Action
Final rule; response to petition for reconsideration.
Summary
This action concerns a petition from the American Gas Association (AGA) to reconsider and clarify certain provisions of the excess flow valve (EFV) performance standards regulations. AGA's request to clarify the rule by deleting language in the regulation concerning sizing of the EFV and locating the EFV beyond the hard surface is granted because some operators are apparently misinterpreting this language. AGA's request to delete the recommended installation standards from the performance standards rule and include them in the notification rulemaking is denied because such standards are applicable to an EFV's safe and reliable operation. AGA's request to allow an operator to determine how to identify the presence of an EFV in the service line is denied because the final rule already allows the operator this flexibility.