Action
Direct final rule; extension of time for compliance.
Summary
This direct final rule extends the time for compliance with the requirements for pressure testing of older hazardous liquid and carbon dioxide pipelines. Plans for testing, or establish maximum operating pressure, which were to be completed by December 7, 1997, would now be required by December 7, 1998. The dates for actual completion of the testing, previously December 7, 1999, and December 7, 2002, are also extended by one year. RSPA is extending these compliance dates to allow time to complete a rulemaking based on the American Petroleum Institute's (API) petition for a risk-based alternative to the required pressure testing rule. In a separate notice, RSPA intends to issue a proposed rule for a risk-based alternative to the existing pressure testing rule.