R. C. Engineering & Construction Company, Inc. — Pipeline Safety Interpretation

Page 1October 15, 1975 Mr. I. Ray Coons President R. C. Engineering & Construction Company, Inc. P.O. Box 1695 Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567 Dear Mr. Coons: This responds to your letter of October 1, 1975, regarding registration with this Department as a qualified corrosion control engineer. The safety regulations applicable to gas pipelines (49 CFR Part 192) and liquid pipelines (49 CFR Part 195) do not require that corrosion control procedures be conducted by persons registered with this Department. Sincerely, Cesar DeLeon Acting Director Office of Pipeline Safety Operations dal\192\453\75-10-15 1#

Page 2October 1, 1975 Office of the Secretary of Transportation Washington D. C. 20590 Attn: Mr. Joseph C. Caldwell, Director, Office of Pipeline Safety Dear Sir, Please find enclosed a copy of our letter dated June 16, 1975, wherein we requested to be placed on the approved list as Cathodic Protection consultant. We have received a copy of pipeline safety act (latest revision) for which we are very grateful. The writer has not however received an answer to the enclosed correspondence pertinent to our qualification and or registration as Corrosion Engineer by your department. We may be miss informed of the existence of this type of registration approval by your organization. If it is not required please advise us since we are newly certified by the National Association and the State of Mississippi. Sincerely, I. Ray Coons President R. C. Engineering & Construction Co., Inc. Enclosure dal\192\453\75-10-15 2#

Page 3June 16, 1975 Office of the Secretary of Transportation Washington D. C. 20590 Attn: Mr. Joseph C. Caldwell, Director, Office of Pipeline Safety Dear Sir, We should like to take this opportunity to introduce our company and the services we have available here in Pascagoula. R. C. Engineering & Construction Co., Inc. is engaged in various cost studies, Reasearch [sic] and Development programs. One of our major services is our Corrosion Control Department which directs its attention to Cathodic Protection problems in the oil & gas industry (i. e,. offshore platforms, gathering systems, onshore pipelines, and process plants:. We are cognizant of the Department of Transportation regulations for the transportation of natural gas and other gas by pipeline. In fact, we wrote your office on May 25, 1975, to be sure we were in receipt of the most recent amendments to the pipeline safety regulations. We do appreciate your prompt reply. We also conduct surveys for metropolitan areas, port authority dock facilities, etc. As a matter of fact, we have just completed an electrical survey for the City of Pascagoula with recommendations for anode installations to protect the city's natural gas system. We started a survey for Cathodic Protection for the City of Moss Point, Ms. on 5/27/75 wherein we will also design the protection system. The writer has been a Corrosion Engineer since 1953 at which time he was Division Corrosion Engineer for Tennessee Gas Co. He is a member of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers. We have been incorporated in the State of Mississippi since the early part of 1974 for the purposes of Cathodic Protection, Corrosion Control, surveys, designs and installation. Our President would be pleased to send your office examples of our engineering ability and samples of work performed. We respectfully request our name be placed on your approved Cathodic Protection and Corrosion Control list for your department. Should you require any further certification, please advise our office. dal\192\453\75-10-15 3#

Page 4I'm enclosing a copy of N.A.C.E.'s certification reflecting membership of 1955 through 1975. My corporate seal is affixed. We have full coverage by our underwriters, certificate enclosed, privilege license in the City of Pascagoula. R. C. Engineering & Construction Co., Inc. is capable of performing engineering, furnishing labor and materials to install a complete system or repair and update existing systems. Below is a partial list of our customers: Placid Oil CO., Houma, LA Home Office, Dallas, TX Corchem-Cohart, Inc., Pascagoula, MS Thiokol Chemical, Moss Point, MS Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, MS Off-shore Placid Oil Co., Houma, LA ODECO, New Orleans, LA Naval Facilities Engineering Command U. S. Corp of Engineers (4 districts) First Chemical, Pascagoula, MS City of Moss Point, MS City of Pascagoula, MS Standard Oil Refinery, Pascagoula, MS Should you require any additional information, please contact our office at 5616 Orchard Rd. or phone 601-762-5592. Sincerely, I. R. Coons, President R. C. Engineering & Construction Co., Inc. Enclosures dal\192\453\75-10-15 4#