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PHMSA Conducts 2nd GPAC Meeting for Safety of Gas Transmission & Gathering Pipelines NPRM

PHMSA conducted the 2nd Gas Piping Advisory Committee (GPAC) meeting to discuss certain elements of the gas transmission and gathering NPRM. All presentations and transcripts can be found here.

The GPAC voted on the following NPRM topics:

  • Corrosion Control – 192.319; Subpart I; Appendix D; 192.935(f) & (g)
  • Records – 192.13(e); 192.5(d); 192.67; 192.127; 192.205; 192.227(c); 192.624(f); and Appendix A
  • Integrity Management Clarifications – 192.917 (a)–(c); 192.935(a)
  • Reporting of MAOP Exceedances – 191.23; 191.25

The topic of Materials Documentation was covered but not voted on by the GPAC. Dates for a 3rd and possibly 4th GPAC meetings have not yet been set.