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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is issuing supplementary regulatory guidance documents in the form of additional frequently asked questions (FAQs). The first set of FAQs related to this rule were posted to the docket on September 16, 2020. This second batch of FAQs (Batch-2 FAQs) is intended to further help owners and operators of gas pipelines comply with revisions to the pipeline safety standards in 49 CFR Part 192. These standards were amended on October 1, 2019, by the final rule entitled "Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: MAOP Reconfirmation, Expansion of Assessment Requirements, and Other Related Amendments" (84 FR 52180) (Final Rule). Using a similar review process as the first batch of FAQs (Batch-1 FAQs), the draft Batch-2 FAQs were posted to a PHMSA docket for public comment on December 21, 2020. PHMSA considered the comments received by March 16, 2021 along with the results of recent "pilot" inspections of pipeline operators to finalize the Batch-2 FAQs. Both Batch-1 and Batch-2 FAQs are published on the PHMSA website at https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/guidance. These draft Batch-2 FAQs are intended to supplement the Batch-1 FAQs and are not intended to replace or revise any previously issued guidance.
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