{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-93-051","title":"Pipeline Safety Interpretation PI-93-051","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1993-08-17","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-93-051 concerning 199.3.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-93-051.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-93-051.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-93-051","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/pipeline/interpretations/76336/pi-93051.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nAugust 17, 1993\nThis is in response to your correspondence of July 7, 1993, requesting an opinion to\ndetermine whether the services that your company provides to pipeline operators would\nsubject your employees to the drug testing requirements under Parts 199 and 40.\nYour correspondence indicates that your company is involved in the new construction of\npipelines in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. These services involve the new construction of oil\nand gas pipelines and each of the pipelines is extensively tested by the operator prior to its\nbeing placed in service.\nBased on the information you provided, it would appear that your employees do not\nperform functions subject to the drug testing regulations because the drug rules do not\napply to construction of new pipelines.\nThank you for your inquiry. our drug testing requirements.\nPlease let me know if you need additional information about\nSincerely,\nRichard L. Rippert\nDrug Compliance Coordinator\nOffice of Pipeline Safety\nCompliance\ndal\\199.1\\93-08-17","truncated":false,"body_characters":1019}