{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-95-055","title":"Pipeline Safety Interpretation PI-95-055","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1995-12-21","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-95-055 concerning 192.16.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-95-055.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-95-055.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-95-055","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1995/PI95055.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nDecember 21, 1995\nSUBJECT: Pipeline Safety Information Mailing\n*****\n**********************\n********************\n********\nCustomer-Owned Service Lines; Frequency of Notices... A recently published rule requires operators\nof gas service lines who do not maintain buried customer piping up to building walls to notify their\ncustomers of the need to maintain that piping (Docket PS-135; 60 FR 41821; August 14, 1995). The\nrule requires operators to notify each customer only once, either by August 14, 1996, or 90 days after the\ncustomer first receives gas at a particular location, whichever is later. In addition, the rule requires\noperators to keep records showing that notices have been sent to customers within the previous 3 years.\nOPS has learned, however, that some persons may be misconstruing this recordkeeping part of the rule to\nrequire operators to send each customer a notice every 3 years. Please note that this interpretation is\nincorrect. The recordkeeping will serve strictly as a measure of compliance with the notification part of\nthe rule. Records of notices more than 3 years old may be discarded. In no way does the recordkeeping\nrequirement demand more frequent notices than one per customer. This clarification of the Federal rule\ndoes not consider further requirements an operator may be subject to under a State's regulatory\nauthority.\nAnne-Marie Joseph, P.E.\nProject Engineer\nCompliance and State Programs\n192.74\n95-12-21.DOC","truncated":false,"body_characters":1465}