Interpretation Response #PI-74-0136 ([The Pipe Line Development Company] [Mr. Ronald D. Gardner])
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Interpretation Response Details
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Company Name: The Pipe Line Development Company
Individual Name: Mr. Ronald D. Gardner
Location State: OH Country: US
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Response text:
Mr. Ronald D. Gardner
The Pipe Line Development Company
1831 Columbus Road
Cleveland, OH 44113
Dear Mr. Gardner:
This refers to your letter of August 22, 1974, asking whether circumferential fillet welds on "PLIDCO Weld+Ends" must be nondestructively tested under 49 CFR 195.234(e)(4) when the welds are used to resist longitudinal forces.
In our letter of January 24, 1972, to your company on this subject, we stated that under 49 CFR 195.234(e)(4) girth butt welds which are "tie-in" welds must be 100 percent nondestructively tested. In that letter we also stated that the fillet welds on "PLIDCO Weld+Ends" are not considered "tie-in" welds within the meaning of section 195.234(e)(4). The fact that these fillet welds may be used to resist longitudinal forces does not alter our previous opinion.
We appreciate your interest in pipeline safety.
Sincerely,
Joseph C. Caldwell
Director
Office of Pipeline Safety