{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-127.008","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 127.008","heading":"Letter of intent and operational risk assessment for LNG fuel facilities.","body":"(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.\n(b) Each LOI must contain the information in § 127.007(c)(1) through (c)(5).\n(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:\n(1) There is any change in the information submitted under paragraph (b) of this section; or\n(2) No LNG fuel transfer operations are scheduled within the next 12 months.\n(d) The ORA required by paragraph (a) must:\n(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\n(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).","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER L—WATERFRONT FACILITIES","PART 127—WATERFRONT FACILITIES HANDLING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AND LIQUEFIED HAZARDOUS GAS","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"899d6f4c7a32471ce63a48f4fb0b8dd2b913b84722c927184edece182d062d4e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-127.007","next":"us/33-cfr-127.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}