# Houston Natural & Gas Corporation — Pipeline Safety Interpretation

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- **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
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- **summary:** PI-71-009 response to Houston Natural & Gas Corporation concerning 192.281.
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Mr. Carrington Mason
Vice President & General Manager
Houston Natural & Gas Corporation
P.O. Box 1188
Houston, Texas 77001
Dear Mr. Mason:
This is in reply to your letter of January 4, 1971, concerning the employment of coiled sheathed
inserts in mechanical joints of plastic pipe.
this Office does not endorse proprietary products. If the device concerned complies with the
requirements of 49 CFR, Section 192.281(e) it may be employed, otherwise it must not be.
If you have further questions, do not hesitate to ask.
Sincerely,
/signed/
Joseph C. Caldwell
Director, Acting
Office of Pipeline Safety
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