Interpretation Response #PI-14-0012 ([Williams West, Gas and Liquids] [Mr. Jared Ellsworth])
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Interpretation Response Details
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Company Name: Williams West, Gas and Liquids
Individual Name: Mr. Jared Ellsworth
Location State: UT Country: US
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Response text:
Mr. Jared Ellsworth, P.E.
Manager, Pipeline Safety
Williams West, Gas and Liquids
295 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Dear Mr. Ellsworth:
In response to your request of August 27, 2013, by letter dated May 6, 2014, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) provided you with some information concerning the apparent regulatory status of certain pipeline facilities involved in the transportation and storage of highly volatile liquids (HVL). Specifically, the May 6, 2014, letter advised you that a 1,920-foot pipeline transporting HVLs across a stream and a tank connected to the pipeline appeared to be regulated under 49 CFR Part 195.
In a letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) dated June 26, 2014, you clarified that the product flows from the processing facility to the storage tank and not in the opposite direction.
We appreciate the clarification; however, it does not change our preliminary determination that the 1,920-foot HVL pipeline and the tank are not exempt from Part 195.
If we can be of further assistance, please contact Tewabe Asebe of my staff at 202-366-5523.
Sincerely,
John A. Gale
Director, Office of Standards
and Rulemaking