1 Jul 2025
🛢️New Pipeline Safety Regulation Adjusts Filing Deadlines
Pipeline Safety: Rationalize Calculation of Regulatory Filing and Compliance Deadlines
Summary
This DFR amends PHMSA's procedural regulations to establish a rule of construction clarifying the operation of procedural filing deadlines scheduled to fall on weekends and Federal holidays.
Agencies
- Transportation Department
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Business Impact
$$ - Med
The regulatory text outlines a direct final rule that addresses procedural filing deadlines for pipeline safety regulations, deferring deadlines that fall on weekends or holidays to the next business day. This change will help businesses avoid incurring additional costs associated with accelerating workstreams, thus having a positive financial impact on pipeline operators.