United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2019_register executive 2019-10-01 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7be0e35 D09002ee1c7be1112 United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency PHMSA is revising the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations to improve the safety of onshore gas transmission pipelines. This final rule addresses congressional mandates, National Transportation Safety Board recommendations, and responds to public input. The amendments in this final rule address integrity management requirements and other requirements, and they focus on the actions an operator must take to reconfirm the maximum allowable operating pressure of previously untested natural gas transmission pipelines and pipelines lacking certain material or operational records, the periodic assessment of pipelines in populated areas not designated as "high consequence areas," the reporting of exceedances of maximum allowable operating pressure, the consideration of seismicity as a risk factor in integrity management, safety features on in-line inspection launchers and receivers, a 6-month grace period for 7-calendar-year integrity management reassessment intervals, and related recordkeeping provisions. 84 FR 52180 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2019-10-01/2019-20306 2019-20306 fr01oc19-34 RIN 2137-AE72 4910-60-P Docket No. PHMSA-2011-0023 Amdt. Nos. 191-26 192-125 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2019-10-01/2019-20306 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-10-01/html/2019-20306.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-10-01/pdf/2019-20306.pdf Maop Exceedance Pipeline Reporting Requirements Incorporation by Reference Integrity Assessments Material Properties Verification Maop Reconfirmation Pipeline Safety Predicted Failure Pressure Recordkeeping Risk Assessment Safety Devices 78 p. 52180 52257 84 FR 52180 Title 49 Part 191 49 CFR Part 191 Title 49 Part 192 49 CFR Part 192 RIN 2137-AE72 Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: MAOP Reconfirmation, Expansion of Assessment Requirements, and Other Related Amendments; Federal Register Vol. 84, Issue RULE 2019-20306 II DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 2020-07-01 Docket No. PHMSA-2011-0023 Amdt. Nos. 191-26 192-125 4910-60-P 2019-20306 Final rule.

PHMSA is revising the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations to improve the safety of onshore gas transmission pipelines. This final rule addresses congressional mandates, National Transportation Safety Board recommendations, and responds to public input. The amendments in this final rule address integrity management requirements and other requirements, and they focus on the actions an operator must take to reconfirm the maximum allowable operating pressure of previously untested natural gas transmission pipelines and pipelines lacking certain material or operational records, the periodic assessment of pipelines in populated areas not designated as "high consequence areas," the reporting of exceedances of maximum allowable operating pressure, the consideration of seismicity as a risk factor in integrity management, safety features on in-line inspection launchers and receivers, a 6-month grace period for 7-calendar-year integrity management reassessment intervals, and related recordkeeping provisions.

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