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Interpretation Response #PI-71-009 ([Houston Natural & Gas Corporation] [Carrington Mason])

Below is the interpretation response detail and a list of regulations sections applicable to this response.

Interpretation Response Details

Response Publish Date:

Company Name: Houston Natural & Gas Corporation

Individual Name: Carrington Mason

Location State: TX Country: US

View the Interpretation Document

Response text:

Mr. Carrington Mason

Vice President & General Manager
Houston Natural & Gas Corporation
P.O. Box 1188
Houston, Texas 77001

Dear Mr. Mason:

This is in reply to your letter of January 4, 1971, concerning the employment of coiled sheathed
inserts in mechanical joints of plastic pipe.

this [sic] Office does not endorse proprietary products. If the device concerned complies with the
requirements of 49 CFR, Section 192.281(e) it may be employed, otherwise it must not be.

If you have further questions, do not hesitate to ask.

Sincerely,

/signed/

Joseph C. Caldwell
Director, Acting
Office of Pipeline Safety

Regulation Sections

Section Subject
192.281 Plastic pipe