{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-81-003","title":"Memo: Internal — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1981-02-25","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-81-003 response to Memo: Internal concerning 192.311.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-81-003.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-81-003.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-81-003","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1981/PI81003.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nACTION: Interpretation - Section 192.311\nRobert L. Paulin\nAssociate Director for Operations & Enforcement, DMT-10\nMelvin A. Judah\nActing Associate Director for\nPipeline Safety Regulation, DMT-30\nSection 192.311, a general construction requirement for transmission lines and mains. limits\nplastic pipe repair to the use of a patching saddle or removal. Also, Paragraph 192.13(b) requires\nthat when a segment of pipeline is replaced, relocated, or otherwise changed, then that\nreplacement, relocation, or change must be made in accordance with this part. With these\nrequirements in mind, would the existing Part 192 permit the addition of a band clamp\n(compression fitting) on an operating pipeline to permanently repair damage or a leak (1) on a\nplastic transmission line or main? (2) on a plastic service line?\nDB\nC:\\WP51\\INTERPRT\\192\\311\\81-02-25\n1","truncated":false,"body_characters":863}