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21
Archived Rulemaking: Transportation of Gas or Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline; Nondestructive Testing
This notice proposes to allow some exception to the requirements to nondestructively test 100 percent of the girth welds in certain onshore locations. In cases where testing 100 percent isimpracticable, testing less than 100 percent would be allowed-so long as at ...
Archived Rulemaking: Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline; Ovality of Field Bends in Steel Pipe
This amendment removes the ovality limitation requirement of 2/2 percent of the nominal diameter for a field bend made in steel pipe during construction of transmission lines and mains. This limitation was operational in origin (i.e., to permit the passage of ...
Archived Rulemaking: Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline; Regulation of intrastate Pipelines
The existing Federal safety standards for pipelines transporting hazardous liquids apply to pipelines operating in interstate or foreign commerce. This final rule extends the applicability of these standards to include pipelines transporting hazardous liquids...
Archived Rulemaking: Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline; Recordkeeplng and Accident Reporting
This final rule (1) reduces the overall recordkeeping raquirements and simplifies and modifies the accident reporting requirements for operators of interstate pipelines that transport petroleum, petroleum products, or anhydrous ammonia, and (2) makes these...
Archived Rulemaking: Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline; Confirmation or Revision of Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure for Gas Pipelines
This advance notice invites comments on whether it is necessary for safety to confirm or revise the maximum allowable operating pressure of gas pipelines in the vicinity of isolatedbuildings or outdoor places of assembly where 20 or more people gather in normal use...