1 Jul 2025
🚧Pipeline Safety Standards Update
Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-API Spec 6D
Summary
This DFR amends PHMSA's regulations to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard API Spec 6D, Specification for Valves. This updated standard will maintain or improve public safety, prevent regulatory confusion, reduce compliance burdens on stakeholders, and satisfy a mandate in the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) of 1995.
Agencies
- Transportation Department
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Business Impact
$$$ - High
This regulatory update requires compliance with the new API Spec 6D industry standard, impacting financial and operational strategies for pipeline operators to ensure safety and reduce costs related to regulatory burdens. Stakeholders must adapt to these updated standards by the effective date of January 1, 2026.