Interpretation Response #PI-99-0105 ([City of Rolling Meadows] [Mr. Rodney A. Blane])
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Interpretation Response Details
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Company Name: City of Rolling Meadows
Individual Name: Mr. Rodney A. Blane
Location State: IL Country: US
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Response text:
PI-99-0105
U.S. Department of Transportation
Research and Special Programs Administration
400 Seventh St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
December 1, 1999
Mr. Rodney A. Blane
City of Rolling Meadows
3600 Kirchoff Road
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Dear Mr. Blane:
Thank you for your letter of November 23, 1999 faxed to us on that date. In your letter, you ask if the requirements of Part 192 apply to gas piping within a structure that is between the point of entry into the building and the meter that may be located anywhere within the building.
As a point of explanation, Part 192 is not a regulation of The GPTC Guide for Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems as you indicated. Part 192 is contained in title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations and is cited as 49 CFR part 192. The Gas Piping Technology Committee (GPTC) Guide for Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems is a document endorsed by us which contains information and some methods to assist the gas pipeline operator in complying with the regulations contained in 49 CFR part 192.
The gas pipeline safety standards apply to each gas service line. The definition of "service line," which addresses customer meters, is defined in 49 CFR 192.3 as follows -
Service line means a distribution line that transports gas from a common source of supply to (1) a customer meter or the connection to a customer's piping, whichever is farther downstream, or (2) the connection to a customer's piping if there is no customer meter. A customer meter is the meter that measures the transfer of gas from an operator to a consumer.
When the end point of the jurisdiction under 49 CFR part 192 is the customer meter as defined above, the regulations in 49 CFR part 192 apply whether the customer meter is located inside or outside the building. Therefore, the piping upstream of the meter is subject to the regulations in 49 CFR part 192 regardless if the piping is inside or outside the building.
Sincerely,
Richard B. Felder
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety
Regulation Sections
| Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| 192.3 | Definitions |