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U.S. Department of Transportation
1. Committee's Official Designation. The Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC), informally known as the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC).
2. Authority....
49 U.S.C. § 60115
Pipeline Safety Statutes (49 U.S.C. Chapters 601 & 603)
PHMSA currently incorporates by reference into 49 CFR Parts 192, 193, and 195 all or parts of more than 80 standards and specifications developed and published by standard developing organizations (SDO's). In...
Feb 28, 2017
INDEX TO PREEMPTION OF STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION LAW(49 U.S.C. §§ 5101-5128)
This document contains an alphabetized subject matter index of issues arising under the preemption provisions of the Federal...
The Office of Pipeline Safety's Standards & Rulemaking division periodically issues rulemaking documents that propose or adopt changes to the regulations. You may participate in the rulemaking process by filing written comments on any rulemaking document that asks for comments,...
A special permit (previously called a waiver) is an order that waives or modifies compliance with a regulatory requirement if the pipeline operator requesting it demonstrates the need and PHMSA determines that granting a special permit would be consistent with pipeline safety....
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has new authority under 49 U.S.C. § 60118(c) to grant special permits in emergency situations. The information in the article should help operators in requesting an emergency special permit.
What is an Emergency Special...