49 CFR § 192.169 Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards

§ 192.169 Compressor stations: Pressure limiting devices.

Current through Sep 25, 2026 · Read all of Part 192

⚠ 31 pending changes to Part 192

(a) Each compressor station must have pressure relief or other suitable protective devices of sufficient capacity and sensitivity to ensure that the maximum allowable operating pressure of the station piping and equipment is not exceeded by more than 10 percent.

(b) Each vent line that exhausts gas from the pressure relief valves of a compressor station must extend to a location where the gas may be discharged without hazard.

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