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Valve Rule Overview

PHMSA is revising the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations applicable to most newly constructed and entirely replaced onshore gas transmission, and hazardous liquid pipelines with diameters of 6 inches or greater. In the revised regulations, PHMSA requires operators of these lines to install...

TransCanada Keystone RCFA

As required by an amended Corrective Action Order (ACAO) following the December 2022 failure of its Keystone pipeline and a release of almost 13,000 barrels of crude oil near Washington, KS, TC Oil Pipeline Operations, Inc. has submitted a Root Cause Failure Analysis to PHMSA and a redacted copy...

Pipeline Rulemaking Implementation

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety, provides technical information on selected pipeline safety topics. This information is oriented primarily toward operators to provide information useful for complying with the pipeline safety regulations; however, all stakeholders may find this material informative. This site is updated as needed to reflect new developments or to include information pertinent to these topics.

PHMSA Denial of Application for Renewal of DOT-SP 20534

This is in response to your November 29, 2021 Application for Renewal of DOT-SP 20534, which was issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on December 5, 2019 and expired by its terms on November 30, 2021.1 In accordance with 49 CFR 107.113(e) and (g), PHMSA...