{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-93-007","title":"National Research Council — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1993-02-09","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-93-007 response to National Research Council concerning 191.27.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-93-007.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-93-007.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-93-007","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1993/PI93007.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nFebruary 9, 1993\nMr. Donald Perkins\nAssociate Director\nMarine Board\nNational Research Council\n2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W.\nWashington D.C. 20418\nDear Mr. Perkins:\nMost of the offshore pipeline operators have concluded the\nunderwater inspection of offshore pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico\nand its inlets in waters less than 15 feet deep. This underwater\ninspection was done to comply with 49 CFR 192.612, for natural gas\npipelines, and 49 CFR 195.413, for hazardous liquid pipelines, and\nthe data was reported to the Department in accordance with 49 CFR\n191.27 and 195.57, respectively.\nThe inspections were to be completed by November 1992, but a few of\nthe inspections were delayed because of Hurricane Andrew. I have\nenclosed a table and disk (Lotus 1-2-3) which includes the\ninformation received to date which, I believe, includes inspections\nof over 95 percent of offshore pipelines required to be inspected.\nWe can provide copies of each individual report submitted, if\nneeded. The Marine Board should use this data in the report on\nSafety of Marine Pipelines to assist us in making a decision, as\nrequired by Pub. L. 101-599, whether a mandatory, systematic, and,\nwhere appropriate, periodic inspection should be required in the\nGulf of Mexico and its inlets.\nI have also included a copy of our letter to Chairman W. J. Tauzin,\nSubcommittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries advising him of the\nwork the Marine Board is doing in this regard. If you need further\ninformation, please let me know.\nSincerely,\nCesar DeLeon\nDirector, Regulatory Programs\nOffice of Pipeline Safety\ndal\\191\\27\\93-02-09","truncated":false,"body_characters":1615}