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105075 1 (1978-02-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxxr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCOEi UME 05075 - [B05454721 Liquefied Natural Gas, February 21, 1978. 24 pp. Testimony before the House Cormittee on InterstaV*e aad Foreign Commerce: Energy and Power Subcommittee; by Monte Canfield, Jr., Director, Energy aud Minerals Div. Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. organization concerned: Department of Energy. Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: Energy and Power Subcommittee. Authority: H.R. 6844 (95th Cong.) . H.R. 6844 seeks to regulate the siting* design# construction, and operation of facilities to b* used for the transportation, storage, and conwersion of liqOefied natural gas (LG). Current Administration policy which cal s for a case-by-case analysis of LNG import proposalz is inadeqnate because it does not alleviate uncertainties associated vitL such imports. After an LNG accident occurred in Octeber 1944 at a plant in Cleveland* Ohio, the Bureau of mines recomaev~ed that plants Cealinq with 3arge qdantities of liquefied foammable gases should be isolated at considerable distances from inhabited areas .nd that extreme caution should be takea to prevent spilled gas from entering stcr severs. Safety aspects of LUG were studied in relation to the following: the vulnerability of storage facilities to natural occurrences aAd sabotage, the transportation of LNG in ships and trucgs. liability and cnmpensation in case of accident, and rpsarch programs. Key decisions on the location and nature of LUG imports will be made in the next few years and research efforts should be directed to the most urgent problems. Issues to be resolved involve: siting and expansion of LNG facilities in urban areas, the need for regulatory bodies to assess safety and reccmend actions, the need to assess existing safety regulations changes in the liability and compensation area, and the formation of an Energy Health and Safety Regulatory Agency. (UTH)

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