Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PHMSA proposes updating its regulations for liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities to incorporate by reference the most recent industry safety standards and to make other changes to account for more than two decades of improvements and technological advancements. This rulemaking also responds to congressional mandates directing PHMSA to integrate risk-based regulatory approaches for certain LNG 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 Parts 191 and 193 [Docket No. PHMSA-2019-0091] RIN 2137-AF45 ( printed page 69314) ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). SUMMARY: PHMSA proposes updating its regulations for liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities to incorporate by reference the most recent industry safety standards and to make other changes to account for more than two decades of improvements and technological advancements. This rulemaking also responds to congressional mandates directing PHMSA to integrate risk-based regulatory approaches for certain LNG facilities. DATES: Comments on this NPRM must be submitted by January 4, 2027. A public meeting of PHMSA's statutory advisory committees will be held on a date to be announced in the Federal Register . ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of the following methods, identifying docket number PHMSA-2019-0091 at the top of the first page: On https://www.regulations.gov , follow instructions to “submit a comment.” By mail or hand delivery to Docket Management System, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand delivery is available to this address between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays). Include two copies if submitting by mail and include a self-addressed and s…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Pipeline Safety: Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities Public Meeting 2025
Pipeline Safety: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Amendments to Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities Rulemaking
Pipeline Safety: Amendments to Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities
Citation: 91 FR 69314
