Liquefied Compressed Gas Duties

Liquefied Compressed Gas Duties A. Department of Insurance - The Commissioner is vested with the sole and exclusive power and authority and is charged with the duty of administering the Liquefied Compressed Gas laws found in Title 75, Chapter 57. In administering the laws, the Commissioner shall employ an executive director and staff within the Department of Insurance (hereinafter “Department”) for the Liquefied Compressed Gas Division (hereinafter L.C. Gas Division). The Board is provided with a Board Attorney who is an attorney within the Department who shall provide legal advice to the Board. Matters regarding L.C. Gas violations that are investigated by the L.C. Gas Division and brought for administrative hearing before the Board shall be handled by the Attorney for the L.C. Gas Division, which shall be an attorney within the Department. The Board Attorney and the L.C. Gas Attorney shall not be the same person. B. Liquefied Compressed Gas Division - The State Fire Marshal’s Office is an Office established within the Department. The L.C. Gas Division is a Division within the State Fire Marshal’s Office which enforces the laws and regulations regarding the distribution of liquefied compressed gases and the handling of liquefied compressed gas containers within Mississippi and other matters related to liquefied compressed gas. The L.C. Gas Division’s primary responsibility is to enforce the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards 54 and 58 pertaining to liquefied compressed gas and the State’s liquefied compressed gas laws and regulations. The L.C. Gas Division regularly inspects all domestic, commercial and industrial premises or buildings where liquefied compressed gases may be received, stored, transported, sold, offered or exposed for sale, manufactured, refined, distilled, compounded or blended, as well as any liquefied compressed gas container, system, pump, equipment, tank car, storage tank, or other vehicle in which any liquefied compressed gas is stored. The L.C. Gas Division is also responsible for investigating fires that occur within the State when liquefied compressed gas is the suspected cause. The L.C. Gas Division also investigates possible violations of NEPA Standards and the State’s Liquefied compressed gas laws and regulations when liquefied compressed gas is involved but no fire resulted. The L.C. Gas Division coordinates its investigations of suspected liquefied compressed gas-related fires with the State Fire Marshal’s Office, which is responsible for fire investigation in the State generally. The L.C. Gas Division’s responsibilities in a suspected liquefied compressed gas-related fire investigation include, but are not limited to, testing and inspecting the subject gas system for installation and operating compliance with NFPA Standards 54 and 58. C. State Liquefied Compressed Gas Board - The Board is statutorily vested with the power to regulate matters pertaining to liquefied compressed gas, with the exception of administrative and enforcement duties which shall be retained by the Commissioner.