# Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-ASTM F2817
> **Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration** · Direct final rule (DFR); request for comments. · Published 2025-07-01 · Effective 2026-01-01 · 90 FR 28068
## Document
- **Document number:** 2025-12088
- **Category:** pipeline-safety
- **Sub-agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 90 FR 28068
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 192
- **Publication date:** 2025-07-01
- **Effective date:** 2026-01-01
- **DOT docket:** Docket No. PHMSA-2025-0128
## Abstract

This DFR amends the pipeline safety regulations to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard ASTM F2817, Standard Specification for Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Gas Pressure Pipe and Fittings for Maintenance or Repair. This updated standard will maintain or improve public safety, prevent regulatory confusion, reduce compliance burdens on stakeholders, and satisfy a mandate in the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) of 1995.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12088/pipeline-safety-standards-update-astm-f2817)
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