{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-81-020","title":"Public Utility Commissioner of Oregon — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1981-12-15","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-81-020 response to Public Utility Commissioner of Oregon concerning 192.727.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-81-020.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-81-020.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-81-020","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1981/PI81020.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nDecember 15, 1981\nMr. H. R. Garabrant\nPublic Utility Commissioner of Oregon\nLabor and Industries Building\nSalem, Oregon 97310\nDear Mr. Garabrant:\nYour letter of November 24, 1981, refers to our interpretation No. 81-5, and asks whether the\nsteps required of an operator by §192.727(d) when service to a customer is discontinued would\napply in situations such as emergency shutdown or planned maintenance where a service line is\ntemporarily deactivated.\nAs we stated in 81-5, discontinuance of service to the customer means that a service line is \"not\ncurrently being used to provide gas service,\" and it does not mean \"temporary closure for some\npurpose other than termination of service to the customer.\" Thus, \"discontinuance\" implies the\ncustomer will no longer be provided gas. A brief lapse in gas delivery, as during an outage, would\nnot indicate an intent to \"discontinue\" service within the meaning of §192.727(d).\nSincerely,\nMelvin A. Judah\nActing Associate Director for\nPipeline Safety Regulation\nMaterials Transportation Bureau\ndal\\192\\727\\81-12-15\n1","truncated":false,"body_characters":1075}