Interpretation Response #PI-83-002 ([Northern Natural Gas Company] [Evangeline Levison])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Northern Natural Gas Company
Individual Name: Evangeline Levison
Location State: NE Country: US
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Response text:
Ms. Evangeline Levison
Attorney
Northern Natural Gas Company
2223 Dodge Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Dear Ms. Levison:
Your letter of February 1, 1983, regarding your telephone conversation with Mr. Robert Langley on January 5, 1983, appears to adequately cover Mr. Langley's remarks to you.
As you mentioned, Northern Natural Gas must still comply with Subpart L, Operations, and Subpart M, Maintenance, of 49 CFR Part 192. The requirement of §192.703(b) has the greatest significance for the particular situation described. As was discussed, paragraph (b) states:
Each segment of pipeline that becomes unsafe must be replaced, repaired, or removed from service.
The determination of whether or not a particular segment of pipeline is unsafe and whether or not it is in compliance with Part 192 is made by the materials Transportation Bureau's Office of Operations and Enforcement (OOE) through a field office or a State agency. For this reason, a copy of this letter is being forwarded to the OOE Central Region Office in Kansas City, Missouri.
We trust this helps to further clarify our answer in this matter.
Sincerely,
Richard L. Beam
Associate Director for
Pipeline Safety Regulation
Materials Transportation Bureau