{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-76-061","title":"San Francisco Redevelopment Agency — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1976-09-15","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-76-061 response to San Francisco Redevelopment Agency concerning 192.457.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-76-061.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-76-061.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-76-061","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1976/PI76061.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nSeptember 15, 1976\nMr. Arthur E. Evans\nExecutive Director\nSan Francisco Redevelopment\nAgency\nP.O. Box 646\nSan Francisco, California 94101\nDear Mr. Evans:\nThis refers to your letter of July 28, 1976, requesting that the corrosion control requirements of\n49 CFR 192.457(b) be waived or that the deadline for compliance be extended to December 31,\n1976, regarding pipelines at the Hunters Point Redevelopment Area. Since compliance with your\nrequest would involve the granting of a \"waiver\" within the meaning of Sec. 3(e) of the Natural\nGas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 USC 1672 (e)), we have assigned the matter Docket No. Pet.\n76-20W.\nYou have stated that it would be \"fiscally imprudent\" to comply with Section 192.457(b) by the\nAugust 1, 1976, deadline because of the \"short lifetime of the remaining structures\" served by the\npipelines. We do not find that the pending demolition of structures is sufficient justification for\ngranting a waiver. The August 1 deadline was established in 1971, allowing operators at least 5\nyears to make the necessary arrangements for compliance, and your letter does not indicate why\nyou were unable to comply during this period. Also, even though the pipelines involved may have\na short lifetime, the Federal standards are intended to provide for public safety whenever a\npipeline is used to transport gas to consumers. Accordingly, your request is denied.\nIt is our policy not to grant waivers except upon a showing of cogent reasons why a general\nsafety standard should not be followed in a particular situation or an alternative standard is more\nappropriate. In contrast, it appears from your letter that you intend to achieve compliance before\nthe end of 1976. The Office of Pipeline Safety Operations and State agency compliance efforts\ninclude the discretionary action to defer imposition of a\ndal\\192\\457\\76-09-15\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\npenalty or other sanction while an operator executes a plan of compliance.\nWe have enclosed a copy of our recently published notice on corrosion control which may be\nhelpful to you in complying with the requirements.\nSincerely,\nCesar DeLeon\nActing Director\nOffice of Pipeline\nSafety Operations\nEnclosure\ndal\\192\\457\\76-09-15\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":2218}