Interpretation Response #PI-73-0119 ([University of Waterloo] [Edward J. Farkas])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: University of Waterloo
Individual Name: Edward J. Farkas
Country: CA
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Response text:
December 14, 1973
Edward J. Farkas
Associate Professor
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada N2L 3G1"
Dear Professor Farkas:
Your letter of October 15, 1973, to the Federal Power Commission requesting information concerning gas pipeline rights-of-way has been forwarded to this Office for further response,
The Office of Pipeline Safety administers safety standards governing the transportation of gas and the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of gas pipeline facilities in the United States. These standards are contained in Part 192 of the Code of Federal Regulations. A copy of Part 192 with recent amendments as published in the Federal Register is enclosed for your information.
Our standards are, for the most part, written in performance terms rather than detailed specifications. They prescribe safety goals to be achieved, while permitting pipeline operators the flexibility of choosing the best method of accomplishment. As this relates to your interest in rights-of-way, the standards do not limit locations for pipelines. Instead, they prescribe safety requirements which vary by degree in many instances according to the characteristics of a pipeline's location. To better understand this concept see section 192.5 and, for example, section 192.111 in the standards.
Although our standards do contain basic safety requirements for construction in Subpart G, the best source for information you are seeking, as to choice of rights-of-may and access of vehicles during construction, is the pipeline industry itself, or trade journals.
We hope this brief discussion is helpful. If we can be of further assistance, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Original signed by:
Joseph C. Caldwell
Director
Office of Pipeline Safety