G/TBT/N/USA/1117/Add.8  
 
26 August 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  26 August 2022, 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: 24 August 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 24 May 2023  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-08-24/html/202 2-17031.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-08-24/pdf/2022 -17031.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/final_measure/22_5825_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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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 Transmission Pipelines: Repair Criteria, Integrity 
Management Improvements, Cathodic Protection, Management of Change, 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 Pipel ine Safety Regulations to improve the safety of 
onshore gas transmission pipelines. This final rule addresses several lessons learned following the 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company incident that occurred in San Bruno, California, on 9 September 
2010, and r esponds to public input received as part of the rulemaking process. The amendments in 
 
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  this final rule clarify certain integrity management provisions, codify a management of change 
process, update and bolster gas transmission pipeline corrosion control req uirements, require 
operators to inspect pipelines following extreme weather events, strengthen integrity management 
assessment requirements, adjust the repair criteria for high -consequence areas, create new repair 
criteria for non -high consequence areas, a nd revise or create specific definitions related to the above 
amendments.  
DATES: The final rule is effective 24 May 2023. The incorporation by reference of certain publications 
listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 24  May 2023. The 
incorporation by reference of other publications listed in this rule was approved by the Director of 
the Federal Register on 1 July 2020.  
This current final rule as well as the "final rule; response to petition for reconsideration; enforceme nt 
discretion; technical corrections" notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1117/Add.7 , an earlier final rule notified 
as G/TBT/N/USA/1117/Add.6 , the notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1117 , 
the extension of comment period fo r the proposed rule 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 all 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 notif ied in G/TBT/N/USA/1117/Add.3  and G/TBT/N/USA/1117/Add.5  are ident ified 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 prim ary 
and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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