Action
Final Rule.
Summary
This final rule incorporates by reference consensus standards for aboveground steel storage tanks into the hazardous liquid pipeline safety regulations. These standards apply to the design, construction, and testing of new tanks, and the repairs, alterations and replacement of existing tanks. All new and existing breakout tanks are also subject to the operating and maintenance requirements specified in this rule. The incorporation by reference of these thirteen standards will significantly improve the minimum level of safety applicable to the transportation and storage of petroleum and petroleum products at breakout tanks throughout the United States.