{"operation":"document","citation":"HAR 6-77-23","title":"HAR 6-77-23 Plastic pipe","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Hawaii Public Utilities Commission","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":"1994-04-15","effective_on":"1994-09-03","summary":"(1) It is manufactured in accordance with a listed specification; and (2) It is resistant to chemicals with which contact may be anticipated. (b) Used plastic pipe is qualified for use under this chapter if: (1) It was manufactured in accordance with a listed specification; (2) It is resistant to ch","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/hi-har-har-6-77-23.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/hi-har-har-6-77-23.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/hi-har-har-6-77-23","source_url":"https://puc.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/HAR-6-77-Transp-of-Gas-03-31-2026.pdf","body":"(1) It is manufactured in accordance with a listed specification; and (2) It is resistant to chemicals with which contact may be anticipated. (b) Used plastic pipe is qualified for use under this chapter if: (1) It was manufactured in accordance with a listed specification; (2) It is resistant to chemicals with which contact may be anticipated; (3) It has been used only in natural gas service; (4) Its dimensions are still within the tolerances of the specification to which it was manufactured; and (5) It is free of visible defects. (c) For the purpose of subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1), where pipe of a diameter included in a listed specification is impractical to use, pipe of a diameter between the sizes included in a listed specification may be used if it: (1) Meets the strength and design criteria required of pipe included in that listed specification; and (2) Is manufactured from plastic compounds which meet the criteria for material required of pipe included in that listed specification. [Eff ] (Auth: HRS '269- 6) (Imp: 49 C.F.R. '192.59, October 1, 1990)","truncated":false,"body_characters":1073}