Phase Two Regs for Low-Stress Pipelines

摘要

In a final rule, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has extended the pipeline safety requirements at 49 CFR 195, which include integrity management provisions, to rural low-stress hazardous liquid pipelines that were not covered by previous regulations. The rulemaking constitutes Phase Two of PHMSA's response to the 2006 Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act (PIPES Act). The statute directed PHMSA to issue regulations subjecting onshore low-stress hazardous liquid pipelines to the same standards and regulations as other hazardous liquid pipelines.