Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PHMSA is amending the Federal pipeline safety regulations to incorporate by reference all or parts of 19 updated industry standards. PHMSA is also clarifying certain regulatory provisions and making several editorial corrections.
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 Parts 191, 192, and 195 [Docket No. PHMSA-2020-0013; Amdt. Nos. 191-37, 192-156, 195-117] RIN 2137-AF48 AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: PHMSA is amending the Federal pipeline safety regulations to incorporate by reference all or parts of 19 updated industry standards. PHMSA is also clarifying certain regulatory provisions and making several editorial corrections. DATES: The effective date of this final rule is January 10, 2026. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of January 10, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical Information: Rod Seeley by phone at 281-513-1741 or by email at Rodrick.M.Seeley@dot.gov . Regulatory Information: Brianna Wilson by phone at 771-215-0969 or by email at Brianna.Wilson@dot.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background II. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking III. Pipeline Advisory Committee Meetings IV. Summary of Comments, GPAC/LPAC Discussion, and PHMSA Response V. Summary of Final Rule VI. Regulatory Analyses and Notices ( printed page 40750) I. Background A. Purpose of This Rule This final rule incorporates by reference 19 updated voluntary, consensus industry technical standards within the pipeline safety regulations (PSR, 49 Code of Federal Regulation (C…
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Citation: 90 FR 40749
