The Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) Is considering an amendment to § 192.3 to clarify the existing definition of the term "gathering line." In accordance with the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, the Federal safety standards (Part 192) apply...
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- August 22, 2018
- August 22, 2018
The Office of Pipeline Safety is considering amending Part 192 of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require odorization of gas in certain transmission lines, and to prescribe special patrolling and leakage survey requirements for transmission...
- August 22, 2018
On May 31, 1973, the Department of Transportation issued an advance notice of proposed rule making, Notice 73-1, Docket OPS-23 (38 FR 14969, June 7, 1973) proposing an amendment to Part 192 and Part 195 which would provide more realistic pipe bending...
- August 22, 2018
The Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is considering amending the pipeline safety regulations set forth in part 192 for gas pipelines and part 195 for liquid pipelines to provide more realistic pipe bending limitations and to make the standards in this...
- August 22, 2018
The purpose of this amendment is to extend the period of time during which the interim Federal safety standards applicable to gas odorization in transmission lines may remain in effect in those states now requiring such odorization.
- August 22, 2018
The purpose of this amendment to Part 192 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations is to broaden the definition of the term "service line" contained in § 192.3. This amendment is based on a notice of proposed rulemaking (OPS notice 71-1) issued...
- August 22, 2018
The purpose of this amendment is to broaden the requirements of § 195.52 to provide for immediate notification of certain types of accidents not presently covered by that section.
- August 22, 2018
The purpose of this amendment is to extend, from January 1, 1972, to September 1, 1972, the latest date until which the interim minimum Federal safety standards applying to gas odorization may be kept in effect in those States now requiring the...
- August 22, 2018
The purpose of this amendment of § 192.717(b) Is to modify a provision of the Federal safety standards for gas pipeline facilities. This change will permit the permanent field repair of pipeline leaks by means other than welded repair sleeves when the...
- August 22, 2018
The Department of Transportation is amending Part 192 to create a now § 192.12 that will establish Federal safety standards for liquefied natural gas (LNG). This will be accomplished by incorporating into the regulations, by reference, standards...