[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR192.59]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                       TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 192--TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE: MINIMUM FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart B--Materials
 
Sec. 192.59  Plastic pipe.

    (a) New plastic pipe is qualified for use under this part if:
    (1) It is manufactured in accordance with a listed specification; 
and
    (2) It is resistant to chemicals with which contact may be 
anticipated.
    (b) Used plastic pipe is qualified for use under this part if:
    (1) It was manufactured in accordance with a listed specification;
    (2) It is resistant to chemicals with which contact may be 
anticipated;
    (3) It has been used only in natural gas service;
    (4) Its dimensions are still within the tolerances of the 
specification to which it was manufactured; and
    (5) It is free of visible defects.
    (c) For the purpose of paragraphs (a)(1) and (b)(1) of this section, 
where pipe of a diameter included in a listed specification is 
impractical to use, pipe of a diameter between the sizes included in a 
listed specification may be used if it:
    (1) Meets the strength and design criteria required of pipe included 
in that listed specification; and
    (2) Is manufactured from plastic compounds which meet the criteria 
for material required of pipe included in that listed specification.

[35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 192-19, 40 FR 10472, 
Mar. 6, 1975; Amdt. 192-58, 53 FR 1635, Jan. 21, 1988]