{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-98-0101","title":"U.S. Department of Transportation — PHMSA Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1998-07-02","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-98-0101 response to U.S. Department of Transportation concerning 173.120, 192.735.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-98-0101.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-98-0101.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-98-0101","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1998/g98_07_02_Sanders_192.735.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nPI-98-0101\nJuly 2, 1998\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nResearch and Special Programs Administration\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nWashington, DC 20590\nJuly, 2 1998\nSubject: INFORMATION: Storage of lubricating oil in compressor buildings\nFrom: Richard D. Huriaux, DPS-10\nTo: Richard Sanders, DTI-60\nThis responds to your e-mail of April 3, 1998, requesting a written opinion whether 49\nCFR 192.735(a) applies to compressor lubricating oil. Under this regulation, \"flammable\nor combustible materials in quantities beyond those required for everyday use, or other\nthan those normally used in compressor buildings, must be stored a safe distance from the\ncompressor building.\"\nFor § 192.735(a) to apply to compressor lubricating oil, the oil must be flammable or\ncombustible. Although neither term is defined in Part 192, the ordinary meaning of\nflammable or combustible is to catch fire readily or burn easily. The information you\nfurnished shows that compressor lubricating oil is hard to ignite, and so is not flammable\nor combustible based on the ordinary meaning. You also pointed out that compressor\nlubricating oil does not qualify as a flammable or combustible liquid under the more\nspecific definitions in RSPA's hazardous materials regulations (49 CFR 173.120(a) and\n(b)) or in the ANSI/NFPA 30, \"Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code\" (paragraphs\n1-7.3.1 and 1-7.3.2). Therefore, we have concluded that compressor lubricating oil is not\ncovered by § 192.735(a).","truncated":false,"body_characters":1481}