This Notice proposes to amend the present requirements for the reporting of gas leaks and test failures by a gas pipeline operator. In compliance with Executive Order 12291, a regulatory review was conducted to determine if the present leak reporting...

More rigid standards were proposed for the frequency and location of leakage surveys to reduce the risk of damage from gas pipeline leaks outside business districts. Also, specific procedures were proposed for conducting leakage surveys on petroleum...

This notice invites comments on the problem of conducting electrical tests of cathodic protection systems and electrical surveys to determine areas of active corrosion. Compliance with current requirements is controversial for pipelines located in...

This final rule deletes the requirement in § 195.234(g) to retain radiographic film for 3 years after a line is placed in service and to map the location of the radiographed welds. The existing rule does not enhance safety but...

By this notice, MTB proposes to revoke the regulations that require pipeline operators to place and maintain line markers at locations where gas and hazardous liquid pipelines cross navigable waterways. The current regulations are considered costly...

This notice proposes to amend the pipeline construction requirements of Parts i92 and 195 by replacing the present regulations on the repair or removal of defective girth welds with performance standards for weld repair, and incorporating by reference...

This notice proposes to revise the general requirements for design of pipeline components to recognize that limiting stresses to "unit stresses equivalent to those allowed for comparable material in pipe in the same location and kind of service" is...

Section 195.220 requires that weld filler metal be as strong as the strongest piece of metal being welded. This requirement is ambiguous and redundant and is, therefore, deleted with no effect on pipeline safety.

This document corrects a technical amendment published in 47 FR 146 on Thursday, July 29, 1982, to amend -units of measurement contained in safety standards on joining plastic pipe.

This amendment restates the time intervals in which periodic inspections, tests, and other activities must be conducted. Current requirements do not permit sufficient flexibility in scheduling personnel.