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DOT/PHMSA RIN: 2137-AE43 Publication ID: Spring 2010 
Title: Pipeline Safety: Enforcement of State Excavation Damage Laws 
Abstract: PIPES Act provides PHMSA with the authority to enforce excavation damage laws in those states who have inadequate enforcement. This rulemaking responds to that authority by seeking comments on standards for excavators and operators to follow when conducting excavation in a vicinity of a pipeline and also on the administrative procedures to be used for enforcement proceedings. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 190   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 60101   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  10/29/2009  74 FR 55797   
ANPRM Comment Period End  12/14/2009    
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: Undetermined 
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:
Ashlin Bollacker
Technical Writer
Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington DC, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-4203
Email: ashlin.bollacker@dot.gov