# Central Telephone & Utilities Corp — Pipeline Safety Interpretation

**Citation:** PI-70-017  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 1970-12-07

PI-70-017 response to Central Telephone & Utilities Corp concerning 192.201.

## Document text

<<<PAGE 1>>>

Mr. W. E. Mickelson
Chief Engineer - Gas Operations
Central Telephone & Utilities Corp
P. O. Box 82888
Lincoln, Nebraska 68501
Dear Mr. Mickelson:
This is in reply to your letter of November 5, 1970, requesting this Office to review the
requirements of 49 CFR, Section 192.201.
We will regard your letter as a request for additional rulemaking. It will be considered and may
provide the basis for a notice of proposed rulemaking.
Thank you for your interest in pipeline safety.
Sincerely,
/signed/
Joseph C. Caldwell
Director, Acting
Office of Pipeline Safety
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## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1970/PI70017.pdf>
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T00:59:31.977Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T18:33:08.485Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-interpretation-pi-70-017`

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