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Pipeline Safety: Consent Orders.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on April 24, 2026. It took effect on April 24, 2026.
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What the agency says
PHMSA is amending its procedural regulations to clarify that consent agreements may be used to resolve all PHMSA enforcement proceedings, including cases with civil penalties.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-08055
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Published
- April 24, 2026
- Takes effect
- April 24, 2026
- Dates
- Effective on April 24, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. PHMSA-2026-1538; Amdt. No. 190-26
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2137-AG42
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 190
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Penalties; Pipeline safety
- Pages
- 4
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