G/TBT/N/USA/2118  
7 May 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT) [2150]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to h andle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Pipeline 
safety; Accident and disaster control (ICS code(s): 13.200); Pipeline components and 
pipelines (ICS code(s): 23.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Pipeline Safety: 
Periodic Updates of Regulatory References to Technica l Standards and Miscellaneous 
Amendments; (21 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Final rule - PHMSA is amending the Federal pipeline safety 
regulations (PSRs) to incorporate by reference all or parts of more than 20 new or updated 
voluntary, consensus industry technicalstandards. This action allows pipeline operators to 
use current technologies, improved materials, and updated industry and management 
practices. Additionally, PHMSA is clarifying certain regulatory provisions and making 
several editorial corrections.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
89 Federal Register (FR) 33264, 29 April 2024; Title 49  Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Parts 192, and 195: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-04-29/html/2024 -08624.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-04-29/pdf/2024 -08624.pdf  
Pipeline Safety: Periodic Updates of Regulatory References to Technical Standards and 
Miscellaneous Amendments; Notice of proposed rulem aking published 15 January 2021:  G/TBT/N/USA/2118  
 
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  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-01-15/html/2020 -28785.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-01-15/pdf/2020 -28785.pdf  
This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking are identified by Docket Number 
PHMSA -2016-0002.  The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/PHMSA -2016-0002/document  and provides access 
to primary a nd supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also 
accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  28 June 2024 
Proposed date of entry into force:  28 June 2024  
10. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/24_03123_00_e.pdf