{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-82-001","title":"Piedmont Natural Gas Company — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1982-01-29","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-82-001 response to Piedmont Natural Gas Company concerning 192.725.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-82-001.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-82-001.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-82-001","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1982/PI82001.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nJan. 29, 1982\nMr. Ray B. Killough, Manager\nDesign, Construction & Production\nPiedmont Natural Gas Company\nPost Office Box 33068\nCharlotte, NC 28233\nDear Mr. Killough:\nWe are sorry for the delay in answering your letter in which you discussed your interpretation of\nsection 192.725(2). Our agreement with your interpretation is enclosed.\nIf we can be of any further assistance, please call.\nSincerely,\nMelvin A. Judah\nActing Associate Director\nfor Pipeline Safety Regulation\nMaterials Transportation Bureau\nEnclosure\nDB\nC:\\WP51\\INTERPRT\\192\\725\\82-01-29\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nNo. 82-1\nDate; January 29,1982\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nRESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION\nMATERIALS TRANSPORTATION BUREAU\nPIPELINE\n_________________________________________________________________\nSAFETY REGULATORY INTERPRETATION\n_________________________________________________________________\nNOTE:A pipeline safety regulatory interpretation applies a particular rule to a particular\nset of facts and circumstances, and, as such, may be relied upon only by\nthose persons to whom the interpretation is specifically addressed.\nSECTION: 192.725(a)\nSUBJECT: Test Requirements for Reinstating Service Lines\nFACTS: Section 192.725(a) states, in part, that \"each disconnected service line must be\ntested in the same manner as a new service line, before being reinstated.\"\nQuestion: What is the meaning of \"disconnect\" as used in section 192.725(a)?\nInterpretation: The ordinary meaning of \"disconnect\" is to detach or physically\nseparate. This meaning is intended under section 192.725(a) as indicated by the\nnotice of proposed rulemaking (Notice 70-5, 35 FR 5482) upon which the rule\nwas based. This meaning is also consistent with the purpose of the tests. Pressure\ntests are required for new service lines under Subpart J to assure that potentially\nDB\nC:\\WP51\\INTERPRT\\192\\725\\82-01-29\n2\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nhazardous leaks are discovered. Such leaks could arise during construction or\nrepair activity required to reconnect a service line that has been physically\nseparated. This physical separation does not necessarily occur at or near the gas\nmain but may occur anywhere along the length of a service line. A disconnection\nof this type may be caused by outside forces, routine maintenance, or by\ncompliance with the abandonment requirements of section 192.725(b).\nWithin the industry, the word \"disconnect\" is sometimes used to refer to temporary\ndiscontinuance of service by closing the gas service valve. The rules proposed\nunder Notice 70-5 above and finally adopted as sections 192.725 and 192. 727\nindicate that this variation of the meaning of disconnect was not intended under\neither section. Therefore, a \"disconnected\" service line is a service line that has\nbeen physically separated from a main and does not include a service line that\nremains physically connected to the main, or has been taken out of service by\nclosing a valve between the main and service line.\nMelvin A. Judah\nActing Associate Director\nfor Pipeline Safety Regulation\nMaterials Transportation Bureau\nDB\nC:\\WP51\\INTERPRT\\192\\725\\82-01-29\n3","truncated":false,"body_characters":3115}