2137-AF13 201810 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2137 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Pipeline Safety: Periodic Standards Update Rule

This NPRM proposes to incorporate by reference all or parts of new, updated, or reaffirmed editions of voluntary consensus standards. The practice of incorporating voluntary consensus standards requires pipeline operators to use the most current industry technologies, materials, and management practices available on today's market. The new versions reflect new technology and/or improvements to the existing standards thereby saving the pipeline operators pipeline construction and compliance costs. PHMSA is also proposing to make non-substantive edits and to clarify regulatory language in certain provisions. These proposed changes would be relatively minor, and would not require pipeline operators to undertake any significant new pipeline safety initiatives.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No Other 49 CFR 192 49 CFR 193 49 CFR 194 49 CFR 195 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60102, 60102(1), 60108 to 60110, 60113, and 60118, 49 CFR 1.97 No NPRM 04/00/2020 No No None No Yes www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Cameron Satterthwaite H. Transportation Regulations Specialist 2137 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA 202-366-8553 cameron.satterthwaite@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington DC 20590