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DOT/PHMSA | RIN: 2137-AF52 | Publication ID: Spring 2021 |
Title: ●Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Operational Status | |
Abstract:
This rulemaking would amend the pipeline safety regulations to define an idled operational status for natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines that are temporarily removed from service, set operations and maintenance requirements for idled pipelines, and establish inspection requirements for idled pipelines that are returned to service. The proposed rule is necessary to respond to a mandate from the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020. |
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Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions |
Major: Yes | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 130 49 CFR 171 49 CFR 173 | |
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq. |
Legal Deadline:
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Overall Description of Deadline: The Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 (PIPES Act of 2020) requires completion of the PHMSA rulemaking action no later than December 28, 2022. |
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Timetable:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov | Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes | |
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 |