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DOT/PHMSA RIN: 2137-AF79 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Pipeline Safety: Integration of Innovative Remote Sensing Technologies for Right-of-Way Patrols on Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines 
Abstract:

This rulemaking intends to revise 49 CFR Parts 192 and 195 to explicitly state that pipeline right-of-way patrols may be carried out with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and satellites in addition to historically recognized means such as walking, driving, and flying the right-of-way.

 

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR Part 192    49 CFR Part 195     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 30 U.S.C. 185(w)(3)    49 U.S.C. 5103, 60101 et. seq.    49 CFR 1.97   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Direct Final Rule  07/01/2025  90 FR 28105   
Direct Final Rule Effective  10/09/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Sayler Palabrica
Transportation Specialist
Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 744-0825
Email: sayler.palabrica@dot.gov