{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-92-0107","title":"Kentucky Public Service Commission — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1992-10-13","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-92-0107 response to Kentucky Public Service Commission concerning 192.455, 192.465.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-92-0107.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-92-0107.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-92-0107","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1992/g92_10_13_Smith_192.455_lmxs.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nPI-92-0107\nOctober 13, 1992\nMr. E. Scott Smith\nGas Pipeline Safety Branch\nKentucky Public Service Commission\nPost Office Box 615\nFrankfort, KY 40602\nDear Mr. Smith:\nYour letter of July 10, 1992, requests an opinion concerning the applicability of 49 CFR 192.465 to jurisdictional sections\nof a buried gathering line. You asked whether the term \"in its entirety\", as cited in 49 CFR 192.455(a)(2), limits the\napplicability of § 192.465 to pipelines that are cathodically protected over their full length.\nWe agree with your interpretation that § 192.465 requires the cathodically protected jurisdictional sections to be tested\nonce each calendar year, even if the remainder of the gathering line is not protected. The phrase \"in its entirety,\" as\ncited in 49 CFR 192.455(a)(2), embraces only pipelines or sections of pipeline that are subject to 49 CFR Part 192. A line\ndoes not have to be cathodically protected from end to end if part of the line is non-jurisdictional; only the jurisdictional\nportion requires cathodic protection. Thus, jurisdictional sections of gathering line that must be protected under §\n192.455(a)(2) must be tested in accordance with 49 CFR 192.465.\nWe trust that this responds satisfactorily to your request.\nSincerely,\nOriginal Sign By\nCesar De Leon\nDirector, Regulatory Programs\nOffice of Pipeline Safety\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY\nPUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION\n730 SCHENKEL LANE\nPOST OFFICE BOX 615\nFRANKFORT, KY. 40602\nJuly 10, 1992\nMr. Cesar De Leon\nDirector, Regulatory Programs\nOffice of Pipeline Safety\n400 7th Street, S.W., Room 8417\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nDear Cesar:\nPlease provide us an interpretation of how the wording \"in its entirety\" is applied in the case described in our\nattached correspondence with Ashland Exploration, Inc. We feel that a buried gathering line in a Class 3 area is required\nto be cathodically protected and that the pipeline under cathodic protection must be tested once each calendar year,\nbut with intervals not exceeding 15 months to determine whether the cathodic protection meets the requirements of\n192.463 per 192.465.\nAshland Exploration contends that this requirement applies to a pipeline in its entirety whether it is in Class 3 or\nnot and that the pipeline is only required to be monitored every 3 years.\nYour early response will be greatly appreciated since Ashland needs to know the resolution of this question\nbefore entering into a contract for cathodic protection in the very near future as indicated in its response.\nThank you for your help in this matter.\nSincerely,\nE. Scott Smith, Manager\nGas Pipeline Safety Branch","truncated":false,"body_characters":2625}