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RIN: 2137-AF29

Publication ID: Spring 2022

Title: Pipeline Safety: Class Location Requirements
Abstract: This rulemaking action would address class location requirements for natural gas transmission pipelines, specifically as they pertain to actions operators are required to take following class location changes due to population growth near the pipeline. Operators have suggested that performing integrity management measures on pipelines where class locations have changed due to population increases would be an equally safe but less costly alternative to the current requirements of either reducing pressure, pressure testing, or replacing pipe.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: Yes	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 192
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
ANPRM	07/31/2018	83 FR 36861
ANPRM Comment Period End	10/01/2018
NPRM	10/14/2020	85 FR 65142
NPRM Comment Period End	12/14/2020
Final Rule	03/00/2023

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	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: No
Agency Contact: Cameron H. Satterthwaite Transportation Regulations Specialist Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 366-8553 Email: cameron.satterthwaite@dot.gov