{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-70-027","title":"Baltimore Gas & Electric Company — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1970-12-22","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-70-027 response to Baltimore Gas & Electric Company concerning 192.243.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-70-027.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-70-027.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-70-027","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1970/PI70027.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nMr. Daniel L. Drake\nManager, Gas Engineering\nBaltimore Gas & Electric Company\nGas & Electric Building\nBaltimore, Maryland 21203\nDear Mr. Drake:\nThis is in reply to your letter of December 3, 1970, concerning the requirements for non-\ndestructive testing of welds on pipelines in public highway rights-of-way contained in 49 CFR,\nSection 192.243(d)(4).\nYour suggestion of lowering the requirement was submitted to this Office during the rulemaking\nprocess in the development of Part 192. It was carefully considered by this Office and, on the\nbasis of information then available, not accepted in the rule as issued.\nThe rule is still considered to be a sound one in the interest of safety. However, if you have\nadditional information not available to us prior to August 11, 1970, you may wish formally to ask\nus to initiate a new rulemaking procedure.\nThank you for your interest in the pipeline safety program.\nSincerely,\n/signed/\nJoseph C. Caldwell\nDirector, Acting\nOffice of Pipeline Safety\nDB\nC:\\WP51\\INTERPRT\\192\\243\\70-12-22\n1","truncated":false,"body_characters":1045}