Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PHMSA is clarifying that certain recently adopted recordkeeping requirements for pressure testing do not apply retroactively when determining the applicability of the requirements for reconfirming the maximum allowable operating pressure of certain gas transmission lines.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 192 [Docket No. PHMSA-2025-0117; Amdt. No. 192-155] RIN 2137-AF80 AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule; technical correction. ( printed page 28055) SUMMARY: PHMSA is clarifying that certain recently adopted recordkeeping requirements for pressure testing do not apply retroactively when determining the applicability of the requirements for reconfirming the maximum allowable operating pressure of certain gas transmission lines. DATES: Effective on October 9, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sayler Palabrica, Transportation Specialist, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 202-744-0825, sayler.palabrica@dot.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Discussion PHMSA is clarifying that certain recently adopted recordkeeping requirements in 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 192.517(a) do not apply retroactively to pressure testing predating Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations (PSR, 49 CFR parts 190-199 ) when determining whether an operator is required to reconfirm the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of a gas transmission line under 49 CFR 192.624(a)(1) ( 84 FR 52180 (Oct. 1, 2019), 85 FR 40132 (Jul. 6, 2020)). PHMSA wrongly suggested the contrary in an October 2022 letter of interpretation that PHMSA recently withdrew for further consideration (PI-22-0014 (Oct. 5, …
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Citation: 90 FR 28054
