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INTRODUCTION

This compendium describes each ASME standard referenced in 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 192, 49 CFR Part 193, and 49 CFR Part 195. For each 49 CFR Part the referenced ASME standard will be identified and, in the case of ASME B31.8S and certain other ASME standards, the relevant text will be included in this compendium.

It is intended that the reader of this compendium document will be initially reviewing the federal pipeline safety regulations and then reviewing the referenced ASME standard. This compendium document has been structured to facilitate this usage pattern.

ASME pressure technology codes and standards are used in numerous applications across various industrial sectors. This compendium is intended to aggregate those pressure-related requirements applicable to United States federal pipeline safety regulations where ASME standards are referenced, i.e., 49 CFR Part 192, "Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards;" 49 CFR Part 193, "Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: Federal Safety Standards;" and 49 CFR Part 195, "Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline."

This compendium is not intended to be a complete standard covering all aspects of piping safety, including design, fabrication, installation, inspection and maintenance and should not be considered a substitution for the application of sound engineering judgment. Readers are encouraged to refer to the current version of the applicable ASME standard.