NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-029

NTSB safety recommendation P-74-029.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: AMEND 49 CFR SECTION 192.723 TO REQUIRE MORE FREQUENT LEAK SURVEYS ON OLDER, UNCOATED, AND CATHODICALLY UNPROTECTED PIPELINES THAN REQUIRED CURRENTLY.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action

Issued Date: 1974-08-21

Adopted Date: 1974-08-21

Overall Date Closed: 1985-09-03

Synopsis: On December 2, 1973, an explosion followed by an intense fire killed three persons, injured two others, and destroyed a house on the outskirts of Charleston, W. Va. Fire, fueled by natural gas which had saturated the soil, later rekindled briefly in the ground around the house.

Ntsbnumber: PLD74XR008

Report Number: PAR-74-04

Addressee Name: RSPA

Addressee Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1985-09-03

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1974-12-11

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: MEMO FROM OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY: WE ARE CURRENTLY EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EXISTING REGULATION. THE RESULTS OF TWO CONTRACT STUDIES ARE TO BE USED FOR GUIDANCE. 12/7/78 - MTB LTR: THE EVALUATION OF TWO STUDIES LED TO THE DETERMINATION THAT ANOTHER STUDY WAS REQUIRED. THE FINAL REPORT ON THIS THIRD STUDY IS BEING WRITTEN AND SHOULD BE PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY 1979. AN NPRM WILL BE DEVELOPED IN PART FROM THIS REPORT TO REQUIRE MORE FREQUENT LEAK SURVEYS. THIS NPRM SHOULD BE PUBLISHED IN AUGUST 1979.

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1983-03-21

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: RSPA LETTER: SECTIONS 192.723(B)(1) AND (2) OF 49 CFR SETS FORTH THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO LEAK SURVEYS FOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS. PIPELINE OPERATORS ARE PUT ON NOTICE AND ARE CURRENTLY REQUIRED TO CONDUCT LEAK SURVEYS OUTSIDE BUSINESS DISTRICTS AS FREQUENTLY AS NECESSARY. THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE REINFORCED BY SECTION 192.723(B) WHICH STATES THAT THE "TYPE AND SCOPE OF THE LEAKAGE CONTROL PROGRAM MUST BE DETERMINED BY THE NATURE OF THE OPERATIONS AND THE LOCAL CONDITIONS" OF THE PIPELINE.

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1985-09-03

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1979-01-22

Communication Type: Official Correspondence