# NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-053

**Citation:** P-74-053  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** National Transportation Safety Board  
**Effective:** 1974-11-11  
**Published:** 1974-11-11

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: AMEND 49 CFR 195 TO REQUIRE LIQUID PETROLEUM PIPELINE OPERATORS TO ESTABLISH LIAISON WITH APPROPRIATE PUBLIC OFFICIALS, INCLUDING FIRE AND POLICE OFFICIALS, TO BETTER INFORM THEM OF THE CHARACTERISTICS AND HAZARDS OF LIQUID PETROLEUM AND RELATED PRODUCTS. THESE REGULATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE ANHYDROUS AMMONIA AND SHOULD BE SIMILAR

## Document text

NTSB safety recommendation P-74-053.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: AMEND 49 CFR 195 TO REQUIRE LIQUID PETROLEUM PIPELINE OPERATORS TO ESTABLISH LIAISON WITH APPROPRIATE PUBLIC OFFICIALS, INCLUDING FIRE AND POLICE OFFICIALS, TO BETTER INFORM THEM OF THE CHARACTERISTICS AND HAZARDS OF LIQUID PETROLEUM AND RELATED PRODUCTS. THESE REGULATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE ANHYDROUS AMMONIA AND SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO THOSE WHICH APPEAR IN 49 CFR 192, "TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE; MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS".

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1974-11-11

Adopted Date: 1974-11-11

Overall Date Closed: 1985-08-19

Synopsis: ON DECEMBER 6, 1973, A PIPELINE RUPTURED IN A RURAL AREA IN KANSAS, AND RELEASED 2,138 BARRELS OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, A VOLATILE, TOXIC MATERIAL. TWO PERSONS WHO HAD DRIVEN THROUGH THE AMMONIA VAPORS WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH BURNS TO THE EYES, NOSE, THROAT, AND LUNGS.

Keywords: Hazmat

Ntsbnumber: PLD74XR002

Report Number: PAR-74-06

Addressee Name: RSPA

Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1985-08-19

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1975-01-21

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: MEMO FROM OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY: THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE APPROPRIATE NOTICES OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING THAT ARE ISSUED FOR THE PLANNED REVISION OF PART 195. 4/1/78 - NPRM BEING DEVELOPED 8/10/78 - NPRM ISSUED.

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1985-08-19

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-74-053>
- Source ID: `ntsb-pipeline`
- SHA-256: `425b7382c5441b59612831f16c9b0a4466b635ab30e0da05ec43315e4915e2a5`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:57:24.741Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T05:43:48.483Z
- Document slug: `ntsb-recommendation-p-74-053`

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