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  1. PHMSA Reauthorization – PIPES Act 2020
  2. Gas Pipeline Regulatory Reform
  3. Pipeline Information Collection Notice and Request for Comments
  4. Hazardous Liquid Rulemaking FAQ’s Released
  5. Midstream Facilities Draft FAQ’s Released
  6. Gas Transmission Rulemaking Draft FAQ’s Released
  7. PHMSA Posts 2021 Inspection Protocols
  8. New Underground Damage Prevention Authority in Alabama
  9. Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) Rulemaking on Natural Gas and LNG Facility Operators
  10. Virginia Proposed Rule: Professional Engineering Stamps for Gas Projects
  11. DOT COVID-19 Drug & Alcohol Testing Statement of Enforcement Discretion for Substance Abuse Professionals and Service Agents

Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) Rulemaking on Natural Gas and LNG Facility Operators

Proposed Rule Number: 2020-P234

The MPUC has initiated a rulemaking to amend Number 65-407 Ch. 420 – Safety Standards for Natural Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Operators. The proposed amendments are intended to update and modernize the Commission’s gas safety rules. 

The Commission held a public hearing on January 6, 2021, 1:30 p.m. remotely via Microsoft Teams. Interested persons may file initial comments on the proposed amendments to the rule using the Commission’s Case Management System (CMS), in Docket No. 2020-00282, on or before Friday, December 18, 2020. Interested persons may file final written comments on the proposed rule in CMS, in Docket No. 2020-00282, no later than Friday, January 22, 2021.

For questions, contact: Jody McColman, Maine Public Utilities Commission, 18 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333. Telephone: (207) 287-1365. Email: Jordan.D.McColman@Maine.gov.