Interpretation Response #PI-76-027 ([Thomas T. Lentz])
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Interpretation Response Details
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Individual Name: Thomas T. Lentz
Location State: OH Country: US
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Response text:
Mr. Thomas T. Lentz
  461 Etter Road
  P.O. Box 203
Mogadore, OH 44260
Dear Mr. Lentz:
This is in reply to your letter dated February 24, 1976, to the
  Department of Transportation. Your inquiry concerned the distance
  that a new building must be kept from an existing pipeline.
The Office of Pipeline Safety Operations (OPSO) an operational
  element within the Materials Transportation Bureau, has safety
  regulatory authority for the design, construction, operation, and
  maintenance of petroleum pipelines.
A copy of 49 CFR 195, Transportation of Liquids by Pipeline, is
  enclosed for your information and file. Section 195.210(b)
  concerns the construction of a pipeline relative to private
  dwellings, or any industrial building, or place of public assembly.
This ruling is in effect and it applies to the operator for the
  location of the pipeline at the time of construction.
The rights of a carrier respecting the subsequent use of land
  within 50 feet of its pipeline, the use of which is not subject to
  the carrier's control, are a matter of agreement between the
  parties concerned or local law and are not regulated by 49 CFR Part
  195. The Part 195 regulations do not govern the activities of
  private builders.
OPSO appreciates your interest in pipeline safety.
Sincerely,
/signed/
Cesar DeLeon
  Acting Director
  Office of Pipeline
  Safety Operations
Regulation Sections
| Section | Subject | 
|---|---|
| 195.210 | Pipelines location |