{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-76-0111","title":"Pipeline Safety Interpretation PI-76-0111","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1976-08-31","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-76-0111 concerning 192.517.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-76-0111.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-76-0111.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-76-0111","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1976/g76-08-31_KAHMANN_192.517-nlmx.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nPI-76-0111\nAugust 31, 1976\nMr. A. R. Kahmann\nChief Engineer\nChandler Engineering Company\n7707 East 38th Street\nTulsa, OK 74145\nDear Mr. Kahmann:\nThis responds to your letter dated July 23, 1976, asking whether accessory test equipment is\nsubject to 49 CFR Parts 192 and 195.\nThere are no specific regulations governing accessory test equipment in 49 CFR Parts 192 and\n195. However, if accessory test equipment is installed in a pipeline (including pipe, valves, and\nother appurtenance attached to pipe, compressor units, pump stations, metering stations,\nregulator stations, delivery stations, holders, and fabricated assemblies) as a physical facility\nthrough which gas or liquid move in transportation, then it is subject to the general requirements\ngoverning design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a pipeline. We suggest that you\ncontact the operators who purchased the accessory test equipment you manufacture to determine\nwhether or not the equipment is used as part of a pipeline.\nThank you for your interest in pipeline safety.\nSincerely,\nCesar DeLeon\nActing Director\nOffice of Pipeline\nSafety Operations\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nTO: Mat'l Trans Bureau ATTN: Cesar DeLeon\nOffice of Pipeline Safety Operations\n2100 Second St, S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nSUBJECT: Our letter of 23 July\n11 Aug 76\nMESSAGE\nGentlemen,\nWe would appreciate your review and answer to our letter, copy enclosed.\nThank you.\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\n23 July, 1976\nMaterial Transportation Bureau\nOffice of Pipeline Safety Operations\n2100 Second Street, S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nAttention: Cesar De Leon, Director\nGentlemen:\nWe are manufactures of Dead-Weight Pressure Measuring Instruments. These instruments are\nused both in the construction and operation of gas and product pipelines, for exact pressure\ndeterminations.\nWe have received orders from some of our customers requesting that instruments we furnish\nthem \"meet all of the applicable provisions of the Department of Transportation Minimum Safety\nStandards\".\nWe have reviewed Federal Regulations Title No. 49, Section 192 and find no specific reference\nto accessory test equipment. We would appreciate assistance from your office directing us to the\nspecific Sections of the Law that would apply to our equipment. Any pertinent excerpts you\nmight forward to us would be appreciated.\nThank you.\nVery truly yours,\nCHANDLER ENGINEERING COMPANY\nA. R. Kahmann\nChief Engineer","truncated":false,"body_characters":2417}