1 Jul 2025
🚧Proposed Pipeline Safety Exception for In-Plant Piping Systems
Pipeline Safety: Exception for In-Plant Piping Systems
Summary
This NPRM proposes to codify an exception for in-plant piping systems into the gas pipeline safety regulations. The proposed exception is consistent with prior guidance and a similar provision in the hazardous liquid pipeline safety regulations.
Agencies
- Transportation Department
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Business Impact
$$ - Med
This NPRM allows for an exception for in-plant piping systems under gas pipeline safety regulations, potentially reducing compliance burdens for gas pipeline facility operators and optimizing cost implications related to safety regulations.