Parsons Alternate: DavidMichaelAnderson
AntoninoNicotra SE 10/29/2012 Kenneth L. Paul M 1/1/1983
Principal LNG-AAA Principal LNG-AAA
Bechtel Oil Gas & Chemicals Chart Industries, Inc.
3000 Post Oak Boulevard Storage Systems Division
Houston, TX77056 9 Woodside Way
Atkinson, NH 03811
Alternate: MattMartineau
Gilford W. Poe U 4/16/1999 Phani K. Raj E 01/14/2004
Principal LNG-AAA Principal LNG-AAA
ExxonMobil Production Company US Department of Transportation Office of Safety
1122 Thornton Road Federal Railroad Administration
Houston, TX 77018 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
American Petroleum Institute RRS-12, Mail Stop 25
Alternate: Bernard W. Leong Washington, DC20590-0001
US Department of Transportation
Railroad
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Address List No Phone 03/01/2017
Janna E. Shapiro
Liquefied Natural Gas LNG-AAA
James J. Regan I 6/26/1973 Kevin L. Ritz U 10/27/2005
Principal LNG-AAA Principal LNG-AAA
Starr Technical Risks Agency, Inc. Baltimore Gas & Electric Company
500 West Monroe Street, Suite 3100 1699 Leadenhall Street
Chicago, IL 60661 Baltimore, MD 21230
Alternate: MichaelJaredMorrison American Gas Association
Peak Shaving
Alternate: RaymondA.Wenzel
Thomas V. Rodante SE 1/15/2004 JefferyJ.Baker M 04/08/2015
Principal LNG-AAA Voting Alternate LNG-AAA
Baker Engineering & Risk Consultants, Inc. CB&I
1303 Crest Drive 14105 South Route 59
Colleyville, TX 76034 Plainfield, IL60544-8984
Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association
Pat Convery U 10/29/2012 AnthonyJ.Scaraggi U 10/29/2012
Voting Alternate LNG-AAA Voting Alternate LNG-AAA
Cornerstone Energy Services Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC
172 Shrewsbury Street 18 Rover Street
Worcester, MA 01604 Everett, MA02149
NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section
DavidMichaelAnderson U 11/30/2016 HeatherFerree E 04/05/2016
Alternate LNG-AAA Alternate LNG-AAA
Cheniere Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
700 Milam Street, Suite 1900 888 First Street, NE
Houston, TX77002 Washington, DC20426
Principal: ShahzaadMohammed Principal: AndrewKohout
Alan D. Hatfield SE 10/29/2012 Bernard W. Leong U 08/11/2014
Alternate LNG-AAA Alternate LNG-AAA
Braemar Engineering Chevron Energy Technology Company
13000 Hunters Creek Road Chief FPE Technical Safety
College Station, TX 77845 1400 Smith, Room 20-050
Principal: ConstantynGieskes Houston, TX 77002
American Petroleum Institute
Principal: Gilford W. Poe
MattMartineau M 08/11/2014 MichaelJaredMorrison I 08/11/2014
Alternate LNG-AAA Alternate LNG-AAA
Chart Industries, Inc. Starr Technical Risks Agency, Inc.
407 7th Street, NW 8401 North Central Expressway
New Prague, MN56071-1010 Suite 515
Principal: Kenneth L. Paul Dallas, TX75225-4420
Principal: James J. Regan
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Address List No Phone 03/01/2017
Janna E. Shapiro
Liquefied Natural Gas LNG-AAA
Davis R. Parsons U 7/29/2005 ArthurRansome SE 07/29/2013
Alternate LNG-AAA Alternate LNG-AAA
BWD Consulting CH-IV International
3937 Fairman Street 1341A Ashton Road
Lakewood, CA 90712 Hanover, MD21076
ConocoPhillips Principal: Jeffrey P. Beale
Principal: PeterA.Micciche
JosephSieve E 08/03/2016 RaymondA.Wenzel U 08/17/2015
Alternate LNG-AAA Alternate LNG-AAA
USDOT-PHMSA-OPS South Jersey Gas
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE 215 Cates Road
East Building E22-207 Egg Harbor Township, NJ08234-5286
Washington, DC20590 American Gas Association
US Department of Transportation Peak Shaving
Training and Education Principal: Kevin L. Ritz
Principal: JulieB.Halliday
Swapan Kumar Hazra U 4/28/2000 James P. Lewis SE 1/1/1995
Nonvoting Member LNG-AAA Member Emeritus LNG-AAA
GF Natural Gas LNG Ltd/CNG Technology Ltd. Jim Lewis LNG Expertise
BG-172, Sector 2, Salt Lake 206 South Masonic Street
PO: Bidhan Nagar Bellvillle, TX 77418
Kolkata, West Bengal, 700091 India
JannaE.Shapiro 08/04/2015
Staff Liaison LNG-AAA
National Fire Protection Association
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA02169-7471
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ATTACHMENT B:
Second Draft Meeting Minutes
March 3-4, 2015
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Technical Committee on Liquefied Natural Gas
MINUTES
March 3-4, 2015
3901 Briarpark Drive
Houston, TX 77042

Part I, Attendance:
Committee Members and Staff:
Jay Jablonski Chair HSB PLC
Richard Hoffmann Secretary Hoffmann & Feige
Jeffrey Beale Principal CH-IV International
Leon Bowdoin Principal NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section
Jeffrey Brightwell Principal American Gas Association
Mark Fessenden Principal Tyco Fire Suppression & Building Products
Flippo Gavelli Principal GexCon US
Ben Ho Principal Principal Kelly Service
Kenneth Paul Principal Chart Industries, Inc.
Gilford Poe Principal American Petroleum Institute
Kevin Ritz Principal American Gas Association
Thomas Rodante Principal Baker Engineering & Risk Consultants
Jeffrey Sawchuk Principal BP Corporation
John Blanchard Voting Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators
Alternate
Pat Convery Alternate NFPA Industrial Fire Protection Section
Andrew Kohout Alternate Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Bernard Leong Alternate American Petroleum Institute
Matt Martineau Alternate Chart Industries, Inc.
Michael Morrison Alternate Starr Technical Risks Agency, Inc.
Antonino Nicotra Alternate Bechtel Oil Gas & Chemicals
Arthur Ransome Alternate CH-IV International
Anthony Scaraggi Alternate Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC
Dan Gorham Staff NFPA
Guy Colonna Staff NFPA

Guests in Attendance:
Buddy Secor PHMSA
Jenna Wilson CH-IV International
Phil Suter CH-IV International
Alex Cooperman CB&I
Joseph Sieve PHMSA
Adnan Ezzarhouni GTT
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Elmer Revilla Chevron
Roberto Ruperez Vara Freeport LNG

Part II, Minutes:
1. The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. CST. Chairman Jablonski welcomed the committee
members to the meeting and thanked them for their service.
2. Committee members and guests introduced themselves.
3. The minutes from the First Draft Meeting held in March 2014 in Houston, TX were accepted as
written.
4. NFPA Staff reviewed the changes in membership that have occurred since December 2014. Since the
release of the meeting agenda Charles Hanskat resigned from the committee. Staff also gave a brief
presentation on NFPA policies and procedures.
5. New Business.
A. Document Revision. Committee actions related to document revision and public inputs will be
available in the Second Draft Report, which will be published no later than July 17, 2015.
B. Formed a new task group to look at the cleaning of piping systems with flammable gases. Report
to be provided at next cycle First Draft meeting. Task group members are; Mark Fessenden
(chair), Leon Bowdoin, Andrew Kohout, Antonio Nicotra, and Jeffrey Sawchuk.
C. Formed a new task group to look at electrical classifications including those used in table 10.7.2.
Report to be provided at next cycle First Draft meeting. Task group members are; Antonio Nicotra
(chair), Brian Eisentrout, Andrew Kohout, Bernard Leong, Pat Convery, and Jay Jablonski.
6. Old Business. The committee heard updates from current task groups on their work.
A. Fire Protection Task Group. Most of the issues have been resolved, the task group was
dissolved.
B. Fire Analysis for Roof Loss Task Group. The task group chair presented work done in review of
Committee Inputs No. 72 and 73 which was used to generate multiple Second Revisions. The
task group also looked at the consistency of small tank sizes in Chapters 5 and 13. The task
group is looking at standard coverage of historic unintentional releases of liquid/vapor. Task
Group members are; John Blanchard (chair), Jay Jablonski, Andrew Kohout, Jeff Beale, and Dick
Hoffmann.
C. Membrane Tank Systems Task Group. The task group chair made a brief presentation updating
the committee on their work. They would like to issue a TIA concurrently with this revision of
the document and staff advised on that timeline. Task group will need to look to brief the full
committee on the proposed TIA at a meeting to be scheduled for April 2015. Task Group
members are; Adnan Ezzarhouni (GTT) (chair), John Blanchard, Don Coers, Richard Hoffmann,
Marian Krol, Keith Mash, Brian Eisentrout, Alex Cooperman, and Andrew Kohout.
D. Chapter 5 Task Group. Progress. The Code Fund Project Request submitted for the 2015 funding
cycling was not selected for funding. The task group is planning to have monthly meeting going
into the future. Areas of work will include: gap analysis for unintentional product release and jet
fires. Task Group members are; Leon Bowdoin (chair), Jeffrey Brightwell, Pat Convery, Filippo
Gavelli, Alan Hatfield, Frank Katulak, Bernard Leong, Pat Outtrim, Ken Paul, Gil Poe, Terry Turpin,
Jenna Wilson, Joe Sieve, and Andrew Kohout.
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E. Chapter 13 Task Group. Progress. The task group will continue to review Chapter 13 recognizing
not all LNG facilities are under federal jurisdiction. Task Group members are; Jeffrey Beale
(chair), Alan Hatfield, Richard Hoffmann, Frank Katulak, Ken Paul, Pat Outtrim, and Kevin Ritz.
F. Chapter 15 Task Group. Progress. Task Group members are; Filippo Gavelli (chair), Leon
Bowdoin, Pat Convery, Pat Outtrim, Gil Poe, Terry Turpin, Jenna Wilson, and Andrew Kohout.
7. Other Items.
A. Jeff Beale reviewed the document to determine how the committee wants to state pressure
values. There was significant discussion about whether “psi” was sufficient to imply gauge
pressure and that absolute pressure would be explicitly stated. The committee needs more time
to review the document, as well as other document such as ASME that are referenced.
B. Kenneth Paul informed the committee that the Compressed Gas Association has formed a LNG
task group. The members of this group bring a range of international experiences and they have
extended an offer of their expertise to the technical committee.
C. The code fund proposal submitted for coverage gaps on unintentional releases was not selected
for funding. The Fire Protection Research Foundation extended an offer to help coordinate a
student research project and the committee would look for students to research incidents and
causes of failure.
D. Discussion on tank size, change 70,000 to 100,000. No consensus for revision at this time.
8. Next Meeting. This meeting concluded the committee work for the Fall 2015 revision cycle. The task
group on Membrane Tank Systems will look to present their proposed TIA to the full committee
sometime in April.
9. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m. on March 4, 2015.
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