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DOT/PHMSA RIN: 2137-AF90 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Pipeline Safety: Standards Update – API 2026  
Abstract:

This DFR amends PHMSA’s regulations to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard API RP 2026, Safe Access/Egress Involving Floating Roofs of Storage Tanks in Petroleum Service. This updated standard will maintain or improve public safety, prevent regulatory confusion, reduce compliance burdens on stakeholders, and satisfy a mandate in the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) of 1995. 

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 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    49 U.S.C. 60102   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Direct Final Rule  07/01/2025  90 FR 28116   
Direct Final Rule Effective  01/01/2026 
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:
Alyssa Imam
Transportation Specialist
Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 738-3850
Email: alyssa.imam@dot.gov