The Enforcement Corner summarizes recent PHMSA enforcement actions, indicating where PHMSA is putting its enforcement efforts and the fines they are proposing for various types of violations. In November 2025, PHMSA issued 1 NOA and 5 NOPVs accompanied by $276,400 in proposed fines. Please note: RCP maintains a detailed database of all PHMSA enforcement actions…
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Q&A Section
Do you have questions? RCP’s SMEs have the answers. Information will be posted here for questions we often get from clients or discussions we have with regulators regarding interpretations and pending regulatory deadlines. Q: The proposed PHMSA language states that we still have to do a post construction coating check within 6 months. It just…
Did You Know?
Did You Know? RCP’s Version 2.0 of its TaskOp Underground Storage Reservoir Risk Module is officially live! Developed in response to the release of API 1171’s 2nd Edition, RCP has added a number of new, premium features, including robust threat interaction tables, to enable users to comply with the new recommended practices being introduced. Click…
Did You Know?
Did You Know? RCP’s Version 2.0 of its TaskOp Underground Storage Reservoir Risk Module is officially live! Developed in response to the release of API 1171’s 2nd Edition, RCP has added a number of new, premium features, including robust threat interaction tables, to enable users to comply with the new recommended practices being introduced. Click…
The Enforcement Corner
The Enforcement Corner summarizes recent PHMSA enforcement actions, indicating where PHMSA is putting its enforcement efforts and the fines they are proposing for various types of violations. In October 2025, PHMSA issued 2 NOAs, 3 NOPVs, 1 PSO, and 5 WLs accompanied by $1,183,700 in proposed fines. Please note: RCP maintains a detailed database of…
Senate Moves Forward with PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
On October 21st, the Senate Commerce Committee marked up and passed by voice vote the “Pipeline Integrity, Protection, and Enhancement for Leveraging Investments in the Nation’s Energy to assure Safety Act of 2025’’ or the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025 which would reauthorize PHMSA for the next five years. The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee…
The Enforcement Corner
The Enforcement Corner summarizes recent PHMSA enforcement actions, indicating where PHMSA is putting its enforcement efforts and the fines they are proposing for various types of violations. In August 2025, PHMSA issued 3 NOAs, 5 NOPVs, and 4 WLs accompanied by $152,600 in proposed fines. Please note: RCP maintains a detailed database of all PHMSA…
PHMSA Adopts Version 2 of API RP 1170 and 1171, Underground Gas Storage
PHMSA has confirmed that the 2nd editions of API RP 1170 and 1171 will be incorporated by reference into Part 192, effective January 1, 2026. RCP’s underground gas storage team includes several industry veterans, including Steve Nowaczewski, Rick Gentges, and Phil Baker and a dedicated storage integrity TaskOp Team. RCP serves over 60% of the…
PHMSA Issues 21 Notices
On October 2nd, PHMSA has issued twenty-one notices related to a prior set of notices that were issued on July 1, 2025. Most of these are either withdrawals of Direct Final Rules or are confirming effective dates of recent industry standards to be incorporated by reference into Parts 192 and 195. There is also a…
PHMSA to Hold a Public Meeting to Discuss Pipeline Data
PHMSA has announced a public meeting to discuss how data collected from pipeline operators can be used to improve pipeline and public safety. Discussion topics include how data collected by PHMSA is currently used by stakeholders, displayed on the PHMSA website, and used to generate pipeline safety performance measures. PHMSA is also interested in identifying…
The Enforcement Corner
The Enforcement Corner summarizes recent PHMSA enforcement actions, indicating where PHMSA is putting its enforcement efforts and the fines they are proposing for various types of violations. InIn July 2025, PHMSA issued 10 NOAs, 6 NOPVs, and 3 WLs accompanied by $62,900 in proposed fines. Please note: RCP maintains a detailed database of all PHMSA…
USDOT Introduces Data-Driven Enforcement Priorities to Strengthen Pipeline Safety
On July 22, 2025, PHMSA announced pipeline inspection and enforcement (I&E) priorities. This is something new for PHMSA. The memo directs PHMSA I&E staff to concentrate their efforts on five priority areas: PHMSA I&E staff will also prioritize inspections to confirm operator compliance with recent rulemakings. These include requirements for:
Missouri Enacts New Standards for Safe Digging
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe on Monday signed SB133, intended to reduce the risk of damage to the state’s buried utility lines, the type of incident that caused the fatal April 9 explosion in Lexington. The bill adopts Common Ground Alliance (CGA) Best Practices for properly marking buried utilities in advance of digging. The NTSB’s Initial Report…
PHMSA Published 28 Separate Rulemaking Actions Affecting the Pipeline Safety Regulations
To further the Administration’s deregulatory policies, PHMSA has published in today’s Federal Register twenty-eight (28) separate rulemaking actions affecting the pipeline safety regulations (PSR; Parts 190-199). Click here to access the documents. These actions are summarized below:
The Enforcement Corner
The Enforcement Corner summarizes recent PHMSA enforcement actions, indicating where PHMSA is putting its enforcement efforts and the fines they are proposing for various types of violations. In June 2025, PHMSA issued 1 NOA, 3 NOPVs, and 2 WLs accompanied by $188,600 in proposed fines. Please note: RCP maintains a detailed database of all PHMSA…
Q&A Section
Do you have questions? RCP’s SMEs have the answers. Information will be posted here for questions we often get from clients or discussions we have with regulators regarding interpretations and pending regulatory deadlines. Q: The proposed PHMSA language states that we still have to do a post construction coating check within 6 months. It just…
Did You Know?
Did You Know? RCP’s Version 2.0 of its TaskOp Underground Storage Reservoir Risk Module is officially live! Developed in response to the release of API 1171’s 2nd Edition, RCP has added a number of new, premium features, including robust threat interaction tables, to enable users to comply with the new recommended practices being introduced. Click…
PHMSA Form Updates
PHMSA has released updates to several key forms. The most recent changes went into effect on July 7, 2025, and include the following: Earlier updates were also made on April 29, 2025, affecting both registration and reporting forms: Operators should ensure they are using the latest versions when submitting documentation to PHMSA.
PHMSA Rescinds ADB-2021-01
On June 13, 2025, PHMSA rescinded ADB-2021-01—and any PHMSA policy statements, letters of interpretation, guidance documents, congressional testimony, and public statements that rely on or assert the reading of the section 114 mandate expressed in ADB-2021-01. Owners and operators of pipeline facilities should adhere to the text of section 114 of the 2020 PIPES Act…
ANPRM: Pipeline Safety: Repair Criteria for Hazardous Liquid and Gas Transmission Pipelines
[Docket No. PHMSA-2025-0019] PHMSA published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on May 21, 2025, to gather stakeholder feedback on potential amendments to Parts 192 and 195 including repair timelines, remediation criteria, integrity management rules, and re-assessment intervals to ensure regulations maintain pace with modern technology and best practices without imposing unnecessary burdens. Additionally, PHMSA is…