# Montgomery & Andrews — Pipeline Safety Interpretation

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- **citation:** PI-99-003
- **title:** Montgomery & Andrews — Pipeline Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 1999-05-10
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** PI-99-003 response to Montgomery & Andrews concerning 195.1.
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Mr. Brett Olsen
Montgomery & Andrews
PO Box 2307
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2307
Dear Mr. Olsen:
I am responding to your April 12, 1999, letter asking if a particular
metering/transfer station comes under the DOT regulations in 49 CFR
Part 195. As you described it, the station consists of piping, tankage, and
other equipment used to transfer crude oil from tank trucks to an interstate
pipeline.
The Part 195 regulations apply to pipeline facilities used in the
transportation of hazardous liquids, such as crude oil. However, truck
terminal facilities used exclusively to transfer hazardous liquid between
trucks and pipelines are not subject to the regulations, except for any device
and associated piping that is necessary to control pipeline pressure
(' 195.1(b)(8)(ii)). Your description does not indicate the presence of any
such device at the station. Also, your description does not indicate that any
of the station facilities provide Abreakout tank@ service for the interstate
pipeline. (Breakout tank facilities would come under Part 195 as a pipeline
and thus not be excluded under ' 195.1(b)(6). See the Part 195 definitions of
Apipeline@ and Abreakout tank@.) It appears that none of the facilities on the
station grounds is subject to Part 195.
I hope you find this opinion helpful. If you would like to discuss this matter
further, please call Mr. Furrow at (202) 366-4559.
Sincerely,
Richard D. Huriaux
Manager, Regulations
Office of Pipeline Safety
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