2137-AF13 202310 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 rulemaking action would 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. This rulemaking action would also make non-substantive edits and would clarify regulatory language in certain provisions. These 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 Final Rule Stage No No 49 CFR 192 49 CFR 193 49 CFR 194 49 CFR 195 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60102, 60102(1), 60108 to 60110, 60113, 60118, 49 CFR 1.97 No NPRM 01/15/2021 86 FR 3938 NPRM Comment Period End 03/16/2021 Final Rule 11/00/2023 No No None No Yes www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Brianna Wilson Transportation Specialist 2137 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA 771 215-0969 brianna.wilson@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590