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2025 IBR Standards Update Rules Communication

Operator compliance with the pipeline safety regulations is critical to preventing pipeline accidents and incidents. Goals of PHMSA's outreach program for the 2025 IBR Standards Update Rulemaking are to expand awareness and knowledge of the IBR Standards Update final rules and the new gas distribution, gas transmission and hazardous liquid operator requirements to PHMSA stakeholders through outreach and education by:

2025 IBR Standards Update Fact Sheet

Objectives

This final rule incorporates by reference more than 35 new or updated voluntary, consensus industry technical standards (updated industry standards) within the PSRs (49 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) parts 190-199).

2025 IBR Standards Update Rule Overview

Objectives

PHMSA published several rules in 2025 to update 37 reference standards under 49 CFR Parts 192 & 195. A series of Direct-to-Final rules was published on July 1, 2025, including 18 standards. On August 21, 2025, RIN 2137-AF49, known as Periodic Standards Update II, was published and includes 19 additional standards and other amendments.