2137-AD01 200010 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2137 Research and Special Programs Administration RSPA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Pipeline Safety: Further Regulatory Review; Gas Pipeline Safety Standards Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 49 CFR 192 49 USC 60101 to 60125 No NPRM 03/00/2001 Docket No. PS-124. The NAPSR report was published November 9, 1993, at 58 FR 59431, as part of the earlier review of the standards. Early in 1992, RSPA began an extensive review of the federal gas pipeline safety regulations (49 CFR 192) and invited the public to participate (57 FR 4745; February 7, 1992). RSPA published a Notice of Proceed Rulemaking (NPRM), proposing changes to 38 regulations in part 192 (Notice 1: 57 FR 39572; August 31, 1992). In addition, the National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives (NAPSR) reported on a separate but related review of part 192. Because the NAPSR report concerned a few of the regulations covered by thge NPRM and had similar objectives, we published the report and requested public comment on its various recommended rule changes (Notice 2: 58 FR 59431; November 9, 1992) and later extended the comment period (Notice 3: 58 FR 68382; December 27, 1993). A final rule was published on June 6, 1996. However, not all the changes suggested by the commenters were incorporated in the final rule. A further review of the regulatins in Part 192, based on the record in this docket, was initiated in late 1996. This review identified proposals from the Gas Piping Technology Committee (GPTC), the ASME B31.8 (gas pipeline safety standards) committee, and NAPSR that have not yet been addressed. In October 1997, NAPSR and the gas pipeline industry formed the State Industry Regulatory Review Committee (SIRRC), to discuss the regulatory proposals of NAPSR and other issues. On May 3, 1999, the SIRRC provided OPS a report on outcome of the discussion on 329 proposed changes in the gas pipeline safety regulations. Most of the SIRRC recommendations will be addressed in a subsequent notice in this docket. The welding recommendations are being adopted in the periodic update (Docket No. RSPA-99-6106) which will be published by April 2000. The corrosion control recommendations are being considered in a review of the pipeline corrosion regulations in Docket No. RSPA-97-2762. No Businesses None No NA Not Collected Blane Keener 2137 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA 202 366-4595 400 Seventh Street SW. , Washington DC 20590 Not Procurement Related Revising Text to Reduce Burden or Duplication, or Streamline Requirements