{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-71-009","title":"Houston Natural & Gas Corporation — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1971-01-20","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-71-009 response to Houston Natural & Gas Corporation concerning 192.281.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-71-009.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-71-009.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-71-009","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1971/PI71009.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nMr. Carrington Mason\nVice President & General Manager\nHouston Natural & Gas Corporation\nP.O. Box 1188\nHouston, Texas 77001\nDear Mr. Mason:\nThis is in reply to your letter of January 4, 1971, concerning the employment of coiled sheathed\ninserts in mechanical joints of plastic pipe.\nthis Office does not endorse proprietary products. If the device concerned complies with the\nrequirements of 49 CFR, Section 192.281(e) it may be employed, otherwise it must not be.\nIf you have further questions, do not hesitate to ask.\nSincerely,\n/signed/\nJoseph C. Caldwell\nDirector, Acting\nOffice of Pipeline Safety\nDB\nC:\\WP51\\INTERPRT\\192\\281\\71-01-20\n1","truncated":false,"body_characters":653}