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Petroleum Products and Low-Stress Pipelines

Interpretation and partial stay of enforcement of regulation.

This document interprets the definition of ``petroleum product'' under RSPA's safety regulations for hazardous liquid <SUP>1 pipelines. The definition has been applied to petrochemical products that the regulations were not intended to cover. The interpretation should reduce confusion in deciding which low-stress pipelines <SUP>2 are subject to the regulations. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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