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General

Legacy ID
16
Show Effective Date
Off
Significant Regulatory Guidance
No

State Effort

While PHMSA is responsible for developing and publishing pipeline safety regulations, the pipeline safety statutes provide for States to assume intrastate regulatory, inspection, and enforcement responsibilities under an annual certification. If a State has a pipeline safety program certified by...

Federal Effort

PHMSA's Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is responsible for oversight of interstate pipeline systems as well as intrastate pipeline systems, except in states which are certified by PHMSA as a state partner. OPS inspectors primarily operate out of regional offices in Trenton, NJ; Atlanta, GA;...