Federal Register #PHMSA-2025-0019

PHMSA Proposed Rulemaking: Modernization of Repair Criteria for Hazardous Liquid and Gas Transmission Pipelines

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), under the Department of Transportation, is seeking public comment on a proposed rulemaking to update federal pipeline safety regulations for gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipelines. - Government Buyer: - Department of Transportation (DOT) - Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) - No specific OEMs, vendors, or commercial products are named in this notice - Products/Services Requested: - Public input on proposed regulatory changes to 49 CFR Parts 192 and 195 - Focus on modernizing and clarifying anomaly response and repair criteria for pipelines - No request for physical products, part numbers, or service quantities - Notable Requirements: - Incorporates technological advancements in pipeline monitoring and remediation - Aims to improve pipeline safety, worker safety, and environmental protection - Seeks to reduce unnecessary excavations and regulatory complexity - Finalizes and extends certain safety improvements for both gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipelines - Includes non-substantive revisions to improve compliance - This is a regulatory opportunity for public comment, not a procurement for goods or services

Description

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) proposes to modernize and clarify the anomaly response criteria in the Federal pipeline safety regulations for gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipelines. The proposal incorporates improved safety practices based on twenty years of technological development, allowing operators to identify, schedule, and remediate pipeline anomalies more effectively and cost-efficiently. It includes finalizing safety improvements for gas transmission pipelines and extending these changes to hazardous liquid pipelines, along with non-substantive revisions to repair regulations to improve compliance. The proposal aims to enhance pipeline safety, worker safety, and environmental protection while reducing unnecessary excavations and regulatory complexity.

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