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        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>199610</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2137</CODE>
            <NAME>Research and Special Programs Administration</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>RSPA</ACRONYM>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>2100</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Transportation</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOT</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Periodic Updates to Pipeline Safety Regulations</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This action proposes to update the pipeline safety regulations and the existing references to voluntary specifications and standards cited to reflect more recently published editions of each document. This final rule will enable pipeline operators to utilize current technology, materials, and practices, thereby reducing costs and enhancing economic growth.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>49 CFR 190 to 199</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 USC 60101 to 60125</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/04/1996</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>61 FR 8231</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/03/1996</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule Effective 6/24/96</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/24/1996</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>61 FR 26121</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Correction</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/15/1996</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>61 FR 36825</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Action on Petitions</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/00/1996</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Docket No. PS-143.</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Eben</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Wyman</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Transportation Specialist</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2137</CODE>
                    <NAME>Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>PHMSA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 366-0918</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>wymane@rspa.dot.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>400 Seventh Street SW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20590</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
        <REINVENT_GOVT>Revising Text to Reduce Burden or Duplication, or Streamline Requirements</REINVENT_GOVT>
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