[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR195.118]

[Page 138]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                       TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 195--TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS BY PIPELINE--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart C--Design Requirements
 
Sec. 195.118  Fittings.

    (a) Butt-welding type fittings must meet the marking, end 
preparation, and the bursting strength requirements of ASME/ANSI B16.9 
or MSS Standard Practice SP-75.
    (b) There may not be any buckles, dents, cracks, gouges, or other 
defects in the fitting that might reduce the strength of the fitting.
    (c) The fitting must be suitable for the intended service and be at 
least as strong as the pipe and other fittings in the pipeline system to 
which it is attached.

[Amdt. 195-22, 46 FR 38360, July 27, 1981; 47 FR 32721, July 29, 1982, 
as amended at 58 FR 14524, Mar. 18, 1993]