# Kansas Corporation Commission — Pipeline Safety Interpretation

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- **citation:** PI-91-011
- **title:** Kansas Corporation Commission — Pipeline Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 1991-04-26
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** PI-91-011 response to Kansas Corporation Commission concerning 199.7.
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April 26, 1991
Mr. Glenn D. Smith
Chief, Pipeline Safety Utilities Division
Kansas Corporation Commission
1500 S.W. Arrowhead Road
Topeka, KS 66604-0427
Dear Mr. Smith:
I am responding to your January 30, 1991, letter to Ivan Huntoon,
Chief, Central Region, Office of Pipeline Safety. You asked Mr.
Huntoon to confirm your supposition that a gas operator's written
drug plan is permitted to include alcohol and more stringent drug
testing requirements than 49 CFR Parts 199 and 40 provided:
(1) All subject matters relating to Parts 199 and 40 are
clearly identified.
(2) "Clearly identified" means:
(a) Addressed only in separate, identified sections of
the plan; or,
(b) Set apart in bold face type; or,
(c) Underlined
Your supposition is correct. It is allowable for a company to have
one overall drug testing plan which includes testing in addition
to, but separate from, the requirements of Parts 199 and 40. Parts
199 and 40 do not specify the format for operators' drug plans;
however, operators, when combining other drug testing into the plan
required by ? 199.7, must clearly identify those matters relating
to Parts 199 and 40 by keeping these requirements in separate
sections, set apart in bold face types, underlined, or other
equivalent means. It must be stressed that where a test (including
the drugs tested for) varies from the requirements of Parts 199 and
40, violation of the DOT drug rules cannot be used as a basis for
any action regarding the employee tested.
Sincerely,
George W. Tenley, Jr.
Associate Administrator for
Pipeline Safety
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