Pipeline Safety: Amendments to Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities

Open for public comment until Jan. 4, 2027. Comment on Regulations.gov

What it does

PHMSA proposes updating its regulations for liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities to incorporate by reference the most recent industry safety standards and to make other changes to account for more than two decades of improvements and technological advancements. This rulemaking also responds to congressional mandates directing PHMSA to integrate risk-based regulatory approaches for certain LNG facilities.

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 191, 49 CFR 193

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2137-AF45 since Jan. 1, 2025.

• May 5, 2025 Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM). Pipeline Safety: Amendments to Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities

What happens next and when

Comments on this NPRM must be submitted by January 4, 2027. A public meeting of PHMSA's statutory advisory committees will be held on a date to be announced in the Federal Register.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket PHMSA-2019-0091 on Regulations.gov
• Title 49 on eCFR

The record as published

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