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DOT/PHMSA RIN: 2137-AF22 Publication ID: Spring 2019 
Title: Pipeline Safety: Underground Storage Facilities for Natural Gas 
Abstract: PHMSA issued an interim final rule that requires operators of underground storage facilities for natural gas to comply with minimum safety standards, including compliance with API RP 1171, Functional Integrity of Natural Gas Storage in Depleted Hydrocarbon Reservoirs and Aquifer Reservoirs, and API RP 1170, Design and Operation of Solution-mined Salt Caverns Used for Natural Gas Storage.The next planned action is to finalize the interim final rule. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 192   
Legal Authority: 49 CFR 1.97    49 U.S.C 60102   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  12/19/2016  81 FR 91860   
Interim Final Rule Effective  01/18/2017 
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  02/17/2017 
Final Rule  07/00/2019 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Energy Effects: Statement of Energy Effects planned as required by Executive Order 13211.  Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Ashlin Bollacker
Technical Writer
Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington DC, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-4203
Email: ashlin.bollacker@dot.gov