{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-70-0107","title":"Mr. C.J. Blanchat — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1970-10-27","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-70-0107 concerning 192.13.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-70-0107.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-70-0107.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-70-0107","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1970/g70-10-27_Blanchat_192.13-lmX.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nPI-70-0107\nOctober 27, 1970\nMr. C.J. Blanchat\nDanville, Kansas 67036\nDear Mr. Blanchat:\nThank you for your letter of October 20, 1970, concerning the safety of a gas service line. We have referred it to the city\nof Danville, Kansas for investigation. We will keep you informed of the results.\nA copy of our letter to the City of Danville is enclosed for your information.\nThank you for your interest in pipeline safety.\nSincerely,\nOriginal signed by:\nJoseph C. Caldwell\nDirector, Acting\nOffice of Pipeline Safety\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nThe City of Danville\nDanville, Kansas\nNovember 20, 1970\nMr. Joseph C. Caldwell\nDirector, Acting\nOffice to Pipeline Safety\nOffice of the Sec. of Transportation\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nGentlemen:\nWe are writing in reply to your letter of Oct. 27 concerning the complaint of Mr. Blanchat. The city gas line was to Mr.\nBlanchat's property but to our knowledge there are some points of information that are not correct. The meter was\ninstalled as stated on Mr. Blanchat's property but no record as to why it was installed on his property as other meters\nare on the property line or the city has an easement from the property owner. We have no record of an easement. He\nstated that the line was installed by the city, but Mr. Blanchat exhibited his check to an individual, not to the city, for\npipe and labor at the time of installation. It seems the line would be his property, and no record that the city would be\nresponsible for its repair can be produced.\nAs stated on Sept. 21 the city moved their meter to the property line, and Mr. Blanchat has gas service. There is no proof\nthat there is a gas leak and if there is it is on Mr. Blanchat's property. The city has no easement or do they want an\neasement considering the circumstance they would have to deal with. As to other leaks in the city limits, they were\nchecked within the last year with a leak detector and the leak found was repaired. As to Mr. Blanchat's leak if the city\nfinds that there is a leak the council feels that Mr. Blanchat should repair it and if he does not do so then he would be\ndisconnected from gas service until it is repaired.\nSincerely,\nRobert Smith\nMayor, City of\nDanville, Kansas 67036\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nOctober 27, 1970\nMr. Bob Smith\nMayor\nCity of Danville\nDanville, Kansas 67036\nDear Mr. Smith:\nWe have received the enclosed complaint from Mr. Blanchat a resident of your community, of a safety hazard\nwithin the terms of the Natural Gas Pipelines Safety Act.\nSince the State of Kansas has no jurisdiction over municipally owned gas operators, you are responsible directly\nto this office for the safe operation of this system. We request that you investigate Mr. Blanchat’s complaint\nand inform this office of the result of such investigation within ten days of receipt of this letter.\nSincerely,\nOriginal signed by:\nJoseph C. Caldwell\nDirector, Acting\nOffice of Pipeline Safety\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nJanuary 28, 1971\nMr. C.J. Blanchat\nDanville, Kansas 67036\nDear Mr. Blanchat:\nConcerning the safety of a gas service line on your property, Mayor Robert Smith informs me that the meter in question\nwas moved to the property line because the City does not have an easement beyond that point. He also stated that\nthere was no proof of a gas leak at the time of his letter in late November.\nThe minimum Federal Safety Standards for gas pipelines require that an unsafe pipeline must be replace, repaired, or\nremoved from service. In the case of a service line on a customer’s property, these standards do not specifically assign\nresponsibility for these actions. Consequently, resolution of this question, and other related matters such as location of\nmeters and easements, must be based on the legal relationship between the distribution company and the customer\nand are determined primarily by State and local law.\nWe encourage your cooperation with the city officials of Danville to work out this matter promptly to assure that your\nservice line is operated and maintained in accordance with the Federal Safety Standards.\nSincerely,\nOriginal signed by:\nJoseph C. Caldwell\nActing Director\nOffice of Pipeline Safety","truncated":false,"body_characters":4128}