{"operation":"document","citation":"PI-99-0105","title":"City of Rolling Meadows — Pipeline Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1999-12-01","effective_on":null,"summary":"PI-99-0105 response to City of Rolling Meadows concerning 192.3.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-99-0105.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-99-0105.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-pi-99-0105","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/Pipeline/1999/g99_11_23_Blane_192.3_Service_Line_nlmx.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nPI-99-0105\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nResearch and Special Programs Administration\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nDecember 1, 1999\nMr. Rodney A. Blane\nCity of Rolling Meadows\n3600 Kirchoff Road\nRolling Meadows, IL 60008\nDear Mr. Blane:\nThank you for your letter of November 23, 1999 faxed to us on that date. In your letter, you ask if the requirements\nof Part 192 apply to gas piping within a structure that is between the point of entry into the building and the meter\nthat may be located anywhere within the building.\nAs a point of explanation, Part 192 is not a regulation of The GPTC Guide for Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping\nSystems as you indicated. Part 192 is contained in title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations and is cited as 49 CFR part\n192. The Gas Piping Technology Committee (GPTC) Guide for Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems is a\ndocument endorsed by us which contains information and some methods to assist the gas pipeline operator in\ncomplying with the regulations contained in 49 CFR part 192.\nThe gas pipeline safety standards apply to each gas service line. The definition of \"service line,\" which addresses\ncustomer meters, is defined in 49 CFR 192.3 as follows -\nService line means a distribution line that transports gas from a common source of supply to (1) a customer\nmeter or the connection to a customer's piping, whichever is farther downstream, or (2) the connection to a\ncustomer's piping if there is no customer meter. A customer meter is the meter that measures the transfer of\ngas from an operator to a consumer.\nWhen the end point of the jurisdiction under 49 CFR part 192 is the customer meter as defined above, the regulations\nin 49 CFR part 192 apply whether the customer meter is located inside or outside the building. Therefore, the piping\nupstream of the meter is subject to the regulations in 49 CFR part 192 regardless if the piping is inside or outside the\nbuilding.\nSincerely,\nRichard B. Felder\nAssociate Administrator for Pipeline Safety\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nCity of Rolling Meadows\n3600 Kirchoff Road\nRolling Meadows, Illinoise 60008\nNovember 23, 1999\nRichard B. Felder\nAssociate Administrator for Pipeline Safety\nOffice of Pipeline Safety\nDepartment of Transportation\n400 – 7th St. NW\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nDear Mr. Felder:\nI write to you on the suggestion of Lloyd Aldridge of your office.\nAs an Appeals Board member for the International Codes Council, I am seeking interpretation regarding\nFederal jurisdiction under Part 192 of the GPTC Guide for Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping\nSystems, specifically the point of delivery definition.\nIn the way of background, the International Code Council's code development process approved a change to\nthe International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) to change the definition of \"point of delivery\" to the point of entrance\nto a building where a service meter assembly is located within the building. This would serve to make all gas\npiping within the building, including that which is before the meter, subject to the requirements of the\nInternational Fuel Gas Code. The American Gas Association has appealed this approved code change based\nprimarily on what could be a jurisdictional conflict between D.O.T. regulation and the LF.G.C.\nThe interpretation or ruling I seek is whether the requirements of Part 192 would apply to gas piping within a\nstructure that is between the point of entry into the building and the meter that may be located anywhere within\nthe building.\nI know it is short notice, but a response before December 1a1 would be appreciated since our board is to\nhave its hearing on that date.\nThank you in advance for your assistance and cooperation.\nSincerely,\nRodney A. Blane\nDirector of Building & Zoning","truncated":false,"body_characters":3775}