---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 57.4505"
title: "30"
number: "57.4505"
heading: "Fuel lines to underground areas."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/57.4505"
---

# §57.4505. Fuel lines to underground areas.


Fuel lines into underground storage or dispensing areas shall be drained at the completion of each transfer of fuel unless the following requirements are met:

- (a) The valve at the supply source shall be kept closed when fuel is not being transferred.
- (b) The fuel line shall be—
  - (1) Capable of withstanding working pressures and stresses;
  - (2) Located to prevent damage; and
  - (3) Located in areas free of combustible materials or in areas where any exposed combustible materials are coated with one inch of shotcrete, one-half inch of gunite, or other noncombustible material with equivalent fire protection characteristics.
- (c) Provisions shall be made for control or containment of the entire volume of the fuel line so that leakage will not create a fire hazard.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 101, Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, Pub. L. 91-173 as amended by Pub. L. 95-164, 91 Stat. 1291 (30 U.S.C. 811).

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted.