Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. — Pipeline Safety Interpretation

Page 1Jan 29, 1974 Mr. G. Ross Olding Product Research & Application Engineer Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. New Center Building Detroit, MI 48202 Dear Mr. Olding: By letter of January 18, 1974, you ask whether or not the requirements for corrosion control for buried gas pipelines in 49 CFR Part 192 apply to lines on private property on the discharge side of a meter. The corrosion requirements apply to all pipelines used in the transportation of gas. Under our interpretation, transportation ends at the sale and delivery of gas to the ultimate consumer. Thus, where a consumer owns a pipeline downstream from a meter, transportation ends at the discharge side of the meter, and the corrosion requirements would not apply to that pipeline. On the other hand, where a utility company owns a pipeline downstream from a meter, transportation does not end until the gas reaches piping owned by the customer, and the corrosion requirements would apply to the company-owned pipeline. I trust this satisfactorily responds to our inquiry. Sincerely, /signed/ Joseph C. Caldwell Director Office of Pipeline Safety dal/192.451 74-01-29#