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Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-ASTM F1973
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 31, 2026. It takes effect on January 1, 2027.
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What the agency says
PHMSA is confirming the effective date for a DFR published in the Federal Register on April 24, 2026. The DFR amended PHMSA's regulations at 49 CFR part 192 to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard ASTM F1973, Standard Specification for Factory Assembled Anodeless Risers and Transition Fittings in Polyethylene (PE) and Polyamide (PA11) and Polyamide 12 (PA12) Fuel Gas Distribution Systems.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-15570
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Direct final rule (DFR); confirmation of effective date
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Published
- July 31, 2026
- Takes effect
- January 1, 2027
- Dates
- The effective date of the DFR is January 1, 2027.
- Docket
- Docket No. PHMSA-2026-1530
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2137-AG34
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 192
- Pages
- 1
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Everything from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · Published in July 2026
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