{"operation":"document","citation":"195.8-1998 Exxon","title":"Exxon Pipeline Company — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1998-12-15","effective_on":null,"summary":"195.8-1998 Exxon response to Exxon Pipeline Company concerning 195.8.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-195-8-1998-exxon.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-195-8-1998-exxon.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-195-8-1998-exxon","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/2026-05/195.8-1998-Exxon-Pipeline-Company-legacy.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nDecember 15, 1998\nMr. Joel C. Larkin\nManager\nOperations Integrity Department\nExxon Pipeline Company\nPO Box 2220\nHouston, TX 77252-2220\nDear Mr. Larkin:\nI am responding to your letter of July 27, 1998, notifying us, under 49 CFR 195.8, that Exxon\nPipeline Company is transporting crude oil in its Hawkins Field Gathering System through pipe\nmade of fiberglass. You said that starting in 1988 the fiberglass pipe was installed to replace steel\npipe in sections of the system with corrosion problems.\nBecause the safety standards in Subparts C through F of Part 195 apply only to pipelines made of\nsteel pipe, the notice requirement of § 195.8 gives us an opportunity to assess transportation of\nhazardous liquid in non-steel pipelines to determine if the transportation would be unduly\nhazardous. Based on the material, design, construction, and operational data you provided, I have\ndetermined that the transportation of crude oil as described in your letter is not unduly hazardous.\nSincerely,\nRichard B. Felder","truncated":false,"body_characters":1025}