1 Jul 2025
🚧Update on Pipeline Safety Standards
Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-API STD 620
Summary
This DFR amends PHMSA's regulations to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard API STD 620, Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks. 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
$$ - Med
The content discusses regulatory updates to pipeline safety standards which will affect compliance requirements for businesses involved in pipeline operations. The incorporation of the updated API Standard 620 aims to reduce compliance burdens and increase safety, with potential cost implications for operators.