# North Central Public Service Co. — Pipeline Safety Interpretation - **operation:** document - **citation:** PI-79-021 - **title:** North Central Public Service Co. — Pipeline Safety Interpretation - **source type:** guidance - **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - **status:** guidance - **official:** true - **published on:** 1979-07-08 - **effective on:** Not available - **summary:** PI-79-021 response to North Central Public Service Co. concerning 192.1. - **machine formats:** - **json:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-79-021.json - **markdown:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-79-021.md - **app url:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-79-021 - **source url:** https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1979/PI79021.pdf **body:** <<>> Mr Robert R. Kain Operations Coordinator North Central Public Service Co. 1080 Montreal Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55116 Dear Mr. Kain: With regard to your inquiry of June 1, 1979, 49 CFR Part 192 does not prohibit the construction and operation of bare steel gathering lines above ground wither inside or outside a populated area. You should note that Section 192.1(b)(2) excludes from the coverage of Part 192 gas gathering lines that are located outside certain populated areas. Sincerely, /signed/ Cesar DeLeon Associate Director for Pipeline Safety Regulation Materials Transportation Bureau DB C:\WP51\INTERPRT\192\1\79-07-08 1 - **truncated:** false - **body characters:** 647