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Interpretation Response #PI-23-0011

Below is the interpretation response detail and a list of regulations sections applicable to this response.

Interpretation Response Details

Response Publish Date:

Company Name: Paradox Pipeline

Individual Name: Mr. Todd Westcott

Location State: UT Country: US

View the Interpretation Document

Response text:

December 8, 2025

Mr. Todd Westcott
Paradox Pipeline
PO Box 1199
Monticello, UT 84535

Re: Withdrawal of Interpretation Letter PI-23-0011

Dear Mr. Westcott:

On April 24, 2024, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) responded to your request for an interpretation of the Federal pipeline safety regulations. Specifically, you asked whether certain gathering lines are exempt from the requirements in section 114 of the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 (2020 PIPES Act; Pub. L. 116-260). This letter is to inform you that PHMSA has withdrawn its response to your interpretation request.

The withdrawal of the interpretation letter follows notice published by PHMSA on June 18, 2025, rescinding an advisory bulletin (ADB-2021-01) that addressed the requirements in section 114 of the 2020 PIPES Act.1

1 Pipeline Safety: Recission of Advisory Bulletin on Section 114 of the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020, 90 Fed. Reg. 26,085 (Jun. 18, 2025), available at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/18/2025-11180/pipeline-safety-recission-of-advisory-bulletin-on-section-114-of-the-protecting-our-infrastructure

If we can be of further assistance, please contact Joseph Berry at 720-601-3577.

Sincerely,

Cameron H. Satterthwaite
Acting Director, Office of Standards
and Rulemaking

Regulation Sections