Pipeline Safety: Integration of Innovative Remote Sensing Technologies for Right-of-Way Patrols on Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
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- What it does
PHMSA proposes to clarify that right-of-way patrol requirements are technology neutral, and that operators can use remote sensing technologies, such as unmanned aerial systems and satellites, for complying with gas transmission, hazardous liquid, and carbon dioxide pipeline rights-of-way patrolling requirements.
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:
- Before this
2 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 2137-AF79 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Oct. 2, 2025 Withdrawal of direct final rule (DFR). Pipeline Safety: Integration of Innovative Remote Sensing Technologies for Right-of-Way Patrols on Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
- July 1, 2025 Direct final rule (DFR); request for comments. Pipeline Safety: Integration of Innovative Remote Sensing Technologies for Right-of-Way Patrols on Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
- What happens next and when
Comments must be received on or before June 23, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-08080 |
|---|---|
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). |
| Agencies | Transportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
| Published | April 24, 2026 |
| Comments close | June 23, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 2137-AF79 |
| Docket | PHMSA-2025-0118 |
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