Interpretation Response #PI-74-0137 ([Office of Pipeline Safety] [Mr. Joseph C. Caldwell])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Office of Pipeline Safety
Individual Name: Mr. Joseph C. Caldwell
Location State: NY Country: US
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Response text:
September 25, 1974
Dear Mr. Gervino, Esq.
Getty Oil Company
660 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Dear Mr. Gervino:
This responds to your letter of September 13, 1974, asking whether the additional cover for a pipeline required by 49 CFR 195.210(b) must be provided when a private dwelling is constructed within 50 feet of an existing pipeline, but not on the pipeline's right-of-way. You also question the need for a carrier's "approval" of such construction.
In accordance with section 195.200, the additional cover required by section 195.210(b) must be provided for an existing pipeline whenever it is relocated, replaced, or otherwise changed. The construction of a private dwelling within 50 feet of an existing pipeline without action by the carrier concerned (e.g., sale of its right-of-way) to permit the construction would not result in relocating, replacing, or changing the pipeline and thus not bring the pipeline within the purview of section 195.210(b).
The statutes and regulations administered by this office do not require developers to obtain approval from a pipeline carrier before constructing a private dwelling within 50 feet of the carrier's pipeline. A carrier's right to authorize or restrict this construction is a matter of local law or for agreement between the parties concerned.
Thank you for your interest in pipeline safety.
Sincerely,
Joseph C. Caldwell
Director
Office of Pipeline Safety