2137-AD01 200310 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 Completed Actions No No 49 CFR 192 49 USC 60101 to 60125 No NPRM 11/13/2002 67 FR 68815 Final Rule 09/15/2003 68 FR 53895 Final Action Effective 10/15/2003 Docket No. RSPA-02-13208. Formerly 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 proposed 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 the 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 regulations 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 39 proposed changes in the gas pipeline safety regulations. Most of the SIRRC recommendations will be addressed in a subsequent notice of proposed rulemaking. However, the welding recommendations are being adopted in the periodic update (Docket No. RSPA-99-6106 RIN 2137-AD35). And the corrosion control recommendations are being considered in a review of the gas pipeline corrosion regulations in RIN 2137-AD63. No Businesses None No NA Not Collected L.M. Furrow 2137 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA 202 366-4559 202 366-4566 buck.furrow@rspa.dot.gov 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington DC 20590