Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Gathering Pipelines: Extension of Reporting Requirements, Regulation of Large, High-Pressure Lines, and Other Related Amendments
pipeline-safety · Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · Published 2021-11-15 · Effective 2022-05-16 · 86 FR 63266
Document
Document number
2021-24240
Federal Register citation
86 FR 63266
CFR reference
49 CFR 191
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
pipeline-safety
Sub-agency
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Publication date
2021-11-15
Effective date
2022-05-16
DOT docket
Docket No. PHMSA-2011-0023
Abstract
PHMSA is revising the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations to improve the safety of onshore gas gathering pipelines. This final rule addresses Congressional mandates, Government Accountability Office recommendations, and public input received as part of the rulemaking process. The amendments in this final rule extend reporting requirements to all gas gathering operators and apply a set of minimum safety requirements to certain gas gathering pipelines with large diameters and high operating pressures. The rule does not affect offshore gas gathering pipelines.