Pipeline Safety: Removing Obsolete Provision From Safety-Related Condition Reporting Requirements for Hazardous Liquid and Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Facilities

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 195 [Docket No. PHMSA-2026-1546; Amdt. No. 195-126] RIN 2137-AG50 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 requirements for filing safety-related condition reports in 49 CFR 195.56 . DATES: This rule is effective 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 safety-related condition reporting requirements in 49 CFR 195.56 . Specifically, § 195.56(a) gives operators the option to file a safety-related condition report by email or by facsimile. PHMSA no longer allows operators to file a safety-related condition report by facsimile. PHMSA is therefore revising § 195.56(a) to remove all references to filing a safety-related condition report by facsimile. Safety-related condition reports must be filed by email to InformationResourcesManager@dot.gov . This correction will remove unnecessary delays in the process of operators filing a safety-related condition report. Regulatory Analyses and Notices A. Legal Authority This final rule i…