# City of White Deer — Pipeline Safety Interpretation

**Citation:** PI-76-039  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 1976-07-20

PI-76-039 response to City of White Deer concerning 192.457.

## Document text

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July 20, 1976
Honorable Virgil James
Mayor, City of White Deer
P.O. Box 116
White Deer, Texas 79097
Dear Mayor James:
Your letter of April 23, 1976, requesting a waiver from compliance with 49 CFR 192.457,
concerning corrosion control, is returned herewith.
The petition should be presented to the Texas Railroad Commission which has authority under the
Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 to enforce and grant waivers from compliance with the
Federal standards for intrastate gas pipeline facilities in Texas. Should the Commission decide to
grant the waiver, we will review that decision in accordance with Sec. 3(e) of the Act.
Sincerely,
Cesar DeLeon
Acting Director
Office of Pipeline
Safety Operations
Enclosure
dal/192.457
76-07-20.2
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City of WHITE DEER
April 23, 1976
Request for Waiver
City of White Deer
Gas System
Regulation Involved: 192.457 Regulations for Trans. of Natural and Other Gas By Pipeline,
Parts 191, 192, Title 49, Revised October 1, 1973.
Department of Transportation
Office of Pipeline Safety.
The existing regulation is inappropriate for the City of White Deer Gas System because of the
time element involved. Partial condition of lines is one of deterioration. It will be very costly to
check and very costly to install the replacement lines. Some of the distribution lines could be
replaced at less cost with plastic instead of steel.
The waiver is necessary at this time because it would allow the City of White Deer time for the
complete check of the system to determine the replacement lines. It would allow time for
replacement. The description of the pipeline system is coated steel lines in Pullman-Randall Soil.
The City of White Deer respectfully suggests that a specified time allowance until February 1,
1977, be granted.
cc: Railroad Commission of Texas
Gas Utilities Division
cc: Department of Transportation
Office of Pipeline Safety
Virgil James, Mayor
L. L. Pair, Supt., Utilities
dal/192.457
76-07-20.2
2

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1976/PI76039.pdf>
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- Exported: 2026-08-25T02:48:54.202Z
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