Pipeline Safety: Editorial Corrections to Telephone and Facsimile Numbers

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 190, 192, 193, and 195 [Docket No. PHMSA-2026-1548; Amdt. Nos. 190-28; 192-172; 193-27; 195-128] RIN 2137-AG52 AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule makes editorial corrections to telephone and facsimile numbers listed within the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations by removing obsolete information. 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 amending the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations ( 49 CFR parts 100-199 ) to remove obsolete references to telephone and facsimile numbers. The telephone number 202-366-4046 is no longer operable. PHMSA is therefore revising §§ 192.7(a), 193.2013(a)(1)(i), and 195.3(a) to replace that telephone number with 202-366-4595. PHMSA is also making editorial corrections to the procedural requirements in 49 CFR part 190 to remove the option to submit requests for special permits by facsimile. Specifically, §§ 190.341(b)(1), 190.341(e)(2)(i), and 190.341(h)(1) specify the procedures for applying for a special permit, renewing a special ( printed page 21976) permit, and requesting an emergency sp…