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Final ruleTook effect Aug. 3, 2026

Pipeline Safety: Editorial Corrections and Clarifications to Criteria for Conducting Integrity Assessments Using Guided Wave Ultrasonic Testing

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 24, 2026. Document 2026-08061. Updated Nov. 12, 2026.

What it does

This final rule makes certain editorial corrections and non- substantive changes to the criteria for conducting integrity assessments using guided wave ultrasonic testing.

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 192

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-AG47 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This rule is effective on August 3, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-08061
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesTransportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PublishedApril 24, 2026
Effective dateAug. 3, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2137-AG47
DocketPHMSA-2026-1543

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