# Exxon Pipeline Company — Pipeline Safety Interpretation

**Citation:** 195.8-1998 Exxon  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 1998-12-15

195.8-1998 Exxon response to Exxon Pipeline Company concerning 195.8.

## Document text

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December 15, 1998
Mr. Joel C. Larkin
Manager
Operations Integrity Department
Exxon Pipeline Company
PO Box 2220
Houston, TX 77252-2220
Dear Mr. Larkin:
I am responding to your letter of July 27, 1998, notifying us, under 49 CFR 195.8, that Exxon
Pipeline Company is transporting crude oil in its Hawkins Field Gathering System through pipe
made of fiberglass. You said that starting in 1988 the fiberglass pipe was installed to replace steel
pipe in sections of the system with corrosion problems.
Because the safety standards in Subparts C through F of Part 195 apply only to pipelines made of
steel pipe, the notice requirement of § 195.8 gives us an opportunity to assess transportation of
hazardous liquid in non-steel pipelines to determine if the transportation would be unduly
hazardous. Based on the material, design, construction, and operational data you provided, I have
determined that the transportation of crude oil as described in your letter is not unduly hazardous.
Sincerely,
Richard B. Felder

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