{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-76-001","title":"ADB 76-1 — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1976-01-01","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-76-001 response to ADB 76-1 concerning 195.2, 195.302, 195.304, 195.308.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-76-001.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-76-001.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-76-001","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1976/PI76001.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nOPSO Advisory Bulletin No. 76-1 January, 1976\noperators install line markers at certain locations,\nthose areas where the operator and outsiders are\nparticipating in a coordinated effort under law to\nprevent interference with underground pipelines by\npersons likely to cause damage. The precise role and\nextent of participation of each party to this program,\nincluding appropriate officials where applicable,\ndepends on the nature of the program established by law.\n\"The requirement of Section 1926.651(a) does not satisfy\nthis purpose for two reasons. First, the requirement is\nnot binding on all persons likely to interfere with\nunderground pipelines. Its scope is limited to persons\nengaged in construction .... Secondly, the 'program'\ncontemplated by Section 1926.651(a) is one-sided in that\nit does not require pipeline operators to provide\ninformation or furnish assistance in response to notice\nby contractors.\"\nRelates to 49 CFR, ?195.302, ?195.304, ?195.308, and ?195.2\nQuestion: Does Section 195.308 require that pipe at tie-ins\nbe hydrostatically tested if a carrier has a manufacturer's\ncertification for the pipe in accordance with Section 195.304?\nOPSO Interpretation:... \"As a general requirement under\nSection 195.302, each pipeline system or part thereof which is\ninstalled, relocated, or replaced, must be hydrostatically\ntested by the carrier. The purpose of Section 195.308 is to\nprovide that in hydrostatically testing pipe associated with\ntie-ins in a pipeline system, the test may be made either with\nthe section to be tied in or separately.\n\"The exception from the general requirement under Section\n195.304, where the manufacturer of a component makes a\ncertification regarding hydrostatic testing at the factory,\ndoes not apply to pipe.\n\"While Section 195.2 includes the term 'pipe' within the\ndefinition of the term 'component,' the two terms are used\ndistinctly in Section 195.304 to provide that only components\nother than pipe need not be hydrostatically tested.\nDB\nC:\\WP51\\INTERPRT\\195\\2\\76-01-01\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n\"Under this interpretation, a hydrostatic test performed on\npipe at the factory would not meet the requirements of Section\n195.302 and 195.308 that pipe at tie-ins be hydrostatically\ntested by the carrier for at least 24 hours either with the\nsection to be tied in or separately.\"\nCesar DeLeon\nActing Director\nOffice of Pipeline\nSafety Operations\nThe Secretary of Transportation has determined ....\nDB\nC:\\WP51\\INTERPRT\\195\\2\\76-01-01\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":2492}