{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-92-061","title":"Long Beach Gas Department City of Long Beach — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1992-11-12","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-92-061 response to Long Beach Gas Department City of Long Beach concerning 192.285.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-92-061.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-92-061.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-92-061","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1992/PI92061.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nNovember 12, 1992\nMr. Robert J. Seidler\nSupt. of Dist./Systems Maint. Div.\nLong Beach Gas Department\nCity of Long Beach\n2400 East Spring Street\nLong Beach, CA 90806-2285\nDear Mr. Seidler:\nThis responds to your letter of September 15, 1992, pertaining to qualification of persons to make\njoints in plastic pipe. You asked if an individual who qualifies to make plastic pipe joints from\npipe of a particular diameter and material would also be qualified to make pipe joints from pipe of\na smaller diameter with identical material.\nThe qualification of persons to join plastic pipe is governed by 49 CFR 192.285, Plastic Pipe;\nqualifying persons to make joints. Section 192.285(a) provides: \"No person may make a\nplastic pipe joint unless that person has been qualified under the applicable joining procedure by:\n(1) Appropriate training or experience in the use of the procedure; and (2) Making a specimen\njoint from pipe sections joined according to the procedure that passes the inspection and test set\nforth in paragraph (b) of this section.\"\nQualification under § 192.285 is based on the joining procedure. Thus, a person that qualifies to\nuse a particular joining procedure with pipe of a particular size also qualifies to join pipe of\nidentical material in a smaller size if the same joining procedure is used in both cases. If smaller\nsize pipe is to be joined by a different procedure, the person would first have to qualify in the use\nof that procedure.\nI trust this adequately responds to your request.\nSincerely,\nCesar De Leon\nDirector, Regulatory Programs\nOffice of Pipeline Safety\njt\n192.285/92-11-12","truncated":false,"body_characters":1625}