{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-95-047","title":"McDowell Owens Engineering, Inc. — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1995-10-09","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-95-047 response to McDowell Owens Engineering, Inc. concerning 192.317.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-95-047.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-95-047.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-95-047","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1995/PI95047.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nSR-95-114\nU.S. Department 400 Seventh Street, SW\nof Transportation Washington, DC 20590\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nOctober 9, 1995\nMr. Beryl Gamse\nConsulting Engineer\nMcDowell Owens Engineering, Inc.\nSuite 100\n1075 Kingwood Drive\nKingwood, TX 77339\nDear Mr. Gamse:\nI am responding to your letter of September 1, 1995, concerning application of the gas pipeline safety\nregulation in 49 CFR 192.317(b) to a liquid petroleum gas transmission line in a rural area. You asked\nwhat criteria can be used to determine if the pipeline is a “ safe distance from the traffic” under\n§192.317(b).\nI must first point out that pipelines carrying liquid petroleum gas in a liquid state are not subject to the\nregulations in 49 CFR Part 192. These regulations apply only to the pipeline transportation of certain\nhazardous materials in a gaseous state. Pipelines carrying liquid petroleum gas in a liquid state are\nsubject to the safety regulations in 49 CFR Part 195.\nAs to §192.317(b), we have not adopted criteria to judge the safety of distances separating aboveground\ngas pipeline facilities from vehicular traffic. So a safe distance would be whatever a reasonable and\nprudent pipeline operator would conclude is safe under the circumstances, considering relevant factors\nsuch as the speed limit, the direction of traffic, the terrain, and any natural barriers.\nSincerely,\nRichard D. Huriaux, P.E.\nDirector for Technology and Regulation\nOffice of Pipeline Safety\n95-10-09.doc 192.317","truncated":false,"body_characters":1504}