The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced in January a number of changes in the pipeline safety laws in a final rule covering some of the provisions in the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011. The key provisions dealt with the timeframe for notification of accidents or incidents and new fees companies will have to pay PHMSA for its design review work on projects totaling more than $2.5 billion or which use new or novel technologies. PHMSA made some changes in the final rule in response to industry concerns. But in some cases, the agency ignored industry entreaties. All of the new requirements become effective March 24,2017.
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