{"operation":"document","citation":"Mich. Admin. Code R 460.20409","title":"Inspection and testing of welds","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Michigan Public Service Commission","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-05-04","summary":"Rule 409. In addition to the requirements set forth in 49 C.F.R.§192.241(b), which is adopted by reference in R 460.20606, an operator of pipeline facilities used in the transportation of sour gas shall engage in nondestructive testing of 100% of all girth butt welds. Nondestructive testing of welds","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/mi-admin-code-r-460-20409.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/mi-admin-code-r-460-20409.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/mi-admin-code-r-460-20409","source_url":"https://ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us/AdminCode/DownloadAdminCodeFile?FileName=R%20460.20101%20to%20R%20460.20606.pdf","body":"Rule 409. In addition to the requirements set forth in 49 C.F.R.§192.241(b), which is adopted by reference in R 460.20606, an operator of pipeline facilities used in the transportation of sour gas shall engage in nondestructive testing of 100% of all girth butt welds. Nondestructive testing of welds shall be performed by any process that clearly indicates all defects in the welds.\n\nHistory: 2003 AACS; 2019 AACS.","truncated":false,"body_characters":415}