2024 IBR Standards Update Fact Sheet
Objectives
This final rule incorporates by reference more than 20 new or updated voluntary, consensus industry technical standards (updated industry standards) within the PSRs (49 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) parts 190-199). These updated standards will maintain or improve public safety and environmental protection, prevent regulatory confusion, reduce compliance burdens on stakeholders, and satisfy a mandate in the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) of 1995 (15 United States Code (U.S.C.) 272 (note)) directing Federal agencies to, "when practical and consistent with applicable laws, use technical standards developed by voluntary consensus standard bodies instead of government-developed technical standards."
PHMSA incorporates more than 80 industry standards by reference into the PSRs; however, many standards become outdated over time as new editions become available. By updating these standards, PHMSA ensures better alignment of the PSRs with the latest innovations in operational and management practices, materials, testing, and technological advancements; enhances compliance by avoiding conflict between different versions of the same industry standards; and facilitates safety-focused allocation of resources by pipeline operators. PHMSA consequently concludes that each of the updated standards in this final rule will either maintain or enhance the protection of public safety and the environment. PHMSA further concludes that each of the final rule's updated standards are technically feasible, reasonable, cost-effective, and practicable because of their respective anticipated commercial, public safety, and environmental benefits; and because the benefits better support PHMSA's safety and environmental priorities compared to alternatives, thereby justifying any associated compliance costs.
Summary of the updated standards (see regulatory text for specific requirements):
| Organization | Title | IBR Approved for: |
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| American Petroleum Institute | API Specification 5L, Line Pipe, 46th edition, April 2018, including Errata 1 (May 2018). | §§ 192.55(e); 192.112(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e); 192.113; appendix B to part 192. § 195.106(b) and (e). |
| API Specification 6D, Specification for Pipeline and Piping Valves, 24th edition, August 2014, including Errata 1 through 10 (October 2014 through July 2021), Addendum 1 (March 2015), and Addendum 2 (June 2016). | § 192.145(a). § 195.116(d). | |
| API Standard 620, Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks, 12th edition, effective October 2013, including Addendum 1 (November 2014). | §§ 195.132(b); 195.205(b); 195.264(b), and (e); 195.307(b); 195.565; 195.579(d). | |
| API Standard 650, Welded Tanks for Oil Storage, 13th edition, March 2020, including Errata 1 (January 2021). | §§ 195.132(b); 195.205(b); 195.264(b), (e); 195.307(c), (d); 195.565; 195.579(d). | |
| API Recommended Practice 651, Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks, 4th edition, September 2014. | §§ 195.565 and 195.573(d). | |
| API Standard 1104, Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities, 21st edition, September 2013, including Errata 1 through 5 (April 2014 through September 2018), Addendum 1 (2014), and Addendum 2 (2016). | §§ 192.225(a); 192.227(a); 192.229(b) and (c); 192.241(c); appendix B to part 192. §§ 195.214(a); 195.222(a) and (b); 195.228(b). | |
| API Standard 2000, Venting Atmospheric and Low-pressure Storage Tanks, 7th Edition, March 2014, Reaffirmed April 2020. | § 195.264(e). | |
| API Recommended Practice 2026, ‘‘Safe Access/Egress Involving Floating Roofs of Storage Tanks in Petroleum Service’’, 3rd edition, June 2017. | § 195.405(b). | |
| API Standard 2350, ‘‘Overfill Prevention for Storage Tanks in Petroleum Facilities’’, 5th edition, September 2020 (API Std 2350), including Errata 1. | § 195.428(c). | |
| Association for Materials Protection and Performance | NACE SP0204–2015, Stress Corrosion Cracking (SSC) Direct Assessment Methodology, Revised March 14, 2015. | § 195.588(c). |
| The American Society of Mechanical Engineers | ASME/ANSI B16.5–2003, Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings, October 2004. | §§ 192.147(a); 192.607(f). |
| ASME B31.4–2006, Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and Other Liquids, October 20, 2006. | § 195.110(a). | |
| ASME B31.8–2018, Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems, Issued November 20, 2018. | §§ 192.112(b); 192.619(a). §§ 195.5(a); 195.406(a). | |
| ASME/ANSI B31.8S–2004, ‘‘Supplement to B31.8 on Managing System Integrity of Gas Pipelines’’, approved January 14, 2005. | §§ 192.714(d); 192.933(d). | |
| ASME B31.8S–2018, Managing System Integrity of Gas Pipelines, Issued November 28, 2018. | §§ 192.13(d); 192.714(c); 192.903 note to Potential impact radius; 192.907 introductory text and (b); 192.911 introductory text (i) and (k) through (m); 192.913(a) through (c); 192.917(a) through (e); 192.921(a); 192.923(b); 192.925(b); 192.933(c); 192.935(b); 192.937(c); 192.939(a); 192.945(a). | |
| ASME B36.10M–2018, Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe, Issued October 12, 2018. | § 192.279. | |
| ASTM International | ASTM A53/A53M–20, Standard Specification for Pipe Steel Black and Hot-Dipped Zinc-Coated Welded and Seamless, approved July 1, 2020. | § 192.113; appendix B to part 192. § 195.106(e). |
| ASTM A106/A106M–19A, Standard Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service, approved November 1, 2019. | § 192.113; appendix B to part 192. § 195.106(e). |
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| ASTM A333/A333M–18, Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Steel Pipe for Low-Temperature Service and Other Applications with Required Notch Toughness, approved November 1, 2018. | § 192.113; appendix B to part 192. § 195.106(e). |
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| ASTM A381/A381M–18, Standard Specification for Metal-Arc-Welded Carbon or High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Pipe for Use with High-Pressure Transmission Systems, approved November 1, 2018. | § 192.113; appendix B to part 192. § 195.106(e). |
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| ASTM A671/A671M–20, Standard Specification for Electric-Fusion-Welded Steel Pipe for Atmospheric and Lower Temperatures, approved March 1, 2020. | § 192.113; appendix B to part 192. § 195.106(e). |
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| ASTM A672/A672M–09, Standard Specification for Electric-Fusion-Welded Steel Pipe for High-Pressure Service at Moderate Temperatures, approved October 1, 2009. | § 195.106(e). | |
| ASTM A691/A691M–19, Standard Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Pipe, Electric-Fusion-Welded for High-Pressure Service at High Temperatures, approved November 1, 2019. | § 192.113; appendix B to part 192. § 195.106(e). |
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| Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry Inc. | ANSI/MSS SP–44–2019, Steel Pipeline Flanges, published April 2020. | § 192.147(a). |
| MSS SP–75–2019, Standard Practice High-Strength Wrought Butt-Welding Fittings, published December 2019. | § 195.118(a). | |
| National Fire Protection Association | NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, 2020 edition, effective August 25, 2019. | § 192.11. |
| NFPA 59, Utility LP-Gas Plant Code, 2018 edition, effective September 6, 2017. | § 192.11. | |
| NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2017 edition, effective August 24, 2016. | §§ 192.163(e); 192.189(c). |
Last updated: Monday, February 3, 2025