Notification of the Susceptibility to Premature Brittle-Like Cracking of Older Plastic Pipe

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title: "Notification of the Susceptibility to Premature Brittle-Like Cracking of Older Plastic Pipe"
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section_name: "Notification of the Susceptibility to Premature Brittle-Like Cracking of Older Plastic Pipe"
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document_type: "notice"
publication_date: "2002-12-03"
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  - "Transportation Department"
  - "Research and Special Programs Administration"
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#  Notification of the Susceptibility to Premature Brittle-Like Cracking of Older Plastic Pipe

**AGENCY:**

Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.

**ACTION:**

Notice; correction.

**SUMMARY:**

In the *Federal Register* of November 26, 2002, (67 FR 70806) the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) published a notice document issuing an advisory bulletin on the susceptibility to premature brittle-like cracking of older plastic pipe (ADB-02-7). RSPA is submitting this correction notice to reflect minor wording changes and include a website address.

**EFFECTIVE DATE:**

This correction takes effect November 26, 2002.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Gopala K. Vinjamuri, (202) 366-4503, or by email at *[email protected].*

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

**Correction**

The last sentence in the first paragraph of the Supplementary Information heading under *I. Background* , reads:

Copies of this report may be obtained by calling NTSB's Public Inquiry Office at 202-314-6551.

We are revising this sentence to add NTSB's website address. The sentence is revised to read as follows:

Copies of this report may be obtained by calling NTSB's Public Inquiry Office at 202-314-6551, or on the NTSB website at *www.ntsb.gov.*

In the fourth paragraph under *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION,* the first sentence reads:

The NTSB report suggests that ........ . Remove the word “suggests” and replace with the word “states”.

In the fourth paragraph under Supplementary Information, the third sentence reads:

NTSB alleges that ....... . Remove the word “alleges” and replace with the word “concluded”.

Under *II. Advisory Bulletin (ADB-02-7)* of the *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* heading, in the second paragraph under *Advisory.* The fourth sentence reads:

These older polyethylene pipe materials include the following:

The sentence is revised to read as follows:

These older polyethylene pipe materials include, but are not limited to:

Issued in Washington, DC on November 27, 2002.

James K. O'Steen,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.