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Final ruleTook effect April 24, 2026

Pipeline Safety: Declaratory Order Procedures

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 24, 2026. Document 2026-08054. Updated Nov. 12, 2026.

What it does

PHMSA is adopting a new regulation at 49 CFR 190.13 to establish procedures for issuing declaratory orders.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

49 CFR 190

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has published 67 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 42 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2137-AG41 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

What happens next and when

Effective on April 24, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-08054
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesTransportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PublishedApril 24, 2026
Effective dateApril 24, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2137-AG41
DocketPHMSA-2026-1537

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register