# M. J. Schiff and Associates — Pipeline Safety Interpretation

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** PI-76-052
- **title:** M. J. Schiff and Associates — Pipeline Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
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- **published on:** 1976-09-02
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- **summary:** PI-76-052 response to M. J. Schiff and Associates concerning 192.457.
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September 2, 1976
Mr. M. J. Schiff
M. J. Schiff and Associates
1291 North Indian Hill
Claremont, California 91711
Dear Mr. Schiff:
This refers to your letter of July 26, 1976, asking whether this office is considering an extension
of the deadline for corrosion control under §192.457(b) with respect to mobile home park
operators.
Your letter indicates that an extension is necessary because these operators did not have the five
year lead time that most gas operators had and where only recently notified that they were subject
to the regulations.
Section 192.457 was published in the Federal Register on June 30, 1971, and the five year lead
time for compliance provided in the regulation itself applied to all gas pipeline operators,
including operators of systems in mobile home parks. Although it may be true that many mobile
home park operators did not become aware of the regulation until recently, we do not feel that
this would be sufficient reason to extend the deadline for compliance with respect to those
operators. As a matter of policy, we will, of course, take into account all extenuating
circumstances in enforcing the August 1, 1976, deadline.
As you requested, we are forwarding copies of our Annual Reports.
Sincerely,
Cesar DeLeon
Acting Director
Office of Pipeline
Safety Operations
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M. J. SCHIFF & ASSOCIATES
July 26, 1976
Office of Pipeline Safety Operations
Department of Transportation
Washington, D.C. 20590
Gentlemen:
Thank you for Advisory Bulletin No. 76-7. It has answered a number of questions which I had
previously written about. It also may relieve the minds of some very small mobile home park
operators who may not be able to meet the August 1, 1976 deadline.
Is consideration being given to extension of this deadline for mobile home parks since they did not
have the same five year lead time that most gas operators had? I believe mobile home park
operators were notified that they were covered by the act only within the last couple of years.
We would appreciate a copy of the Eight Annual Report as well as any previous copies that may
still be available. We do not have any annual reports in our files at this time.
Thank you.
Very truly yours,
M. J. Schiff
M. J. Schiff and Associates
Consulting Corrosion Engineers
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