Pipeline Safety: Repair Criteria for Hazardous Liquid and Gas Transmission Pipelines
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- What it does
PHMSA proposes to modernize and to clarify the anomaly response criteria in the Federal pipeline safety regulations for gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipelines. Driven by twenty years of technological development, modern engineering concepts allow operators to identify, schedule, and remediate pipeline anomalies more effectively and in a less costly manner. PHMSA proposes incorporating these improved safety practices into its regulations by finalizing certain safety improvements advanced in recent rulemakings for gas transmission pipelines and extending those changes to hazardous liquid pipelines. In addition, PHMSA proposes certain non-substantive revisions to its gas and hazardous liquid repair regulations to improve compliance.
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
1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2137-AF44 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Submit comments by September 8, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-13805 |
|---|---|
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). |
| Agencies | Transportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
| Published | July 8, 2026 |
| Comments close | Sept. 8, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 2137-AF44 |
| Docket | PHMSA-2025-0019 |
| Significant (marked in the Federal Register) | Yes |
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