G/TBT/N/USA/1117/Add.6  
 
17  November 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  16 November 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 15 November 2021  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 16 May 2022  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-11-15/html/2021 -24240.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-11-15/pdf/2021 -24240.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/final_measure/21_7173_00_
e.pdf 
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Gathering Pipelines: Extension of Reporting 
Requirements, Regulation of Large, High -Pressure Lines, and Other Related Amendments  
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT)  
ACTION: Final rule  
SUMMARY: PHMSA is revising the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations to improve the safety of 
onshore gas gathering pipelines. This final rule addresses Congressional mandates, Government 
Accountability Office recommenda tions, and public input received as part of the rulemaking process. 
The amendments in this final rule extend reporting requirements to all gas gathering operators and 
 
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  apply a set of minimum safety requirements to certain gas gathering pipelines with large diameters 
and high operating pressures. The rule does not affect offshore gas gathering pipelines.  
DATES: The effective date of this final rule is 16 May 2022. The Director of the Federal Register 
approved the incorporation by reference of certain material  listed in this rule as of 14 April 2006.  
This final rule and the  notice of proposed rulemaking notified as  G/TBT/N/USA/1117 , the proposed 
rule; extension of comment period notified as  G/TBT/N/USA/1117/Add.1 , the final rule notified 
as G/TBT/N/USA/1117/Add.2  and the final rule; petition for reconsideration notified 
as G/TBT/N/USA/1117/ Add.4  are identified by Docket Number PHMSA -2011-0023. The Docket 
Folder is available  on Regulations.gov at  https://www.regulations.gov/docket/PHMSA -2011-
0023/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments 
received.  Documents are also accessible from  Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
The actions notified in G/TBT/N/USA/1117/Add.3  and G/TBT/N/USA/1117/Add.5  are identified by 
Docket Number PHMSA -2019-0225.   The Docket Folder is available  on Regulations.gov 
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/PHMSA -2019-0225/document  and provides access to 
primary and supp orting documents as well as comments received.  Documents are also accessible 
from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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