The Office of Pipeline Safety proposes to update the pipeline safety regulations to incorporate by reference all or parts of new editions of voluntary consensus technical standards to enable pipeline operators to utilize current technology, materials, and practices. 49 CFR parts 192, 193, and 195 incorporate by reference all or parts of 60 standards and specifications developed and published by technical organizations. PHMSA proposes to adopt all or part of recent editions of 39 of the 60 standards referenced in the pipeline safety regulations. This update enables pipeline operators to utilize current technology, materials, and practices. The incorporation of the most recent editions of standards improves clarity, consistency and accuracy, and reduces unnecessary burdens on the regulated community.
Comments on the subject of this proposed rule must be received on or before September 16, 2005 [Docket No. PHMSA-05-21253].
For a complete copy of the notice from the Federal Register, please email Jessica Roger at RCP.
In This Issue
- DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop – August 17-18, 2005
- Need to update your Public Awareness Program?
- Pipeline Emergencies Training Program
- Integrity Management Services
- Proposed Rule to Update Regulatory References to Technical Standards
- “Person Who Offers” a Hazardous Material for Transportation
- RCP Services Spotlight – Underwater Inspection Procedures and Interval Risk Modeling
- O&M Manual Up-To-Date?
- Public Meeting on Applying, Interpreting, and Evaluating Data from ILI Devices
- Need to Update Your Current Operator Qualification Program?
- Beginning Steps on Pipeline Security Legislation
- Integrity Management Plan Up-to-Date?
- Integrity Management Notification for Gas Transmission Lines
- Are Your Response Plans Current?
- Congress Clears Energy Bill
- Temporary Water Right Authorizations Required from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Pipeline Professionals Referrals