{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-73-0109","title":"Corrosion Associates, Inc — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1973-06-01","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-73-0109 response to Corrosion Associates, Inc concerning 192.3.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-73-0109.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-73-0109.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-73-0109","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1973/g73-06-01_Doll_192%203_Service%20Line-nlmx.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nPI-73-0109\n06-01-73\nMr. William C. Doll\nCorrosion Associates, Inc\nBox 303\nWestminster, Colorado 80030\nDear Mr. Doll:\nIn our letter of February 5, 1973, we advised that the answer to your inquiry concerning\nresponsibility for certain gas pipelines would depend on the revised definition of \"service line\"\nwhen it became effective. You had asked \" who is responsible for the cathodic protection on a\ngas line after the line goes into the meter and back into the ground?\"\nThe revised definition of \"service line,\" published as Amendment 192-13 to Part 192, Title 49 of\nthis Code of Federal Regulations (38 R.R. 9083), became effective May 10, 1973. The new\ndefinition reads as follows:\n\"Service line\" means distribution line that transports gas from a common source of supply\nto (1) a customer meter or the connection to a customer's piping, whichever is farther\ndownstream, or (2) the connection to a customer's piping if there is no customer meter,\nA customer meter is the meter that measures the transfer of gas from an operator to a consumer.\nUnder the definitions of Part 192, an operator is a person who engages in the transportation of\ngas. The transportation of gas is regulated to the downstream end of the distribution system.\nSince a distribution system normally ends in a service line, the operator is the person responsible\nthat a service line meets all applicable regulations.\nYour question does not describe any particular situation so we assume you are referring to a\nusual case such as an individual customer meter serving a residential home.\nConsistent with the new definition of \"service line,\" if piping downstream of the meter is owned\nby the customer, such piping is not included within the definition and, therefore, is not covered\nby the regulations. In such case, the service line extending down to and including the meter is\nthe responsibility of the operator. On the other hand, if any of the piping downstream of the\nmeter is owned by the operator, such piping, down to the point where it connects to the\ncustomer's piping, is a service line and the operator is responsible for compliance with the\napplicable regulations including the cathodic protection requirements.\nI trust this answers your question. If we may be of further assistance, please call on us.\n192.3 SERVICLI 1\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nSincerely,\nJoseph C. Caldwell\nDirector\nOffice of Pipeline Safety\n192.3 SERVICLI 2\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nFeb 5 1973\nMr. William C. Doll\nCorrosion Associates, Inc.\nBox 303\nWestminster, Colorado 80030\nDear Mr. Doll:\nThis will acknowledge receipt of your letter of January 18, 1973, asking \"Who is responsible for\nthe cathodic protection on a gas line after the line goes into the meter and back into the ground?\"\nSince your question is not directed to a particular situation, the answer in certain cases will\ndepend on what is included within the definition of \"service line\" as set forth in section 192.3 of\nthe Federal pipeline safety standards. The Office of Pipeline Safety expects to issue in the near\nfuture a revised definition of \"service line.\" We would, therefore, prefer to answer your inquiry\nconsistent with the revised definition when it becomes effective.\nIf you have a question with regard to a specific situation, we will be pleased to respond.\nSincerely,\nJoseph C. Caldwell\nDirector\nOffice of Pipeline Safety\n192.3 SERVICLI 3","truncated":false,"body_characters":3364}