# Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission — Pipeline Safety Interpretation

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- **citation:** PI-23-0008
- **title:** Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission — Pipeline Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
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- **published on:** 2023-03-24
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- **summary:** PI-23-0008 response to Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission concerning 195.452.
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U.S. Department
of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety
Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
March 22, 2023
Mr. Adam D. Young
Assistant Counsel
PA Public Utility Commission
P.O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Dear Mr. Young:
In a letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), dated
November 09, 2021, you requested, on behalf of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s
(PA PUC) Law Bureau, an interpretation regarding whether a proposed amendment to the PA
PUC’s regulations is inconsistent with or preempted by the federal pipeline safety regulations in
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 195.
You explained that Pennsylvania participates as a certified state in the federal pipeline safety
program administered by PHMSA under 49 U.S.C. § 60105(a) and has incorporated 49 CFR Part
195 in its regulations for intrastate pipelines, in part, to comport with PHMSA’s requirements for
state programs. You acknowledged that participating certified states must adopt the minimum
federal pipeline safety standards but are permitted to adopt “additional or more stringent”
regulations pursuant to § 60104(c), so long as they are “compatible” with the minimum federal
pipeline safety standards.
You stated that the PA PUC has existing regulations which require electric, natural gas, and
water public utilities to file service life study reports every five years; however, hazardous liquid
transportation pipeline utilities are presently exempted from this regulation. See, 52 Pa. Code
§ 73.5. You explained that the PA PUC, in the interest of public safety, proposed to amend the
service life study reporting regulation to remove the exemption, thereby making hazardous liquid
transportation pipeline utilities subject to the same reporting requirement. You stated that the PA
PUC believes that the service life study reports can indicate whether aging infrastructure will
affect a utility’s ability to continue providing safe, efficient, and adequate service.
During the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for this amendment, as you indicated, some
commenters asserted that mandating reoccurring service life study reporting requirements for
hazardous liquid transportation pipeline utilities would be inconsistent with PHMSA’s
regulations in 49 CFR Part 195, specifically Integrity Management (§§ 195.450 and 195.452)
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety provides written clarifications of the Regulations (49 CFR
Parts 190-199) in the form of interpretation letters. These letters reflect the agency's current application of the regulations to the specific facts
presented by the person requesting the clarification. Interpretations are not generally applicable, do not create legally-enforceable rights or
obligations, and are provided to help the specific requestor understand how to comply with the regulations.

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and Corrosion Control (§§ 195.551 - 195.589).1 You stated that those commenters objected to
the service life study reporting requirement because it would require operators to average and
estimate service life or average remaining life of utility facilities and commenters asserted “the
concept that a pipeline has a finite life is wholly inconsistent with the federal statutory and
regulatory scheme.”2
In response to these comments, the PA PUC adopted a motion to seek PHMSA’s guidance
regarding the concerns of the commenters. To aid in PHMSA’s review of the proposed
regulation, you also provided the following: a list of the type of information that the PA PUC
intends to require service life study reports to include; explanation that operators would need to
include a list of the next year’s planned preventative and mitigative actions (such as system
improvements) and a list of integrity enhancements that were performed on the pipeline the prior
year, as required by and consistent with the applicable 49 CFR Part 195 requirements; and
statement that the proposed service life study reports would be confidential but operators would
also need to file a public version of the report.
On May 5 and May 6, 2022, PHMSA sought clarification from the PA PUC’s Law Bureau
regarding the meaning of certain terms used in the current PA PUC’s service life study reporting
regulation, 52 Pa. Code § 73.5, including “gas service,” and “gas and petroleum transportation
pipeline companies.” On August 1, 2022, PHMSA requested additional information concerning
how the service life study reports are currently utilized. You explained that they were used
during rate proceedings, but moving forward, the intent is to use the hazardous liquid
transportation pipeline utilities service life study reports for pipeline safety purposes.
Statement of the Law
The purpose of the Pipeline Safety Act (PSA) is to “provide adequate protection against risks to
life and property posed by pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities” by empowering the
Secretary of Transportation to “prescribe minimum safety standards for pipeline transportation
and for pipeline facilities.” 49 U.S.C. § 60102(a)(1)-(2). These minimum federal safety standards
apply to both interstate and intrastate pipeline facilities; however, the Secretary “may not
prescribe or enforce safety standards and practices for an intrastate pipeline facility or intrastate
pipeline transportation to the extent that the safety standards and practices are regulated by a
[s]tate authority ... that submits to the Secretary annually a certification for the facilities and
transportation.”3 § 60105(a). For intrastate pipelines, the PSA further provides an express
preemption provision, stating:
1 On February 23, 2022, PHMSA received Comments of the Association of Oil Pipe Lines, American Petroleum
Institute and American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers in Response to Pennsylvania Public
Utility Commission Request for Written Regulatory Interpretation from PHMSA, which reiterated and elaborated
upon commenter arguments in opposition to the PA PUC’s proposal to expand the service life study reporting
requirement to hazardous liquid transportation pipeline utilities.
2 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Request for Written Regulatory Interpretation of 49 CFR § 195.452
Related to Pipeline Integrity Management Reporting, dated November 9, 2021, page 2 of 4.
3 The authority of the Secretary has been delegated to PHMSA. 49 CFR § 1.97.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety provides written clarifications of the Regulations (49 CFR
Parts 190-199) in the form of interpretation letters. These letters reflect the agency's current application of the regulations to the specific facts
presented by the person requesting the clarification. Interpretations are not generally applicable, do not create legally-enforceable rights or
obligations, and are provided to help the specific requestor understand how to comply with the regulations.

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A State authority that has submitted a current certification under section 60105(a)
of this title may adopt additional or more stringent safety standards for intrastate
pipeline facilities and intrastate pipeline transportation only if those standards are
compatible with the minimum standards prescribed under this chapter. Id. at §
60104(c).
Therefore, a state authority may regulate intrastate pipelines and impose safety requirements in
addition to the minimum federal standards only if: the state authority has a current certification
pursuant to § 60105; and the additional safety standard is compatible with the federal standards.
Prior Legal Decisions
In order to provide a roadmap to answer your question, PHMSA has reviewed applicable
decisions by courts analyzing preemption under the Pipeline Safety Act. While courts have not
often dealt with the application of the PSA’s preemption provision to intrastate pipeline facilities,
the following cases provide insight into how to apply the preemption provision to intrastate
pipeline facilities.
The first case, Olympic Pipeline Co. v. City of Seattle, 437 F.3d 872 (9th Cir. 2006), confirmed
that only states with a current § 60105(a) certificate are permitted to adopt additional or more
stringent safety standards for intrastate pipelines. This case involved a hazardous liquid pipeline
operator seeking a declaration that the city of Seattle was preempted from imposing additional
safety requirements on its pipeline. Following a pipeline accident in Bellingham, Washington,
Seattle declined to renew Olympic’s franchise agreement for the Seattle Lateral Segment until
Olympic complied with its list of pipeline safety demands. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit held that Seattle’s pipeline safety demands were expressly preempted by the PSA
because the city did not have a certification with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
to regulate the safety of hazardous liquid pipelines. Id. at 880. The court found that Washington
Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC), which had a § 60105(a) certification with the
DOT, was the only authority in the state with jurisdiction over intrastate operators subject to the
PSA. Id. at 879. The court held that even “[a]ssuming arguendo that municipalities can seek
agreements under § 60105(a) and § 60106(a) as they relate to hazardous liquid pipelines, Seattle
did not seek any such agreement. Further, the City has not been delegated authority by DOT to
conduct inspections of pipeline operators and facilities… Rather, the DOT delegated this
authority to the WUTC…”4 Id at 879-880. Therefore, only states with a current § 60105(a)
certificate are permitted to adopt additional or more stringent safety standards for intrastate
pipelines.
The second case, Washington Gas Light Co. v. Prince George’s County Council, 711 F.3d. 412
(4th Cir. 2013), discussed safety standards and conflict preemption5, which is helpful for
4 Because the Ninth Circuit concluded that Seattle's actions were preempted if the pipeline was either an interstate or
an intrastate pipeline, it did not decide whether the Seattle Lateral segment of the Olympic pipeline system should be
considered an interstate or intrastate pipeline under the PSA.
5 Conflict preemption exists where a state statute “stands as an obstacle to the accomplishment and execution of the
full purposes and objectives of Congress.” Chi. & N.W. Transp. Co. v. Kalo Brick & Tile Co., 450 U.S. 311, 317,
101 S.Ct. 1124, 67 L.Ed.2d 258 (1981).
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety provides written clarifications of the Regulations (49 CFR
Parts 190-199) in the form of interpretation letters. These letters reflect the agency's current application of the regulations to the specific facts
presented by the person requesting the clarification. Interpretations are not generally applicable, do not create legally-enforceable rights or
obligations, and are provided to help the specific requestor understand how to comply with the regulations.

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understanding what it means for a state regulation to be compatible or incompatible with federal
standards. The case involved an operator challenging a county’s denial of zoning approval for
natural gas substation expansion. Washington Gas sought to expand its natural gas substation by
adding a liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank, but its request was denied by the county based
on its zoning plans. Washington Gas argued that the county’s zoning plan, which prohibited the
siting of an LNG facility and other industrial uses at its preferred location, was preempted by the
PSA expressly, impliedly, and by conflict. The Fourth Circuit disagreed on all accounts. The
court held that the zoning plans were land use regulations designed to foster transit-oriented
development; they were not safety regulations. Id. at 420-21. In addition, the court found that the
zoning plan was not in conflict with or an obstacle to the PSA because the operator could comply
with the PSA and the County Zoning Plans simultaneously, by selecting another, albeit more
costly, location than its preferred location. Id. at 422. Therefore, the zoning plan was not
preempted.6
Analysis
Based on PHMSA’s review of the law and relevant decisions concerning the statutory
preemption provision, PHMSA advises that the PA PUC should employ the following analysis to
determine whether or not its proposed state regulations would be preempted as incompatible with
federal pipeline safety standards. With regard to the proposed standard, PA PUC should
evaluate:
1) Does the PA PUC service life study reporting requirement apply to interstate pipelines
or intrastate pipelines?
Your letter indicated that the PA PUC intends the service life study reporting requirement to
apply to hazardous liquid transportation pipeline utilities, which are intrastate pipelines. As noted
above, a state authority may regulate intrastate pipelines and impose safety standards in addition
to the minimum federal standards only if the state authority has a current certification pursuant to
§ 60105 and the additional safety standard is compatible with the federal standards. Since the
service life study reporting requirement only applies to intrastate pipelines, the PA PUC should
proceed to the next steps.
2) Does PA PUC have a current § 60105(a) certification?
Yes, PA PUC has a current § 60105(a) certification. As noted above, only a state with a current
§ 60105(a) certification is permitted to adopt additional or more stringent safety standards. See,
§ 60104(c). See also, Olympic Pipeline Co. v. City of Seattle. If the PA PUC did not have a
6 See also, Texas Midstream Gas Servs., LLC v. Grand Prairie, 608 F.3d 200, 211 (5th Cir. 2010) (holding, in part,
that a municipal setback requirement that applied to an intrastate compressor station was not a “safety standard”
under the PSA because the city's primary motivation in adopting the regulation was to preserve neighborhood visual
cohesion, it was not impossible to comply with city setback requirement and federal regulations, and the incidental
effect on safety was not “direct and substantial”) and Portland Pipeline Corp. v. S. Portland, 288 F.Supp.3d 321,
430 (D. Maine 2017) (finding a local ordinance was not preempted, in part, because it was not impossible for the
interstate pipeline operator to comply with both the ordinance and the PSA and because the local ordinance was not
an obstacle to the goals of the PSA).
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety provides written clarifications of the Regulations (49 CFR
Parts 190-199) in the form of interpretation letters. These letters reflect the agency's current application of the regulations to the specific facts
presented by the person requesting the clarification. Interpretations are not generally applicable, do not create legally-enforceable rights or
obligations, and are provided to help the specific requestor understand how to comply with the regulations.

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current § 60105(a) certification, it would not be permitted to adopt or enforce pipeline safety
standards. The PA PUC should proceed to step three of the analysis.
3) Is the PA PUC service life study reporting requirement a safety standard?
If the PA PUC service life study reporting requirement is not a safety standard, it is not
preempted by § 60104(c). See, Washington Gas Light Co. v. Prince George’s County Council.
The PSA preempts safety standards that meet certain conditions. The PSA does not preempt
rules or regulations that are not related to pipeline safety (for example, zoning regulations
designed to promote transit-oriented development). If the PA PUC service life study reporting
requirement is a safety standard, the PA PUC should proceed to the next step.
4) If the service life study reporting requirement is a safety standard, is it an additional
safety standard or a more stringent safety standard than the minimum federal pipeline
safety regulations?
If the service life study reporting requirement is a safety standard, then it would be considered an
additional safety standard or more stringent safety standard, because the minimum federal
pipeline safety standards do not require service life study reporting. States with a § 60105(a)
certification may adopt additional safety standards or safety standards that are more stringent
that the minimum federal pipeline safety standards. See § 60104(c). In this case PA PUC would
proceed to the final step.
5) Is the service life study reporting requirement compatible with the federal pipeline
safety standards?
A state with a § 60105(a) certification may only adopt additional or more stringent safety
standards if those standards are “compatible” with the minimum Federal standards. PHMSA
interprets “compatible” consistent with the explanation in Washington Gas Light Co. v. Prince
George’s County Council, discussed above. In other words, if an operator can comply with both
the state regulation and the federal pipeline safety standards, then the state regulation is likely
compatible. But if an operator cannot comply with both, or if the state regulation is an obstacle
to compliance with the federal safety standard, the state regulation is likely not compatible and
would be preempted.7
7 See, e.g., Schneidewind v. ANR Pipeline Co., 485 U.S. 293, 299 (1988) (“even where Congress has not entirely
displaced state regulation in a particular field, state law is pre-empted when it actually conflicts with federal law.
Such a conflict will be found ‘when it is impossible to comply with both state and federal law’” (citing, Florida
Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul, 373 U.S. 132, 142–143 (1963)). See also Kinley Corp. v. Iowa Utilities Bd.,
999 F.2d 354, 358 (8th Cir. 1993) (discussing that “a conflict arises when ‘compliance with both federal and state
regulation is a physical impossibility,’ or when state law ‘stands as an obstacle to the accomplishment and execution
of the full purposes and objectives of Congress.’”) (citing Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories,
Inc., 471 U.S. 707, 713 (1985)), and Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Madison County Drainage Bd., 898
F.Supp. 1302, 1314 (S.D. Ind. 1995) (discussing that because Panhandle could comply with both federal and state
law, there was no federal preemption).
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety provides written clarifications of the Regulations (49 CFR
Parts 190-199) in the form of interpretation letters. These letters reflect the agency's current application of the regulations to the specific facts
presented by the person requesting the clarification. Interpretations are not generally applicable, do not create legally-enforceable rights or
obligations, and are provided to help the specific requestor understand how to comply with the regulations.

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PHMSA advises the PA PUC to employ the above roadmap to determine if its proposed
hazardous liquid transportation pipeline utilities service life study reporting requirement would
likely be preempted by the PSA, taking into consideration, as appropriate, any comments from
relevant stakeholders. Please note, this interpretation is applicable only to facilities determined
to be intrastate pipelines in accordance with Appendix A to 49 CFR Part 195.
If we can be of further assistance, please contact Tewabe Asebe at 202-366-5523.
Sincerely,
John A. Gale
Director, Office of Standards
and Rulemaking
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety provides written clarifications of the Regulations (49 CFR
Parts 190-199) in the form of interpretation letters. These letters reflect the agency's current application of the regulations to the specific facts
presented by the person requesting the clarification. Interpretations are not generally applicable, do not create legally-enforceable rights or
obligations, and are provided to help the specific requestor understand how to comply with the regulations.

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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
COMMONWEALTH KEYSTONE BUILDING
400 NORTH STREET
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17120
November 09, 2021
Via Electronic Mail
Mr. John A. Gale
Director, Office of Standards and Rulemaking
U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20590
John.Gale@dot.gov
Re: Request for Written Regulatory Interpretation of 49 CFR § 195.452
Related to Pipeline Integrity Management Reporting
Dear Mr. Gale:
This letter represents a request from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s
(Commission) Law Bureau, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 190.11(b), for a written regulatory
interpretation of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
regulations at 49 CFR Part 195, Subpart F (specifically §§195.450 and 452) (related to
pipeline integrity management reporting requirements in high consequence areas) and
Subpart H (Corrosion Control), and their applicability to a proposed Commission
regulation regarding service life study reporting.
The Commission participates as a certified state in the federal pipeline safety
program administered by PHMSA under 49 U.S.C. § 60105(a). The Commission has
incorporated 49 CFR Part 195 in its regulations, in part, to comport with the requirements
of PHMSA’s pipeline safety program. Participating certified states must adopt the
minimum federal pipeline safety standards and are permitted to adopt additional, more
stringent regulations, so long as they are compatible with the minimum federal pipeline
safety standards. We recognize that the Commission does not have the authority to
promulgate regulations for hazardous liquid pipelines that are inconsistent, or
incompatible, with federal law or regulations. State or local pipeline safety laws that are
inconsistent with the Pipeline Safety Act or regulations are uniformly held to be
preempted. See e.g., Olympic Pipe Line Co. v. City of Seattle, 437 F.3d 872 (9th Cir.
2006).
The Commission’s existing regulations require electric, natural gas and water
public utilities to file service life study reports every five years. See 52 Pa. Code § 73.5.
Gas and petroleum transportation pipeline companies are exempted under this regulation.
The Commission had originally proposed to amend its regulations at Chapter 73 to

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Mr. John A. Gale
November 09, 2021
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include service life study reporting for gas and petroleum transportation pipeline
companies. In response to the Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR),
however, several stakeholders have asserted that mandating reoccurring service life study
reporting requirements for all pipelines would be inconsistent with PHMSA’s regulations
at 49 CFR Part 195, Subparts F and H, and would, therefore, be preempted.
Commenters suggested that the proposed service life study report requirement as
applied to the hazardous liquid transportation pipeline utilities goes beyond mere
"reporting" and instead would require such utilities to analyze their infrastructure in a
way that is wholly inconsistent with federal pipeline safety law and regulations. More
specifically, commenters state that requiring hazardous liquid transportation pipeline
utilities to create and file service life study reports as specified in 52 Pa. Code § 73.5, is
inconsistent with the federally mandated requirements for the safe operation,
maintenance, inspection, replacement, testing, monitoring and repair that hazardous
liquid transportation pipeline utilities apply to their facilities. Specifically, commenters
suggested that because the proposed service life study report would require the utility to
average and estimate service life or average remaining life of utility facilities, the concept
that a pipeline has a finite life is wholly inconsistent with the federal statutory and
regulatory scheme. Instead, commenters suggest that federal law and regulations require
that pipelines operate, inspect, maintain and repair their pipelines, including through
integrity management programs. This entails ongoing monitoring, inspection, and
evaluation of facilities to determine what repairs are necessary on what timeline and
which to prioritize to keep facilities safe and fit for service, potentially infinitely.
At its Public Meeting on October 7, 2021, the Commission adopted a Motion by
Vice Chairman John F. Coleman, Jr. that essentially closed the NOPR, sought guidance
from PHMSA regarding the concerns of the commenters expressed above, and, if not
preempted by federal law, incorporates a service life study reporting requirement
proposal into an ongoing Commission rulemaking at Docket No. L-2019-3010267. Thus,
in the interest of public safety, the Commission seeks to expand the service life study
reporting requirement to include gas and petroleum transportation pipeline companies but
intends to do so by adding a more robust service life study reporting requirement to its
gas and pipeline safety regulations at 52 Pa. Code, Chapter 59.1 Such reporting can
indicate whether aging infrastructure will affect a utility’s ability to continue providing
safe, efficient, and adequate service. Before proceeding with a service life study
reporting proposal, however, the Commission seeks the guidance of PHMSA to ensure
that such a requirement is not inconsistent with or preempted by federal regulations.
1 Rulemaking Regarding Hazardous Liquid Public Utility Safety Standards at 52 Pa. Code Chapter 59,
PUC Docket No. L-2019-3010267.

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Mr. John A. Gale
November 09, 2021
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While not an exhaustive list, the Commission intends for the Service Life Study
proposal to include the following:
• Corrosion growth rate based on the most recent In-Line-Inspection run,
sectionalized as appropriate;
• Supporting documentation to demonstrate the corrosion growth rate. This
may include a graph estimating corrosion growth from installation of the
pipeline to the present time;
• Retirement thickness calculations that consider: (1) pressure design
thickness; and (2) minimum structural thickness;
• Remaining life calculations by: (1) segment; (2) age; (3) coating type; and
(4) soil conditions;
• A schedule identifying portions of the pipeline to be replaced or remediated
over the next five (5) years;
• A summary of the portions of the pipeline that were previously retired with
an explanation of the characteristics of the pipeline sections that led to the
replacements;
• A listing and description of threats specific to the pipeline, with a summary
of how each threat and the associated risks are mitigated;
• A summary of the top ten (10) highest risks identified on the pipeline with
an explanation as to how the risks are mitigated;
• An explanation of how anomalies, dents and ovalities are formed on the
pipeline and addressed by mitigative measures;
• A summary of the leak history on each pipeline including a description of
the size of each leak;
• A discussion of the history of the pipeline, including when cathodic
protection was installed, when coating was applied, and the various
measures performed by the pipeline operator, including the implementation
of new procedures; and
• A discussion to illustrate how managing integrity lengthens pipeline life.

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Mr. John A. Gale
November 09, 2021
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The proposed report would also include a list of the next year’s planned
preventative and mitigative actions (such as system improvements) and a list of integrity
enhancements that were performed on the pipeline the prior year, as required by and
consistent with the applicable 49 C.F.R. Part 195 requirements. The Commission intends
for the proposed service life study reports to be confidential but will also require a public
version of the report, which will not contain information that is proprietary or contain
information subject to The Public Utility Confidential Security Information Disclosure
Protection Act, 35 P.S. §§ 2141.1 to 2141.6, and the PUC’s regulations implementing
such Act at 52 Pa. Code §§ 102.1 -102.4.
PHMSA regulations at 49 CFR §195.452 outline the framework for integrity
management reporting, including guidance (49 CFR § 195.452(e)) and elements (49 CFR
§ 195.452(f)) of an integrity management program. PHMSA regulations at 49 CFR Part
195, Subpart H outlines corrosion control requirements. Through expansion of its current
regulation, the Commission seeks to gain insight into whether aging infrastructure
carrying hazardous liquids will affect a utility’s ability to continue providing safe,
efficient, and adequate service.
Therefore, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 190.11(b), the Commission seeks a written
interpretation from PHMSA regarding whether the proposed amendment to the
Commission’s regulations is inconsistent with or preempted by PHMSA’s integrity
management and corrosion control regulations at 49 CFR Part 195, Subparts F and H.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Should you have any questions
or seek further clarification or details with respect to this request, please do not hesitate to
contact the undersigned.
Sincerely,
Adam D. Young
Adam D. Young
Assistant Counsel
PA Attorney ID No. 91822
PA Public Utility Commission
P.O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone :717-783-4700
Email: adyoung@pa.gov
cc: Robert D. Horensky, Manager
I&E Pipeline Safety Division (via e-mail only)
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