Pipeline Safety: Miscellaneous Changes to Pipeline Safety Regulations: Response to Petitions for Reconsideration
pipeline-safety · Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · Published 2015-09-30 · Effective 2015-03-11 · 80 FR 58633
Document
Document number
2015-24763
Federal Register citation
80 FR 58633
CFR reference
49 CFR 192
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; response to petitions for reconsideration.
Category
pipeline-safety
Sub-agency
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Publication date
2015-09-30
Effective date
2015-03-11
DOT docket
Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0026
Abstract
On March 11, 2015, PHMSA published a final rule amending the pipeline safety regulations to make miscellaneous changes that updated and clarified certain regulatory requirements. These amendments addressed several subject matter areas, including the performance of post-construction inspections, Type B onshore gas gathering line leak surveys, qualifying plastic pipe joiners, ethanol regulation, pipe transportation, offshore pipeline condition report filing, pressure reduction calculations for hazardous liquid pipeline anomalies, and components fabricated by welding. This final rule responds to petitions for reconsideration of the final rule.