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DOT/PHMSA

RIN: 2137-AE42

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: ●Pipeline Safety: Incorporation by Reference of American Petroleum Institute (API) Standards 5L and 1104
Abstract: This rulemaking would incorporate by reference two American Petroleum Institute (API) standards: the 44th edition of API 5L, "Specification for Line Pipe" and the 20th edition of API 1104, "Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities." The former specifies the minimum design requirements for the construction of seamless and welded steel-lined pipe and the latter specifies methods for the production of high-quality welds through the use of qualified welders using approved welding procedures, materials and equipment. This rulemaking would be issued as a direct final rule because PHMSA is retaining the current standards and this rulemaking would provide pipeline operators with the option of using the current standards or the standards that would be adopted in this direct final rule.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 192
Legal Authority: 49 USC 60101

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Direct Final Rule	04/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov	Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: John A. Gale Transportation Regulations Specialist Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 366-0434 Email: john.gale@dot.gov