Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
This final rule makes certain editorial corrections and non- substantive changes to the criteria for conducting integrity assessments using guided wave ultrasonic testing.
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-2026-1543; Amdt. No. 192-171] RIN 2137-AG47 AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule makes certain editorial corrections and non-substantive changes to the criteria for conducting integrity assessments using guided wave ultrasonic testing. DATES: This rule is effective on August 3, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Hill, Transportation Specialist, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 202-680-2034, angela.hill@dot.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In this final rule, PHMSA is making certain editorial corrections and non-substantive changes to the criteria for conducting integrity assessments using guided wave ultrasonic testing (GWUT). Specifically, Appendix F to 49 CFR part 192 establishes criteria for using GWUT as an integrity assessment method. The existing list of criteria in part 192, Appendix F is numbered incorrectly and includes a duplicate XIV. PHMSA is revising part 192, Appendix F to replace the duplicate XIV with XIX. This typographical correction will remove regulatory uncertainty regarding part 192, Appendix F. Regulatory Analyses and Notices A. Legal Authority This final rule is published under the authority of the Secretary of Transportation set forth in the Federal Pipeline Safety Laws ( 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.…
Citation: 91 FR 22015
