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Proposed rule

Pipeline Safety: Timeframe To Make RMVs Operational

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 24, 2026. Document 2026-08076. Updated Nov. 12, 2026.

What it does

PHMSA proposes to amend the required timeframes for making rupture-mitigation valves and alternative equivalent technology operational on gas transmission, hazardous liquid, and carbon dioxide pipelines.

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

What it would change

2 parts of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

49 CFR 192, 49 CFR 195

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2137-AG57 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Comments must be received on or before June 23, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-08076
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
AgenciesTransportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PublishedApril 24, 2026
Comments closeJune 23, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2137-AG57
DocketPHMSA-2026-1553

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