In-state Direct-sales Pipelines Are Subject To Safety Rules Under Pipes Act, Says Dot

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In-state pipelines that deliver gas from an interstate pipeline to a customer purchasing gas for its own consumption, such as an industrial plant, are subject to federal pipeline safety rules, the US Department of Transportation said in an advisory bulletin Tuesday.rnUnder the advisory, direct-sales intrastate gas pipelines subject to FERC jurisdiction are redefined as interstate pipelines for the purpose of pipeline safety regulations.