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Pipeline Safety: Periodic Standards Update II
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 21, 2025. It took effect on January 10, 2026.
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What the agency says
PHMSA is amending the Federal pipeline safety regulations to incorporate by reference all or parts of 19 updated industry standards. PHMSA is also clarifying certain regulatory provisions and making several editorial corrections.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-15988
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Published
- August 21, 2025
- Takes effect
- January 10, 2026
- Dates
- The effective date of this final rule is January 10, 2026. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of January 10, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. PHMSA-2020-0013; Amdt. Nos. 191-37, 192-156, 195-117
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2137-AF48
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 191; 49 CFR 192; 49 CFR 195
- Topics
- Carbon dioxide; Incorporation by reference; Natural gas; Petroleum; Pipeline safety
- Pages
- 18
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Everything from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · Rules on carbon dioxide · Rules on incorporation by reference · Rules on natural gas · Published in August 2025
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