{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-71-065","title":"Florida Gas Company — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1971-07-14","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-71-065 response to Florida Gas Company concerning 192.365.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-71-065.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-71-065.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-71-065","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1971/PI71065.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nMr. Ray C. Colby\nStaff Engineer\nFlorida Gas Company\nP.O. Box 44\nWinter Park, Florida 32790\nDear Mr. Colby:\nIn response to you letter of June 21, 1971, concerning the requirements of Title 49 CFR, Part\n192, Subpart H, Section 192.365, Service Lines: Location of valves, we offer the following\nbackground information.\nThe proposal of rulemaking for Part 192 was developed from the regulations that were in offset in\nthe various states on August 12, 1968. This as in most states one of the editions of USAS B31.8,\nwith some states having more stringent requirements in some areas. The requirements of\n§192.365 were developed from these sources plus an evaluation of the comments received on the\nNotice of Proposed Rulemaking.\nIn developing §192.365, a valve located at the property line was considered as a possible service\nline valve and was considered as acceptable. However, the above-ground valve at the meter set\nwas also considered appropriate and depending on the circumstances, just as safe. In some cases\nthe above-ground valve may be safer in that in emergencies the above-ground valve could be\noperated by firemen and police with an ordinary wrench while they may not have the necessary T-\nwrench to turn off the underground valve. In other cases an above-ground valve may be damaged\nor made inaccessible by the circumstances. The many comments that were received on this\nsubject did not favor one location over the other, but rather considered to know what is the safest\nfor their situation.\nThe only change that was made on this paragraph on the final rule compared to the Notice was\nthe addition of four words in (b) \"that, if feasible, is.\" These words were added since the\ncomments pointed out that is some cases it was not practical to install the valve outside the\nbuilding.\nAt the present time the Florida Public Service Commission is the only agency in Florida that is\nauthorized to act in safety regulation and to establish safety requirements for natural gas pipelines\nin addition to those that we have established as a minimum.\nWe hope that this gives you the background you requested. If you have any additional questions,\ndo not hesitate to ask.\nSincerely,\nDB\nC:\\INTERPRT\\192\\365\\71-07-14\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n/signed/\nJoseph C. Caldwell, Director\nDB\nC:\\INTERPRT\\192\\365\\71-07-14\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":2313}