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(ii) An assessment of how the waiver 

may impact DoD’s European energy 

resilience strategy. 

(ii) An explanation of the measures 

DoD is taking to mitigate the risk of 

using Russian Federation furnished 

energy. 

225.70XX–4 Solicitation provision and 

contract clause. 

Unless a waiver has been granted in 

accordance with 225.70XX–3— 

(a) Use the provision at 252.225– 

70XX, Representation Regarding 

Prohibition on Use of Certain Energy 

Sourced from Inside the Russian 

Federation, in solicitations, including 

solicitations using FAR part 12 

procedures for the acquisition of 

commercial items and solicitations at or 

below the simplified acquisition 

threshold, that are for the acquisition of 

furnished energy for a covered military 

installation; and 

(b) Use the clause at 252.225–70YY, 

Prohibition on Use of Certain Energy 

Sourced from Inside the Russian 

Federation, in solicitations and 

contracts, including solicitations and 

contracts using FAR part 12 procedures 

for the acquisition of commercial items 

and solicitations and contracts at or 

below the simplified acquisition 

threshold, that are for the acquisition of 

furnished energy for a covered military 

installation. 

PART 252—SOLICITATION 

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT 

CLAUSES 

■ 4. Add section 252.225–70XX to read 

as follows: 

252.225–70XX Representation Regarding 

Prohibition on Use of Certain Energy 

Sourced from Inside the Russian 

Federation. 

As prescribed in 225.70XX–4(a), use 

the following provision: 

REPRESENTATION REGARDING 

PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN 

ENERGY SOURCED FROM INSIDE 

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (DATE) 

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— 

Covered military installation means a 

military installation in Europe identified by 

DoD as a main operating base. 

Furnished energy means energy furnished 

to a covered military installation in any form 

and for any purpose, including heating, 

cooling, and electricity. 

Main operating base means a facility 

outside the United States and its territories 

with permanently stationed operating forces 

and robust infrastructure. 

(b) Prohibition. In accordance with section 

2821 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub. L. 116–92), 

contracts for the acquisition of furnished 

energy for a covered military installation 

shall not use any energy sourced from inside 

the Russian Federation as a means of 

generating the furnished energy for the 

covered military installation, unless a waiver 

is approved. The prohibition— 

(1) Applies to all forms of energy that are 

furnished to a covered military installation; 

and 

(2) Does not apply to a third party that uses 

it to create some other form of energy (e.g., 

heating, cooling, or electricity). 

(c) Representation. By submission of its 

offer, the Offeror represents that the Offeror 

will not use or provide any energy sourced 

from inside the Russian Federation as a 

means of generating the furnished energy for 

the covered military installation in the 

performance of any contract, subcontract, or 

other contractual instrument resulting from 

this solicitation. 

(End of provision) 

■ 5. Add section 252.225–70YY to read 

as follows: 

252.225–70YY Prohibition on Use of 

Certain Energy Sourced from Inside the 

Russian Federation. 

As prescribed in 225.70XX–4(b), use 

the following clause: 

PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN 

ENERGY SOURCED FROM INSIDE 

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (DATE) 

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— 

Covered military installation means a 

military installation in Europe identified by 

DoD as a main operating base. 

Furnished energy means energy furnished 

to a covered military installation in any form 

and for any purpose, including heating, 

cooling, and electricity. 

Main operating base means a facility 

outside the United States and its territories 

with permanently stationed operating forces 

and robust infrastructure. 

(b) Prohibition. In accordance with section 

2821 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub. L. 116–92), the 

Contractor shall not use in the performance 

of this contract any energy sourced from 

inside the Russian Federation as a means of 

generating the furnished energy for the 

covered military installation unless a waiver 

is approved. The prohibition— 

(1) Applies to all forms of energy that are 

furnished to a covered military installation; 

and 

(2) Does not apply to a third party that uses 

it to create some other form of energy (e.g., 

heating, cooling, or electricity). 

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall 

insert the substance of this clause, including 

this paragraph (c), in subcontracts and other 

commercial instruments that are for 

furnished energy at a covered military 

installation, including subcontracts and 

commercial instruments for commercial 

items. 

(End of clause) 

[FR Doc. 2021–00615 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

49 CFR Parts 191, 192, and 195 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2016–0002] 

RIN 2137–AF13 

Pipeline Safety: Periodic Updates of 

Regulatory References to Technical 

Standards and Miscellaneous 

Amendments 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: PHMSA is proposing to 

incorporate by reference more than 20 

consensus standards into the Federal 

pipeline safety regulations. This notice 

of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) would 

incorporate by reference a new, 

updated, or reaffirmed edition of each 

consensus standard. This NPRM would 

also make non-substantive corrections 

to clarify regulatory language in certain 

provisions. These editorial changes are 

minor and would not require pipeline 

operators to undertake new pipeline 

safety initiatives. 

DATES: Persons interested in submitting 

comments on this NPRM must do so by 

March 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. PHMSA–2016– 

0002, by any of the following methods: 

• E-Gov Web: http://

www.regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. Follow the online instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management System: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: DOT Docket 

Management System: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9:00 

a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Instructions: Identify the Docket 

No. PHMSA–2016–0002, at the 

beginning of your comments. If you 

submit your comments by mail, submit 

two copies. If you wish to receive 

confirmation that PHMSA received your 

comments, include a self-addressed 

stamped postcard. Internet users may 

submit comments at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

• Note: All comments received are 

posted without edits to http:// 

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1OMB (February 10, 1998), Federal Participation 

in the Development and Use of Voluntary 

Consensus Standards and in Conformity 

Assessment Activities (Circular No. A–119). 

Retrieved from: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2017/11/Circular-119-1.pdf. 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading below. 

• Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

rulemaking process. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. 

• Confidential Business Information: 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

is commercial or financial information 

that is both customarily and actually 

treated as private by its owner. Under 

the Freedom of Information Act (5 

U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public 

disclosure. If your comments in 

response to this notice contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to this 

notice, it is important that you clearly 

designate the submitted comments as 

CBI. Pursuant to 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) § 190.343, you may 

ask PHMSA to provide confidential 

treatment to information you give to the 

agency by taking the following steps: (1) 

Mark each page of the original 

document submission containing CBI as 

‘‘Confidential;’’ (2) send PHMSA a copy 

of the original document with the CBI 

deleted along with the original, 

unaltered document; and (3) explain 

why the information you are submitting 

is CBI. Unless you are notified 

otherwise, PHMSA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under the Freedom of Information Act 

and they will not be placed in the 

public docket of this notice. 

Submissions containing CBI should be 

sent to Amy E. Allen, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, DOT: PHMSA—PHP–30, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. Any 

commentary PHMSA receives that is not 

specifically designated as CBI will be 

placed in the public docket. 

• Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

Alternatively, you may review the 

documents in person at the street 

address listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Technical Information: Rod Seeley by 

phone at 713–272–2852 or via email at 

Rodrick.M.Seeley@dot.gov. 

Regulatory Information: Amy E. Allen 

by phone at 202–680–2966 or via email 

at Amy.Allen@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Background 

A. History of Incorporation by Reference 

B. Availability of Materials to Interested 

Parties 

II. Summary of Standards Incorporated by 

Reference 

A. American Petroleum Institute 

B. American Society of Mechanical 

Engineers 

C. ASTM International 

D. Manufacturers Standardization Society 

of the Valve and Fittings Industry 

E. NACE International 

F. National Fire Protection Association 

III. Miscellaneous Amendments 

IV. Regulatory Analyses and Notices 

A. Summary/Legal Authority for This 

Rulemaking 

B. Executive Order 12866 and DOT 

Policies and Procedures for Rulemaking 

C. Executive Order 13771 

D. Executive Order 13132 

E. Executive Order 13175 

F. Regulatory Flexibility Act, Executive 

Order 13272, and DOT Procedures and 

Policies 

G. Paperwork Reduction Act 

H. Regulation Identifier Number 

I. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

J. Privacy Act Statement 

K. Environmental Assessment 

L. Executive Order 13211 

M. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

List of Subjects 

I. Background 

A. History of Incorporation by Reference 

Voluntary consensus standards are 

technical standards developed or 

adopted by domestic and international 

standards development organizations 

(SDOs). These organizations use agreedupon procedures to update and revise 

their published standards every three to 

five years to reflect modern technology 

and best technical practices. 

The National Technology Transfer 

and Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA) 

(Pub. L. 104–113; March 7, 1996) directs 

Federal agencies to use voluntary 

consensus standards and design 

specifications developed by voluntary 

consensus standard bodies instead of 

government-developed voluntary 

technical standards when appropriate. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Circular A–119: Federal 

Participation in the Development and 

Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards 

and in Conformity Assessment 

Activities sets the policy for Federal use 

and development of voluntary 

consensus standards.1

Material that is incorporated by 

reference (IBR) is treated as if it was 

published in the Federal Register and 

the CFR. Therefore, like any other rule 

issued in the Federal Register, a 

voluntary consensus standard that has 

been incorporated by reference has the 

force and effect of law. Congress 

authorized incorporation by reference to 

reduce the volume of material published 

in the Federal Register and the CFR (see 

5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51) and 

granted authority to the Director of the 

Federal Register to determine whether a 

proposed IBR serves the public interest. 

Unless expressly provided otherwise in 

a regulation, if a provision of a standard 

incorporated by reference conflicts with 

a regulation, the regulation takes 

precedence. 

New or updated pipeline standards 

often incorporate new technologies, 

materials, management practices, and 

other innovations that improve the 

safety and operations of pipelines and 

pipeline facilities. Because the Federal 

pipeline safety regulations (PSRs), 

located in 49 CFR parts 190–199, 

involve a great deal of technical subject 

matter, PHMSA has incorporated by 

reference more than 80 standards and 

specifications into the regulations. 

PHMSA regularly reviews newer 

editions of currently referenced 

consensus standards and issues 

regulations to incorporate by reference 

updated standards where appropriate. 

This ensures that the PSRs incorporate 

and facilitate use of the latest safety 

innovations and materials. In addition 

to the improvements in the documents 

themselves, adopting more recent 

editions of consensus standards 

prevents conflicts with other standards 

operators and suppliers may be 

complying with voluntarily and avoids 

confusion that can arise when standards 

required by the regulations are out of 

date. The lists of publications that 

PHMSA has incorporated by reference 

into part 192 (regulating the 

transportation of natural gas and other 

gas by pipeline) and 195 (regulating the 

transportation of hazardous liquids by 

pipeline) are found at §§ 192.7 and 

195.3, respectively. 

PHMSA employees participate in 25 

national SDOs that address the design, 

construction, maintenance, inspection, 

operation, and repair of pipeline 

facilities. These subject matter experts 

represent the agency and participate in 

discussions and technical debates, 

register opinions, and vote in 

accordance with the procedures of the 

standards body at each stage of the 

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standards development process (unless 

prohibited from doing so by law). 

PHMSA participates in this process to 

ensure that the agency’s safety priorities 

are considered and to avoid the need to 

develop separate, government-unique 

standards. PHMSA’s participation does 

not imply that the agency agrees with or 

endorses all decisions reached by such 

organizations. PHMSA adopts only 

those portions of consensus standards 

that adequately protect public safety 

and the environment. 

PHMSA periodically undertakes a 

rulemaking to IBR updated consensus 

standards. The standards proposed in 

this rulemaking have been reviewed by 

PHMSA personnel and are considered 

appropriate to incorporate into the CFR. 

Previous updates to incorporate 

consensus standards by reference were 

published on August 6, 2015 (80 FR 

46847 (correction)), January 5, 2015 (80 

FR 168), August 11, 2010 (75 FR 48593), 

February 1, 2007 (72 FR 4655 

(correction)), June 9, 2006 (71 FR 

33402), June 14, 2004 (69 FR 32886), 

February 17, 1998 (63 FR 7721), and 

May 24, 1996 (61 FR 26121). 

B. Availability of Materials to Interested 

Parties 

PHMSA currently incorporates by 

reference into parts 192, 193, and 195 

all or parts of more than 80 standards 

and specifications developed and 

published by SDOs. In general, SDOs 

update and revise their published 

standards every two to five years to 

reflect modern technology and best 

technical practices. ASTM International 

(ASTM, formerly the American Society 

for Testing and Materials) often updates 

some of its more widely used standards 

every year. Sometimes, multiple 

editions are published in a given year. 

In accordance with the NTTAA, 

PHMSA has the responsibility for 

determining which standards should be 

added, updated, or removed. PHMSA 

handles revisions to materials 

incorporated by reference in the PSRs 

via the rulemaking process, which 

allows the public and regulated entities 

the opportunity to provide input. 

During the rulemaking process, PHMSA 

must also obtain approval from the 

Office of the Federal Register to make 

changes regarding materials 

incorporated by reference. 

Pursuant to Section 24 of the Pipeline 

Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job 

Creation Act of 2011, Public Law 112– 

90, 49 U.S.C. 60102(p), as amended, 

‘‘the Secretary may not issue a 

regulation pursuant to this chapter that 

incorporates by reference any 

documents or portions thereof unless 

the documents or portions thereof are 

made available to the public, free of 

charge.’’ On November 7, 2014, the 

Office of the Federal Register issued a 

final rule that revised 1 CFR 51.5 to 

require that Federal agencies ‘‘discuss, 

in the preamble of the proposed rule, 

the ways that the materials it proposes 

to incorporate by reference are 

reasonably available to interested 

parties or how it worked to make those 

materials reasonably available to 

interested parties’’ (79 FR 66267). 

To meet the requirements of Section 

24, PHMSA negotiated agreements with 

all but one of the SDOs with standards 

incorporated by reference in the PSRs to 

make viewable copies of those standards 

available to the public at no cost. The 

organizations that agreed to the 

requirements of Section 24 are: The 

American Petroleum Institute (API), the 

American Gas Association (AGA), 

ASTM, the Gas Technology Institute 

(GTI), the Manufacturers 

Standardization Society of the Valve 

and Fittings Industry, Inc. (MSS), NACE 

International (NACE), and the National 

Fire Protection Association (NFPA). As 

of the date of publication, PHMSA was 

not able to reach an agreement with the 

American Society of Mechanical 

Engineers (ASME). Each organization’s 

mailing address and website is listed in 

49 CFR parts 192, 193 and 195. 

In addition, PHMSA will provide 

temporary access to any standard which 

is incorporated by reference or proposed 

for incorporation. To gain temporary 

access to standards, including those 

from ASME, please email 

phmsastandards@dot.gov with your 

request. You must include your phone 

number and physical address, and an 

email address where we should send a 

response. PHMSA will respond within 

five business days and provide access to 

the standard. 

II. Summary of Standards Incorporated 

by Reference Proposed To Be Updated 

This list includes the title of each 

standard affected by this NPRM, the 

edition PHMSA proposes to incorporate, 

a summary of the standard, the 

previously incorporated version (if 

applicable), and the sections in the CFR 

where the standards are referenced. The 

omission of a new edition of a standard 

in this NPRM does not imply that 

PHMSA has reviewed and rejected that 

document. In this NPRM, PHMSA 

proposes to incorporate the following 

updated editions of technical standards 

currently incorporated by reference in 

parts 192 and 195: 

A. American Petroleum Institute (API) 

1. API Recommended Practice 651, 

Cathodic Protection of Aboveground 

Petroleum Storage Tanks 

PHMSA proposes to incorporate by 

reference API Recommended Practice 

(RP) 651, ‘‘Cathodic Protection of 

Aboveground Petroleum Storage 

Tanks,’’ 4th edition, September 2014 

into §§ 195.565 and 195.573(d). 

Cathodic protection is a method of 

protecting metallic pipelines from 

corrosion. This RP contains: (1) 

Procedures and practices for effective 

corrosion control on aboveground 

storage tank bottoms using cathodic 

protection; (2) provisions for the 

application of cathodic protection to 

existing and new aboveground storage 

tanks; and (3) information and guidance 

for cathodic protection specific to 

aboveground metallic storage tanks in 

hydrocarbon service. 

The amendments in the 4th edition of 

API RP 651 are primarily minor 

technical improvements and editorial 

revisions. These improvements include 

more specific details throughout and 

more conservative consideration of 

cathodic protection based on pad 

material, product temperature, and tank 

size. These corrosion-controlrequirement updates improve safety and 

the clarity and technical accuracy of the 

document. 

[Replaces IBR: ANSI/API 

Recommended Practice 651, ‘‘Cathodic 

Protection of Aboveground Petroleum 

Storage Tanks,’’ 3rd edition, January 

2007, (ANSI/API RP 651).] 

2. API Recommended Practice 2026, 

‘‘Safe Access/Egress Involving Floating 

Roofs of Storage Tanks in Petroleum 

Service’’ 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

API RP 2026, ‘‘Safe Access/Egress 

Involving Floating Roofs of Storage 

Tanks in Petroleum Service,’’ 3rd 

edition, June 2017 into § 195.405(b). The 

3rd edition of API RP 2026 (formerly 

API Publication 2026) addresses the 

hazards associated with access/egress 

onto external and internal floating roofs 

of in-service petroleum storage tanks. In 

a floating roof tank, the roof floats on 

top of product in the tank and rises and 

lowers with the level of product in the 

storage tank. Floating roofs minimize 

the creation of hazardous vapors above 

the product. A floating roof can be 

designed for use on a tank with no fixed 

roof (an external floating roof) or inside 

a tank with a fixed roof (internal floating 

roof). 

Work tasks requiring access to floating 

roofs poses unique safety hazards to 

maintenance personnel. These include 

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2On May 1, 2019, PHMSA issued a notice to 

natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline operators 

alerting them that PHMSA would exercise 

enforcement discretion if an operator did not 

comply with API Specification 5L, 45th edition, 

provided that the operator could ‘‘demonstrate 

compliance with the more stringent provisions of 

API Spec 5L, 46th edition, April 2018, including 

Errata 1 (May 2018).’’ [https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/ 

sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standardsrulemaking/pipeline/71236/stay-enforcement-apispecification-5l.pdf]. PHMSA indicated in the 

notice of enforcement discretion that it was 

intended to remain in effect until PHMSA took final 

action on incorporating the 46th edition in a 

rulemaking. A copy of the notice of enforcement 

discretion is included in the docket. 

3A full opening valve is designed with an 

opening that is unobstructed when the valve is in 

the open position. The opening must be not smaller 

than the inside diameter of the end connections. 

The bore refers to the minimum inside diameter of 

valve, including the size of the opening. 

confined space hazards, hazardous 

atmospheric conditions such as 

flammable or toxic vapors, and various 

physical hazards depending on the 

design and condition of the tank. The 

document identifies a number of these 

potential hazards and prescribes 

practices, procedures, and tests, which 

are required to mitigate these hazards 

and perform work safely. In the 

regulations, operators are required to 

use API RP 2026 to consider the hazards 

associated with performing maintenance 

on in-service hazardous liquid storage 

tanks and identify applicable hazardous 

conditions, safety practices, and 

procedures in their procedure manual. 

The 3rd edition of API RP 2026 

includes several minor, primarily 

editorial updates. These include minor 

revisions to the definitions, eliminating 

references to NFPA 70 and NFPA 325M, 

changes to terminology such as 

replacing the phrase ‘‘lower flammable 

limits’’ to the phrase ‘‘lower explosive 

limits,’’ and additional clarifications to 

conditions in Section 7.1.4. The 

clarified conditions include 

atmospheric, working, tank service, 

operating, product loading, and physical 

conditions. In general, these 

clarifications mean that individuals 

must make sure hazards are addressed 

and potential sources of hazards or 

vapor ignition have been properly 

secured before they go onto a tank 

floating roof. These minor changes 

improve the usability of the document. 

[Replaces IBR: API Publication 2026, 

‘‘Safe Access/Egress Involving Floating 

Roofs of Storage Tanks in Petroleum 

Tanks,’’ 2nd edition, April 1998 

(Reaffirmed June 2006).] 

3. API Specification 5L, Specification 

for Line Pipe 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

by reference API Specification (Spec) 

5L, ‘‘Specification for Line Pipe,’’ 46th 

edition, April 2018, including Errata 1 

(May 2018) into §§ 192.55(e); 192.112(a), 

(b), (d), (e); 192.113; Item I, Appendix B 

of part 192; and 195.106(b) and (e). API 

Spec 5L is the primary manufacturing 

specification for seamless and welded 

steel pipe for use in both gas and 

hazardous liquid pipeline transportation 

systems. The specification does not 

cover cast pipe and non-steel pipe. The 

specification includes requirements for 

pipe material, manufacturing, quality 

control and testing, inspection, and pipe 

marking. 

The 46th edition of API Spec 5L 

includes slightly strengthening the pipe 

end straightness tolerance requirement 

from 4 mm maximum of deflection 

within 1 meter of each end to 3.2 mm 

maximum of deflection within 1.5 

meters of each end, and clarifies how to 

define and measure end-squareness. 

Additionally, it includes some editorial 

revisions consistent with changes to API 

style guidelines. 

The specification also contains two 

new annexes: (1) Annex M— 

Specification for Welded Jointers and 

(2) Annex N—Pipe Ordered for 

Applications Requiring Longitudinal 

Plastic Strain Capacity. Annex M adds 

requirements for pipe manufacturers 

making welded jointers, which are short 

pieces of pipe welded together to form 

one joint. Welded jointers are similar to 

double jointing except that typically 

double jointing is not done by the 

manufacturer. Before this annex, 5L had 

no requirements for testing the jointed 

welds nor how they should be marked. 

Annex N adds baseline requirements for 

pipe manufactured for strain-based 

design (SBD) projects. SBD is used for 

pipelines that may see high levels of 

strain due to pipe movement from 

geotechnical forces; few onshore 

pipelines in the continental United 

States see these strains and instead use 

conventional stress-based design. Part 

192 does not permit SBD, except under 

special permit; however, the new 

annexes do enhance pipeline safety 

under the circumstances to which they 

are applicable. 

[Replaces IBR: API Specification 5L, 

‘‘Specification for Line Pipe,’’ 45th 

edition, July 2013, (ANSI/API Spec 

5L).] 2

4. API Specification 6D, Specification 

for Pipeline and Piping Valves 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

API Specification (Spec) 6D, 

‘‘Specification for Pipeline and Piping 

Valves,’’ 24th edition, August 2014, 

including Errata 1 (October 2014), Errata 

2 (December 2014), Errata 3 (February 

2015), Errata 4 (June 2015), Errata 5 

(July 2015), Errata 6 (September 2015), 

Errata 7 (June 2016), Errata 8 (August 

2016), Errata 9 (March 2017), 

Addendum 1 (March 2015), and 

Addendum 2 (June 2016) into 

§§ 192.145(a) and 195.116(d). API Spec 

6D defines the design, manufacturing, 

assembly, testing, and documentation 

requirements for valves used in pipeline 

systems. PHMSA requires all valves on 

gas pipeline systems, other than those 

made of cast-iron or plastic, to meet the 

requirements of API Spec 6D or a 

national or international standard that 

provides an equivalent performance 

level. Liquid pipeline valves must be 

shell-tested and seat-tested in 

accordance with API Spec 6D. 

The valve shell test or body test is 

conducted based on the valve 

manufacturer’s approved test procedure 

and Section 9.3 of API Spec 6D. In the 

valve shell test, the valve ends are 

closed and the valve is put in a partially 

open position. The valve body is 

hydrostatically tested with a test 

pressure of at least 1.5 times the 

pressure rating of the valve body. The 

result of the test is satisfactory if no 

visible leak is observed from the valve 

body, packing gland, or elsewhere. This 

test ensures that the valve body will not 

fail and leak product into the 

surrounding environment at the 

pressure rating. 

The valve seat leak test is performed 

after successful completion of valve 

shell test. During this test, the valve is 

completely closed. The inlet of the valve 

is hydrostatically tested with a test 

pressure of at least 1.1 times the 

pressure rating of the valve. The valve 

passes the seat test if the measured 

leakage does not exceed the maximum 

values in section 9.4.3 of the standard. 

Block valves must be seat tested for each 

intended fluid flow direction. This test 

ensures that a block valve will 

adequately stop the flow of product 

through the valve when it is closed. 

The 24th edition of API Spec 6D 

includes several clarifications, safety 

improvements, and editorial revisions. 

Safety improvements include clarified 

bore tolerance specifications for fullopening valves,3 and new procedures 

for installers when no minimum bore 

tolerances are listed in the specification. 

Additionally, the 24th edition prohibits 

designing flanged valves with 

intermediate pressure ratings. The 

flanges used to connect such valves to 

other components have standardized 

pressure specifications. Prohibiting 

flanged valves with an intermediate 

pressure rating avoids potentially 

dangerous situations, like transferring 

such a valve to an application with 

pressure that is within the design limits 

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4Seismic Use Groups (SUGs) are defined in API 

Std 650 at EC.3 and are used to classify tanks by 

the potential consequences of failure during a 

seismic event. Tanks designated as SUG III or SUG 

II serve public safety or public welfare functions, 

or pose a hazard to the public and lack secondary 

containment. SUG I is the default classification and 

includes most tanks with secondary containment 

and tanks without containment located in a 

terminal or industrial area away from public access. 

of the standard flanges, but exceeds the 

pressure rating of the valve to which the 

flanges are attached. Other 

improvements include adding a 

requirement that valve body and cover 

components be chosen based on the 

pressure-temperature rating of the 

material used, and requirements for 

valve cavity pressure relief devices. 

The 24th edition also includes new 

guidance and clarification regarding 

calibration, marking, and 

documentation requirements. The 

calibration provisions were updated to 

specify that calibration intervals should 

not exceed one year. The marking 

provisions were updated to provide 

more detailed information regarding the 

location, letter size, and the use of name 

plate markings for the smaller valves. 

Also, the provisions on the information 

that is provided with each valve were 

updated to include additional 

information that may be useful for 

installers, operators, and inspectors. 

[Replaces IBR: ANSI/API 

Specification 6D, ‘‘Specification for 

Pipeline Valves,’’ 23rd edition, October 

1, 2008, including Errata 1 (June 2008), 

Errata 2 (November 2008), Errata 3 

(February 2009), Errata 4 (April 2010), 

Errata 5 (November 2010), Errata 6 

(August 2011) Addendum 1 (October 

2009), Addendum 2 (August 2011), and 

Addendum 3 (October 2012), (API Spec 

6D).] 

5. API Standard 620, Design and 

Construction of Large, Welded, LowPressure Storage Tanks 

PHMSA proposes to incorporate by 

reference API Standard (Std) 620 

‘‘Design and Construction of Large, 

Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks,’’ 

12th edition, October 2013, including 

Addendum 1 (November 2014) into 

§§ 195.132 (b)(2); 195.205(b)(2); 

195.264(b)(1); 195.264(e)(3); 195.307(b); 

195.565; and 195.579(d). API Std 620 

specifies design, construction, and 

testing requirements for large, field 

assembled, welded steel tanks used to 

store petroleum, petroleum products, or 

other liquids used in the petrochemical 

industry. Tanks designed, constructed, 

and tested in accordance with API Std 

620 are rated to operate with a vapor 

pressure up to 15 psig and a metal 

temperature below 250 °F. 

The primary benefit of incorporating 

the 12th edition involves incorporating 

new materials and designs. These 

revisions include revised requirements 

for seismic loading design standards 

and more stringent design and testing 

standards for refrigerated tank systems. 

Specifically, the outer shell of double 

wall tanks must now meet most material 

and design requirements applicable to 

the inner shell of refrigerated tanks. 

Hazardous liquid breakout tanks 

typically do not require refrigeration 

and requirements for liquefied natural 

gas plants in part 193, including 

standards for refrigerated tanks, are 

being considered in a separate rule. 

Finally, the 12th edition adds standards 

for steel mixed materials storage tanks 

and duplex stainless-steel storage tanks, 

which were not previously included in 

the standard. 

[Replaces IBR: API Standard 620, 

‘‘Design and Construction of Large, 

Welded, Low-pressure Storage Tanks,’’ 

11th edition, February 2008, including 

addendum 1 (March 2009), addendum 2 

(August 2010), and addendum 3 (March 

2012), (API Std 620).] 

6. API Standard 650, Welded Tanks for 

Oil Storage 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

API Std 650, ‘‘Welded Tanks for Oil 

Storage,’’ 13th edition, March 1, 2020, 

into §§ 195.132(b); 195.205(b); 

195.264(b), (e); 195.307(c) and (d); 

195.565; and 195.579(d). This standard 

establishes minimum requirements for 

material, design, fabrication, erection, 

and inspection for vertical, cylindrical, 

aboveground, closed- and open-top, 

welded storage tanks in various sizes 

and capacities for internal pressures 

approximating atmospheric pressure. 

This standard applies only to tanks 

whose entire bottom is uniformly 

supported and to tanks in nonrefrigerated service that have a 

maximum design temperature of 93°C 

(200 °F) or less. In part 195, breakout 

tanks associated with the transportation 

of hazardous liquids that are included 

in the scope of this standard must be 

designed, constructed, tested, and 

repaired in accordance with API Std 

650. 

Many of the changes since the 11th 

edition of API Std 650 result in 

enhanced safety. The standard 

strengthens anchoring requirements by 

increasing the criteria required to allow 

a tank to be unanchored and requiring 

that more welds be examined. In 

addition, the revised standard contains 

provisions for considering snow loading 

on floating roofs to account for increases 

in internal pressures. Other changes are 

editorial; for example, throughout the 

standard, the term ‘‘inspection’’ is 

changed to ‘‘examination’’ when 

referring to NDE. These revisions 

improve the clarity and technical 

accuracy of the document. 

However, there are sections of the 

revised standard that may provide a 

smaller factor of safety than the 11th 

edition. For example, in the revised 

standard, the factor used in equations to 

calculate how high the product in the 

tank may slosh around during a seismic 

event in Equation E.7.2–1 changes from 

0.5 to 0.42, which is less conservative. 

Seismic design is not always required in 

the CFR, but Annex E (Seismic Design 

of Storage Tanks) must be applied if 

seismic design is requested by the 

operator. This revision lowers the 

minimum freeboard (the space in the 

tank between maximum operating level 

of the product and the maximum 

possible product level) specifications for 

tanks designated by the operator as 

Seismic Use Group (SUG) 4 III or tanks 

designated as SUG II in areas with 

higher potential vertical acceleration 

(see Table E.7). Most breakout tanks 

would be classified as SUG I, where 

minimum freeboard specifications are 

recommended but not required. As 

described in EC.7.2 in the standard, 

damage to the roof due to sloshing is 

very unlikely to cause a structural 

failure of the tank itself; the primary 

consequences of sloshing damage are 

the potential for an interruption of 

operations, repair costs, or, if the roof 

fails, a small release into secondary 

containment. This change is also offset 

by other improvements in the revised 

standard, including more conservative 

vertical acceleration parameter in 

E.6.1.3 (Vertical Seismic Effects). The 

revised standard sets a parameter value 

at the maximum of what was previously 

a range of values. 

The majority of the changes in the 

13th edition of the standard are editorial 

and do not substantially change or effect 

safety. Additional changes include 

adding new requirements for anchor 

nuts and bolts; further refining the 

process for design wind speeds, 

pressures, and loads; specifying which 

weld pass (inside/outside) may be 

applied for various examination 

methods; further broadening hydrotest 

requirements; and adding an allowance 

for the minimum number of inspection 

hatches to be based on the size of a 

given tank. 

[Replaces IBR: API Standard 650, 

‘‘Welded Tanks for Oil Storage,’’ 11th 

edition, June 2007 (effective February 1, 

2012), includes addendum 1 (November 

2008), addendum 2 (November 2009), 

addendum 3 (August 2011), and errata 

(October 2011), (API Std 650).] 

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5A nick-break test is a destructive test for 

evaluating the quality of a weld. In the test, a weld 

specimen is prepared and then fractured. The 

exposed surface is then visually examined for weld 

imperfections. 

7. API Standard 1104, Welding of 

Pipelines and Related Facilities 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

by reference API Std 1104, ‘‘Welding of 

Pipelines and Related Facilities’’ 21st 

edition, September 2013, including 

Errata 1 (April 2014), Errata 2 (June 

2014), Errata 3 (July 2014), Errata 4 

(November 2015), Errata 5 (September 

2018), Addendum 1 (July 2014), and 

Addendum 2 (May 2016) into 

§§ 192.225(a); 192.227(a); 192.229(c); 

192.241(c); Item II of Appendix B to part 

192; 195.214(a); 195.222(a) and (b); and 

195.228(b). API Std 1104 is the primary 

standard for welding steel piping and 

for testing welds on steel pipelines. It 

covers the requirements for welding and 

nondestructive testing of pipeline 

welds. In the PSRs, this standard is used 

for qualifying welders, welding 

procedures, and welding operators, and 

interpreting the results of nondestructive tests. 

The most significant revisions in the 

21st edition of API Std 1104 include 

safety improvements to sections that are 

incorporated by reference into the 

regulations. In Section 5, which 

addresses welding procedures for 

processes using filler metals, the 

updates include: Requirements that 

electrical characteristics be specified for 

each specific type and size of electrode, 

rod, or wire; specifications regarding 

when and how forced cooling of a 

recently completed weld can be 

performed; a new requirement to 

consider the mechanical compatibility 

of filler metals; a new requirement to 

specify the electrode manufacturer and 

trade name for certain types of shielded 

metal arc welding electrodes; and 

modified criteria that allow acceptance 

of tensile tests if the specimen breaks 

outside the weld and heat-affected-zone 

at a value not less than 95 percent of the 

specified minimum tensile strength of 

the pipe material. 

The 21st edition revises Section 6 to 

allow ultrasonic testing of welds used 

for welder qualification. Although 

Section 10 is not used in the PSRs, it is 

greatly expanded in the 21st edition to 

provide more information on repairing 

welds. The revisions to Section 12 

include documentation enhancements 

like those in Section 5 and a 

requirement to perform a nick-break 

test 5 for procedures that include 

manual or semi-automatic passes. The 

addition of nick-break tests helps ensure 

that mechanized welds made with 

manually deposited passes will meet the 

workmanship requirements in API 1104. 

In addition, the 21st edition adds 

guidance to both Appendix A and 

Appendix B. The 21st edition of 

Appendix A modifies essential variables 

to better quantify the variability of 

welding electrodes and pipe materials, 

clarifies acceptance criteria for tensile 

tests, and adds a requirement to verify 

production welding is performed within 

the parameters of the qualified welding 

procedure via a quality control program. 

The 21st edition of Appendix B adds 

guidance on making in-service welds 

and expands the section to cover weld 

deposition pipe repair. 

The 21st edition also allows a welder 

qualified in a fixed position to be 

qualified for the roll position. Welder 

qualification in the fixed position 

requires demonstration of welding skills 

in multiple positions around a 

stationary pipe. During roll welding, the 

welder only welds in one position while 

the pipe rotates and the welder must 

only demonstrate welding skills in one 

position. Since a welder qualified in a 

fixed procedure has demonstrated the 

skills necessary to weld in multiple 

positions, this change has no effect on 

safety and eliminates duplicative 

qualification requirements. 

[Replaces IBR: API ‘‘Standard 1104, 

‘‘Welding of Pipelines and Related 

Facilities,’’ 20th edition, October 2005, 

including errata/addendum (July 2007) 

and errata 2 (2008), (API Std 1104).] 

8. ANSI/API Standard 2000, Venting 

Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage 

Tanks 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

by reference API Std 2000, ‘‘Venting 

Atmospheric and Low-pressure Storage 

Tanks,’’ 7th edition, March 2014, into 

§ 195.264(e)(2) and (e)(3). This standard 

contains vapor-venting requirements for 

aboveground liquid petroleum products 

storage tanks and aboveground and/or 

underground refrigerated storage tanks, 

all of which are designed for operation 

at pressures from full vacuum through 

103.4 kPa (or 15 psig). Normal vapor 

venting refers to the inflow and outflow 

of vapor related to pressure changes 

inside the storage tanks. Emergency 

vapor venting relates to the inflow or 

outflow of vapor that may occur due to 

unforeseen circumstances. Vaporventing requirements deal with the 

operation of vapor vents in response to 

temperature and pressure changes both 

inside and outside of a tank. Pressure 

normally accumulates inside most 

production or breakout storage tanks 

that contain various types of hazardous 

liquid. The new edition of this standard 

provides more information on 

equipment that stabilizes pressure 

within the tank by venting or 

depressurizing once the pressure within 

the tank reaches a certain level. The 

vapor-venting requirements in this 

standard elaborate on pipeline owners’ 

obligations, including providing vaporventing equipment guidelines. 

The 7th edition of API Std 2000 

contains several minor revisions since 

the currently incorporated 6th edition. 

These include greater in-breathing and 

out-breathing calculation requirements, 

modified reduction factor for doublewall tanks, and eliminating the need to 

calculate evaporation rates. The 7th 

edition also includes more stringent 

requirements to ensure that vapor 

releases from relief devices and vents do 

not create hazards for nearby workers, 

equipment, or structures. These 

requirements increase safety by not 

allowing the accumulation of 

potentially flammable vapors at grade 

level or in enclosed spaces, and the new 

requirements for vapor releases from 

relief devices and vents provide greater 

protection for workers and properties 

during venting operations. 

[Replaces IBR: ANSI/API Standard 

2000, ‘‘Venting Atmospheric and Lowpressure Storage Tanks,’’ 6th edition, 

November 2009, (API Std 2000).] 

9. API Standard 2350, Overfill 

Prevention for Storage Tanks in 

Petroleum Facilities 

PHMSA proposes to incorporate by 

reference API Standard (Std) 2350, 

‘‘Overfill Prevention for Storage Tanks 

in Petroleum Facilities,’’ 5th edition, 

September 1, 2020, into § 195.428(c). 

This standard is intended for storage 

tanks associated with facilities that 

receive flammable and combustible 

petroleum liquids, such as refineries, 

marketing terminals, bulk plants, and 

pipeline terminals. It addresses 

minimum overfill and damageprevention practices for aboveground 

storage tanks in petroleum facilities, 

including refineries, marketing 

terminals, bulk plants, and pipeline 

terminals that receive flammable and 

combustible liquids. 

The revised edition is a major rewrite 

of the document that includes the 

development of policies and procedures 

to incorporate management of an 

overfill protection process (OPP) and 

risk assessment. The most significant 

changes include new requirements for: 

(1) A written management system for 

overfill prevention processes; (2) overfill 

risk-assessment processes; (3) expanded 

requirements for the testing of OPP 

systems and related procedures; and (4) 

the use of safety-instrumented systems 

(instruments that collect data used to 

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keep the overfill prevention systems 

operating safely) on new automatic 

overfill prevention systems. The 5th 

edition revises the scope of the standard 

to include dedicated pipeline relief 

tanks on breakout tanks to the extent 

practicable. These additional 

requirements will result in safer 

operation of applicable tanks. 

[Replaces IBR: API Recommended 

Practice 2350, ‘‘Overfill Protection for 

Storage Tanks in Petroleum Facilities,’’ 

3rd edition, January 2005, (API RP 

2350).] 

B. The American Society of Mechanical 

Engineers (ASME) 

ASME BPVC (Section VIII, Divisions 

1 and 2) were previously approved for 

incorporation by reference and appears 

in the regulatory text unchanged. 

1. ASME B31.8, Gas Transmission and 

Distribution Piping Systems 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

by reference ASME B31.8–2018, ‘‘Gas 

Transmission and Distribution Piping 

Systems,’’ November 20, 2018, (ASME 

B31.8), into §§ 192.112(b); 192.619(a); 

195.5(a); and 195.406(a). This standard 

covers safety requirements associated 

with the design, fabrication, installation, 

inspection, testing, and operation and 

maintenance of pipeline facilities used 

for the transportation of natural gas and 

liquefied petroleum gases when they are 

vaporized and used as gaseous fuels. 

More specifically, ASME B31.8 

addresses the following requirements 

associated with the design, fabrication, 

installation, inspection, testing, and 

operation and maintenance of pipeline 

facilities that are referenced through the 

regulations. The revisions related to 

these requirements are also summarized 

below: 

• Fracture control for steel pipe using 

alternative maximum allowable 

operating pressure in gas pipelines 

(§ 192.112(b)). 

Æ The 2016 version made editorial 

changes such as numbering the 

paragraphs associated with fracture 

control and arrest in 841.1. Some 

relatively minor technical changes were 

made, such as adding a clarification 

note regarding application of equations 

associated with ductile facture. 

Æ The 2018 version revises the 

equations for Charpy energy values (aka 

Charpy V-notch absorbed energy or 

Charpy V-notch toughness (CVN)) to use 

diameter instead of radius as a variable. 

This version also includes a note that 

addresses situations in which the CVN 

exceeds a certain value and full-sized 

test pieces are used. The note expands 

already-existing requirements related to 

API 5L testing. 

• Test pressure for determining 

maximum allowable operating pressure 

in steel or plastic gas pipelines 

(§ 192.619(a)), testing the pipeline for 

conversion to service for hazardous 

liquid pipelines (§ 195.5(a)), and test 

pressure for determining maximum 

operating pressure for liquid pipelines 

(§ 195.406(a)), which all reference 

ASME B31.8 Appendix N–5. 

Æ The revised version includes some 

editorial changes in Appendix N–5 

associated with renumbering of other 

referenced sections. There are no 

technical changes in Appendix N–5. 

[Replaces IBR: ASME/ANSI B31.8– 

2007, ‘‘Gas Transmission and 

Distribution Piping Systems,’’ 

November 30, 2007, (ASME/ANSI 

B31.8).] 

2. ASME B31.8S, Supplement to B31.8 

on Managing System Integrity of Gas 

Pipelines 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

by reference ASME B31.8S–2016, 

‘‘Managing System Integrity of Gas 

Pipelines, Supplement to ASME B31.8,’’ 

October 31, 2016, (ASME/ANSI B31.8S) 

into §§ 192.903 note to the definition of 

Potential impact radius; 192.907 

introductory text, (b); 192.911 

introductory text, (i), (k), (l), (m); 

192.913(a), (b), (c); 192.917 (a), (b), (c), 

(d), (e); 192.921(a); 192.923(b); 

192.925(b); 192.927(b), (c); 192.929(b); 

192.933(c), (d); 192.935 (a), (b); 

192.937(c); 192.939(a); and 192.945(a). 

ASME B31.8S describes the foundations 

for an effective integrity management 

(IM) program for gas transmission 

pipelines. Along with subpart O of part 

192, ASME B31.8S provides the 

essential features of an integrity 

management program. Section 3.2 of 

B31.8S addresses the potential impact 

factor for gases other than standard 

quality natural gas that may be 

transported through a gas transmission 

pipeline. Other sections are as follows: 

Section 4—Gathering, Reviewing and 

Integrating Data; Section 5—Risk 

Assessment and Reassessment Intervals; 

Section 6.2—Selection of In-line 

Inspection Tools (ILI); Section 6.4— 

Direct Assessment Requirements for 

External Corrosion and Internal 

Corrosion; Section 7—Remediation 

Schedule and Immediate Repair 

Requirements; Section 9—Performance 

Plan and Program Effectiveness; Section 

10—Communications Plan; Section 11— 

Management of Change Process; Section 

12—Quality Assurance Process; 

Appendix A—Data Requirements of 

Each Threat; Appendix A3—Direct 

Assessment requirements for the Stress 

Corrosion Cracking (SCC) Threat; 

Appendix 4.3 and 4.4—Criteria and Risk 

Assessment and Integrity Assessment 

for the Manufacturing Threat; and 

Appendix A7—Criteria and Risk 

Assessment and Integrity Assessment, 

Response and Mitigation and 

Performance Measures for the Third 

Party Damage Threat. 

The standard applies to onshore 

pipeline systems constructed with 

ferrous materials (such as iron and steel) 

that transport gas. It is frequently 

referenced throughout subpart O and is 

designed to provide the operator with 

the information necessary to develop 

and implement an effective integrity 

management program utilizing proven 

industry practices and processes. 

Revisions to ASME B31.8S relative to 

the 2004 edition that is currently 

incorporated by reference include added 

information on Stress Corrosion 

Cracking Direct Assessments (SCCDA), 

an assessment method for identifying 

stress corrosion cracking. The 2016 

edition also provides additional 

guidance on managing cracking threats. 

Other changes since the 2004 edition 

include adding performance metrics for 

block valve failures in Table 9.4, 

requiring examinations for immediate 

and 1-year repair conditions discovered 

by direct assessment, and updates and 

additions for references to secondary 

standards. In addition to the above, each 

revision since 2004 includes other 

minor technical changes, editorial 

revisions, and added or revised 

guidance. Together, PHMSA expects 

these additions, updates, and 

clarifications to improve the 

effectiveness of the Federal gas 

transmission integrity management 

requirements. 

PHMSA is not proposing the 

incorporation by reference of the 2018 

edition of ASME B31.8S, ‘‘Managing 

System Integrity of Gas Pipelines, 

Supplement to ASME B31.8,’’ 

November 28, 2018, (ASME/ANSI 

B31.8S), into §§ 192.7(c)(6). The 2018 

edition includes several minor editorial 

changes that PHMSA found to be 

acceptable; however, the changes in 

section 10 remove nearly all 

communications plan requirements 

included in § 192.911(m). PHMSA has 

not, therefore, proposed incorporation 

of the 2018 edition. The 2016 version, 

in contrast, retains the communication 

plan requirement in section 10 of ASME 

B31.8S–2016. PHMSA requests 

comments regarding whether it should 

incorporate by reference ASME B31.8S– 

2018. 

[Replaces IBR: ASME/ANSI B31.8S– 

2004, ‘‘Supplement to B31.8 on 

Managing System Integrity of Gas 

Pipelines,’’ 2004 edition, issued January 

14, 2005, (ASME/ANSI B31.8S–2004).] 

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6ASME (1996), Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings 

(ASME B16.5–1996). Retrieved from: https://

www.academia.edu/38001928/ANSI_ASME_B16.5_

1996_Pipe_Flanges_and_Flanged_Fittings. 

3. ASME B36.10M, Welded and 

Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

by reference ASME B36.10M–2018, 

‘‘Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel 

Pipe,’’ 2018 edition, October 12, 2018, 

into § 192.279. This standard is 

proposed to replace the current 

reference in § 192.279 to Table C1 of 

ASME/ANSI B16.5. The 2003 and 

subsequent editions of ASME B16.5 

remove Table C1; 6 that information is 

now in ASME B36.10M–2018. 

Therefore, PHMSA is proposing to 

revise § 192.279 to replace the phrase 

‘‘listed in Table C1 of ASME/ANSI 

B16.5’’ to ‘‘listed in ASME B36.10M.’’ 

C. ASTM International (Formerly 

American Society for Testing and 

Materials) 

ASTM A672/A672M–09 was 

previously approved for incorporation 

by reference and appears in the 

regulatory text unchanged. 

1. ASTM A53/A53M, Standard 

Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and 

Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and 

Seamless 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

by reference ASTM A53/A53M–20, 

‘‘Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, 

Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, 

Welded and Seamless,’’ July 1, 2020, 

into § 192.113; Item II, Appendix B to 

part 192; and § 195.106(e). ASTM A53/ 

A53M specifies the design for seamless 

and welded black and hot-dipped 

galvanized steel pipe in nominal pipe 

size (NPS) 1⁄8 to NPS 26. The standard 

also specifies requirements for tests of 

material properties, hydrostatic tests, 

and non-destructive tests. The revised 

standards published since the 2010 

edition currently incorporated by 

reference only incorporate minor 

editorial revisions or clarifications that 

are expected to provide an equal or 

increased level of safety. The 2012 

edition clarifies the chemical 

requirements table to allow additional 

manganese content if carbon content is 

reduced (both carbon and manganese 

increase the hardness and strength of 

steel but may lead to welding issues 

with excessive content), the 2018 

edition removes language prescribing 

the method for measuring wall 

thickness and allowing other 

engineering-acceptable methods, and 

the 2020 edition states that galvanized 

pipe must be completely and evenly 

covered with zinc. These revisions add 

some flexibility to the specifications. 

[Replaces IBR: ASTM A53/A53M–10, 

‘‘Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, 

Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, 

Welded and Seamless,’’ 2010 edition, 

approved October 1, 2010, (ASTM A53/ 

A53M).] 

2. ASTM A106/106M, Standard 

Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel 

Pipe for High-Temperature Service 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

by reference ASTM A106/A106M–19A, 

‘‘Standard Specification for Seamless 

Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature 

Service,’’ November 1, 2019, into 

§§ 192.113; Item 1, Appendix B to part 

192; and 195.106(e). This specification 

covers seamless carbon steel pipe for 

high-temperature service in NPS 1⁄8 to 

NPS 48. The updates added since the 

2010 edition currently incorporated by 

reference include clarifying the 

supplementary requirements in the 

ordering information, as well as the 

definition of single or double random 

lengths of pipe with single random 

joints allowed from 17 to 24 foot lengths 

and double random joints being 

between 36 and 44 feet. The updates 

also allow heat treatment of hot-finished 

pipe, require that any tests be performed 

after heat treatment to ensure the tests 

are on the finished product, add a note 

to the chemical requirements table to 

allow additional maximum manganese 

content if maximum carbon content is 

reduced (both carbon and manganese 

increase the hardness and strength of 

steel but may lead to welding issues 

with excessive content), and include 

other minor editorial changes. These 

revisions provide additional flexibility 

and clarity to the specification. 

[Replaces IBR: ASTM A106/A106M– 

10, ‘‘Standard Specification for 

Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for HighTemperature Service,’’ 2010 edition, 

October 1, 2010 (ASTM A106/A106M).] 

3. ASTM A333/A333M, Standard 

Specification for Seamless and Welded 

Steel Pipe for Low-Temperature Service 

and Other Applications With Required 

Notch Toughness 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

by reference ASTM A333/A333M–18, 

‘‘Standard Specification for Seamless 

and Welded Steel Pipe for LowTemperature Service and Other 

Applications with Required Notch 

Toughness,’’ November 1, 2018, into 

§§ 192.113; Item 1, Appendix B to part 

192; and 195.106(e). This specification 

covers nominal (average) wall seamless 

and welded carbon and alloy steel pipe 

intended for use at low temperatures 

and covers chemical, tensile strength, 

mechanical testing, and other 

requirements. The standards published 

since the 2011 edition that is currently 

incorporated by reference only add 

minor editorial revisions. These include 

expanding the scope of the standard to 

other applications with required notch 

toughness (notch toughness indicates 

the ability of the steel to absorb an 

impact without failing when a defect 

such as a notch, groove, or gouge is 

present); changing the name of the 

element Columbium to the more 

common, internationally used 

‘‘Niobium;’’ changing ‘‘minimum 

impact test temperature’’ to ‘‘impact test 

temperature,’’ which will help 

standardize test temperature; clarifying 

procedures for impact testing, which 

will help standardize testing; and 

incorporating changes to the notes for 

the chemical requirements table. 

Adopting these updates improves the 

clarity of the requirements, provides a 

greater or equivalent level of safety, and 

ensures compatibility with other 

standards. 

[Replaces IBR: ASTM A333/A333M– 

11, ‘‘Standard Specification for 

Seamless and Welded Steel Pipe for 

Low-Temperature Service,’’ 2011 

edition, April 1, 2011, (ASTM A333/ 

A333M).] 

4. ASTM A381, Standard Specification 

for Metal-Arc-Welded Carbon or HighStrength Low-Alloy Steel Pipe for Use 

With High-Pressure Transmission 

Systems 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

by reference ASTM A381/A381M–18, 

‘‘Standard Specification for Metal-ArcWelded Carbon or High-Strength LowAlloy Steel Pipe for Use With HighPressure Transmission Systems,’’ 

November 1, 2018, into §§ 192.113; Item 

I, Appendix B to part 192; and 

195.106(e). This specification covers 

straight-seam, double-submerged arcwelded steel pipe (commonly referred to 

as DSAW pipe as opposed to spiralwelded or electric-resistance-welded 

pipe) that is intended for the fabrication 

of fittings and accessories for 

compressor or pump-station piping and 

is suitable for high-pressure service at 

outside diameters of 16 inches or 

greater. The revised standard 

incorporates a number of changes, 

including: Clarifying quench and 

temper requirements (when requested 

by a purchaser); updating tensile and 

guided-bend testing requirements to 

include the use of ASTM A370 instead 

of the outdated requirements in the 

previous edition of the standard; adding 

two new grades of material, Y70 and 

Y80, which have similar requirements 

to API 5L X70 and API 5L X80 but are 

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higher-strength grades that have become 

more common in the pipeline industry; 

and numerous editorial changes that 

update the document to match the 

current ASTM style guidelines. The 

added quench and temper requirements 

in this standard are part of a clause that 

only takes effect if an operator agrees to 

enact it. This clause addresses reheating 

pipe after it is manufactured to ensure 

that the atoms form in an appropriate 

formation, and allows for this reheated 

pipe to be water-quenched or 

tempered—in addition to the previously 

approved air-cooling method—if the 

purchaser requests these cooling 

methods. In addition, the standard 

contains references to other ASTM 

standards that have changed since 1996, 

and the revised version incorporates 

these changes. The referenced standards 

address various test methods and 

general material and marking 

requirements for steel pipe in ASTM 

specifications. These changes update 

and modernize the document, and the 

improved testing requirements should 

provide a greater level of safety. 

[Replaces IBR: ASTM A381–96, 

‘‘Standard Specification for Metal-Arc 

Welded Steel Pipe for Use with HighPressure Transmission Systems,’’ 1996 

edition (Reaffirmed 2005), October 1, 

2005, (ASTM A381).] 

5. ASTM A671/671M, Standard 

Specification for Electric-FusionWelded Steel Pipe for Atmospheric and 

Lower Temperatures 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

by reference ASTM A671/A671M–20, 

‘‘Standard Specification for ElectricFusion-Welded Steel Pipe for 

Atmospheric and Lower Temperatures,’’ 

March 1, 2020, into §§ 192.113; Item 1, 

Appendix B to part 192; and 195.106(e). 

ASTM A671/671M specifies the design, 

fabrication, and testing requirements for 

electric-fusion-welded (as opposed to 

arc-welded) steel pipe with added filler 

metal. Specifically, the specification 

applies to pipe fabricated from pressure 

vessel quality steel plate suitable for use 

at high pressures at atmospheric and 

lower temperatures. The updated 

standard includes minor changes from 

the 2010 edition—which is currently 

incorporated by reference—that update 

and correct the tables for plate 

specifications and heat-treatment 

parameters to account for the 

introduction, revision, or obsolescence 

of pipe grades and related heattreatment practices. These revisions 

allow operators and manufacturers to 

take advantage of advances in materials 

and manufacturing technology, as well 

as to eliminate pipe grades and heat 

treatments that are no longer used. In 

addition, the revised standard clarifies 

tensile-test requirements to help ensure 

consistent testing methodology. This 

change represents a minor advancement 

of the standard and provides an 

equivalent or greater level of safety. 

[Replaces IBR: ASTM A671/A671M– 

10, ‘‘Standard Specification for ElectricFusion-Welded Steel Pipe for 

Atmospheric and Lower Temperatures,’’ 

2010 edition, April 1, 2010, (ASTM 

A671/671M).] 

6. ASTM A691/691M Standard 

Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel 

Pipe, Electric-Fusion-Welded for HighPressure Service at High Temperatures 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

by reference ASTM A691/A691M–19, 

‘‘Standard Specification for Carbon and 

Alloy Steel Pipe, Electric-FusionWelded for High-Pressure Service at 

High Temperatures,’’ November 1, 2019, 

into §§ 192.113; Item 1, Appendix B to 

part 192; and 195.106(e). This standard 

specifies the design, composition, 

fabrication, and testing of carbon and 

alloy steel pipe. The changes in the 

revised edition include a requirement 

that ASTM A387/A387M Grade 91 

material be designated and marked by 

Type 1 or Type 2 when required by that 

standard, as well as minor revisions to 

the ordering information specifications 

to differentiate between plate grades and 

pipe grades. In addition, the revised 

edition changes the name of the element 

with atomic number 41 from 

Columbium to Niobium. These minor 

revisions make the specification more 

consistent with other manufacturing 

standards and improve the clarity of the 

document. 

[Replaces IBR: ASTM A691/A691M– 

09, ‘‘Standard Specification for Carbon 

and Alloy Steel Pipe, Electric-FusionWelded for High-Pressure Service at 

High Temperatures,’’ 2009 edition, 

October 1, 2009, (ASTM A691/A691M).] 

D. Manufacturers Standardization 

Society (MSS) of the Valve and Fittings 

Industry 

1. ANSI/MSS SP–44, Steel Pipeline 

Flanges 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

by reference ANSI/MSS SP–44–2019, 

‘‘Steel Pipeline Flanges,’’ April 2020 

into § 192.147(a). This American 

National Standard Institute (ANSI)/ 

Manufacturers Standardization Society 

(MSS) Standard Practice (SP) covers 

pressure-temperature ratings, materials, 

dimensions, tolerances, marking, and 

testing of steel pipeline flanges. The 

revised edition specifies material 

chemistry and strength requirements; 

clarifies definitions; defines flange 

dimensions for weld-end, flange bolting, 

and flange-face tolerances for flange 

raised-face height and bolt-hole 

diameter marking; clarifies allowable 

heat-treatment methods; and makes 

impact testing at –50 degrees F 

mandatory for grades over F42 for steel 

pipeline flanges. The revised edition 

adds a new section on manufacturing 

and inspection that requires a 

documented manufacturing procedure 

and prescribes minimum testing 

requirements for the forging method, 

heat treatment, machining and 

dimensions, mechanical tests, nondestructive examination, and material 

traceability. Other changes since the 

2010 edition, which is currently 

incorporated by reference, include more 

specific material chemistry and carbonequivalent standards for weldability, 

quality control to maintain strength and 

dimensional requirements, heattreatment requirements, and the 

addition of a hardness-testing 

requirement. The revised edition also 

revises requirements for markings and 

tolerances and includes updates 

regarding ANSI approval, strength, and 

inspection-quality assurance. These new 

or enhanced requirements improve 

manufacturing quality control and 

enhance safety through more consistent 

flange tensile strength, chemistry, and 

end tolerances for weldability and fit-up 

with other flanges. This SP is ANSIapproved as a revised American 

National Standard and was published in 

April 2020. PHMSA expects the quality 

improvement requirements in this 

edition will help ensure more consistent 

flange properties and dimensions, 

which should have operational and 

safety benefits to operators during 

construction, pressure testing, and 

operations. 

[Replaces IBR: MSS SP–44–2010, 

‘‘Standard Practice, Steel Pipeline 

Flanges,’’ 2010 edition, March 1, 2010, 

including Errata (May 20, 2011), (MSS 

SP–44).] 

2. MSS SP–75, High-Test, Wrought, 

Butt-Welding Fittings 

PHMSA proposes to incorporate by 

reference MSS SP–75–2019, ‘‘High-Test, 

Wrought, Butt-Welding Fittings,’’ 

December 2019 into § 195.118(a). This 

MSS SP specifies requirements for 

factory-made, seamless, and electricwelded carbon and low-alloy steel buttwelding fittings. The SP states that it is 

applicable to fittings used in highpressure gas and oil transmission and 

distribution systems, including 

pipelines, compressor stations, metering 

and regulating stations, and mains. 

The revised edition includes revisions 

to product chemistry, strength, 

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inspection quality assurance, chemical 

composition and carbon-equivalent 

standards, heat-treatment practices, 

welding procedures for the fittings, and 

recordkeeping requirements. The 

product chemistry changes in the 

standard help ensure that carbonequivalent computations for modern 

types of steel are based upon the usage 

of a lower amount of carbon in the 

fitting. The standard states that a fitting 

cannot exceed 0.45 percent of the 

carbon equivalent, and that operators 

must identify any fitting in which the 

carbon equivalent exceeds 0.42 percent. 

This change will help operators identify 

whether preheating is necessary prior to 

welding a fitting to pipe. 

The updated standard also edits the 

heat-treatment standards to require that 

the heat-treatment furnace must 

maintain a temperature that is between 

¥25 and 25 degrees Fahrenheit of the 

required furnace temperature. The 

edited heat-treatment standards require 

annual verification, specify the 

appropriate test standard that operators 

should use, and compel the 

manufacturer to maintain test records. 

Further, the revised standard outlines 

the heat-treatment processes that 

operators can use to obtain stressrelieving, normalizing, or quenching 

and tempering specified material 

properties. The standard also requires 

manufacturers to maintain procedures 

and heat-treatment records. 

The revised standard requires 

operators to review the heat-treatment 

records for each test lot of heat-treated 

fittings for consistency with both the 

fitting specifications and the prior 

fitting heat-treatment results, as 

applicable. The standard notes that each 

fitting must be manufactured in 

accordance with a manufacturing 

procedure specification that specifies 

the fittings’ starting material; forming 

method; welding-procedure 

specification; heat-treatment procedure 

with thermal cycles; machining 

requirements; inspection, dimension, 

and test requirements; fitting end prep; 

coating; and markings. The standard 

states that each manufacturer must have 

a quality-control program that ensures 

their fittings conform to all applicable 

requirements in the standard. Further, 

the standard requires manufacturers to 

perform a minimum inspection test plan 

on each fitting that outlines the type and 

number of tests that must be performed 

and the specifications that the test must 

meet to ensure the quality of the fitting. 

The MSS revised the updated edition 

of this standard with input from 

PHMSA and other stakeholders. The 

revised edition includes rewritten prooftest requirements and new requirements 

for segmentable elbows, and adopts new 

requirements for manufacturers to have 

manufacturing procedure specification 

and inspection test plans. More 

stringent material requirements and 

improved manufacturing controls are 

intended to address problems such as 

failures due to cracking or insufficient 

material strength and welding issues 

caused by variations in the chemistry or 

dimensions of flanges. PHMSA expects 

these improvements will enhance 

safety. PHMSA expects the qualityimprovement requirements in this 

edition will help ensure more consistent 

fitting properties and dimensions, 

which is expected to have operational 

and safety benefits during construction, 

pressure testing, and operations. 

[Replaces IBR: MSS SP–75–2008, 

‘‘Specification for High Test Wrought 

Butt Welding Fittings,’’ 2008 edition, 

(MSS SP–75).] 

E. NACE International (Formerly 

National Association of Corrosion 

Engineers) 

1. NACE SP0204, Standard Practice 

(SP): Stress Corrosion Cracking (SSC) 

Direct Assessment Methodology 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

by reference NACE SP0204–2015, 

‘‘Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) Direct 

Assessment Methodology,’’ March 14, 

2015, into § 195.588(c). This SP 

provides a process and a series of 

required steps for operators to use to 

assess the extent of stress-corrosion 

cracking on a section of buried pipeline. 

The methodology is designed as a 

screening tool to determine whether 

SCC is a substantial risk on a pipeline 

system. 

The 2015 edition contains a few 

minor improvements from the 2008 

edition. For example, the 2015 edition 

provides additional guidance references 

regarding the susceptibility 

requirements for near-neutral SCC and 

adds new references for recommended 

practices for near-neutral SCC. Nearneutral-pH SCC is a transgranular form 

of SCC that occurs on underground 

pipelines and is associated with a nearneutral-pH electrolyte. This form of 

cracking typically experiences limited 

branching and is associated with some 

crack wall corrosion, as well as 

occasional pipe surface corrosion. It is 

also referred to as low-pH or nonclassical SCC. The SP also defines 

parameters quantifying SCC severity 

based on the size and depth of SCC 

found in the field and notes that fatigue 

and corrosion fatigue must be 

considered on liquid pipelines. Some of 

these revisions have already been 

integrated in recent industry projects. 

PHMSA expects these changes will 

improve the reliability of operators’ SCC 

direct assessment plans and thereby 

increase efficiency, help remove 

variables and guesswork, and allow 

operators to better target potential SCC 

sites. The additional definitions and 

guidance also promote more consistent 

SCC evaluations, as consideration of 

additional variables will allow operators 

to further refine or classify suspected 

SCC and more consistently integrate 

these classifications into assessment or 

remediation plans. 

[Replaces IBR: NACE SP0204–2008, 

‘‘Standard Practice, Stress Corrosion 

Cracking (SSC) Direct Assessment 

Methodology,’’ 2008 edition, September 

18, 2008, (NACE SP0204).] 

F. National Fire Protection Association 

(NFPA) 

NFPA–30 (2012) was previously 

approved for incorporation by reference 

and appears in the regulatory text 

unchanged. 

1. NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas 

Code 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

by reference NFPA 58, ‘‘Liquefied 

Petroleum Gas Code,’’ 2020 edition, 

October 25, 2019, into §§ 192.7 and 

192.11(a), (b), and (c). NFPA 58 

specifies requirements for the ‘‘storage, 

handling, transportation, and use of 

liquefied petroleum gas.’’ The PSRs 

require any plant that supplies liquefied 

petroleum to a pipeline system and any 

pipeline system that transports only 

petroleum gas or petroleum gas 

mixtures to meet the requirements of 

NFPA 58 in addition to the 

requirements of part 192. PHMSA did 

not incorporate prior editions of this 

standard due to content and 

requirements that could potentially 

have conflicted with elements of 49 CFR 

part 192. The revised edition, however, 

alleviates or removes the potential 

conflicts. 

The revised edition of NFPA 58 

includes more detailed, comprehensive 

sections covering the design and 

installation of liquefied petroleum 

systems. Significant additions include 

new or revised standards for regulators 

regarding modified piping, vapor 

systems, leak detection, containers, and 

structural supports. Furthermore, the 

revised edition references more recent 

editions of almost all the standards 

referenced in the 2004 edition that is 

currently incorporated by reference. The 

new references included in the revised 

edition are ANSI B1.20.1, ANSI/CSA 

6.26(LC1), ANSI Z21.18/CSA 6.3, ANSI 

Z21.80/CSA 6.22, API 607, ASTM E119, 

ASTM F1055, ASTM F2945, CAN/ULC 

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1.3, CSA 6.32(LC4a), CSA B149.5, ISO/ 

NP 19825, NFPA 13, NFPA 55, NFPA 

99, UL 21, UL 125, UL 263, UL 514B, 

UL 569, UL 1337, UL 1660, UL 1769, 

and UL 2227. The revised edition 

removes references to ASTM B539, 

NFPA 50B, and NFPA 251. In addition 

to the safety improvements, the revised 

edition reduces the potential for conflict 

with the code when new systems are 

designed, built, and maintained in 

accordance with the more recent version 

of the standards referenced in NFPA 58. 

The 2020 edition of this standard 

incorporates a number of changes that 

maintain or enhance the level of safety 

established in the previous editions of 

the standard. These changes include 

allowing operators to use additional 

types of steel pipe, including schedule 

10 steel (solely for aboveground vapor 

service) or austenitic stainless steel 

pipes. The revised standard allows for 

the use of schedule 10 steel in limited 

applications, which aids the pipeline 

industry by allowing them to use 

schedule 10 pipe that they might 

already plan to purchase for another 

application for aboveground vapor 

service as well. This change benefits 

industry while maintaining an 

equivalent level of safety. The revised 

standard also allows for the use of 

austenitic stainless steel, which is a type 

of stainless steel that has a specific 

austenitic crystal structure (a facecentered cubic structure) that results in 

higher heat and corrosion resistance. 

This steel is commonly used in extreme 

temperature applications, and can be 

found as a component in duplex 

stainless steels. Pipe manufacturers 

often provide mixed steel types in 

piping batches, and the exclusion of this 

steel in previous versions of this 

standard was based on the potential for 

variation. However, the characteristics 

of the steel have since been reviewed 

and determined to be within tolerance 

for general LP applications. 

Further, the standard revises both fire 

extinguisher requirements and the scope 

of chapter 15. The chapter 15 revisions 

enhance safety by deleting superfluous 

installation requirements, incorporating 

operations and maintenance 

requirements, and removing duplicative 

language applicable to U.S. DOTregulated systems. The fire extinguisher 

revisions confirm that operators must be 

able to quickly shut off access to a fuel 

source if they intend to use fire 

extinguishers in the event of a liquefied 

petroleum gas fire. This change 

streamlines NFPA 58 and other relevant 

industry standards. 

Finally, the 2020 edition of the 

standard includes requirements 

regarding face-seal inspections, fireresistance-rated materials, and 

noncombustible materials. Regarding 

the face-seal inspections, the updated 

standard requires that operators must 

inspect face seals for CGA 791 and 793 

connections before filling a cylinder. 

Additionally, the standard notes that 

operators must refrain from filling 

cylinders and replace the relevant valve 

if they find that the face seal is 

defective. The standard also notes that 

operators must ensure that 

noncombustible and specific fireresistance-rated materials fulfill specific 

requirements. 

[Replaces IBR: NFPA–58, ‘‘Liquefied 

Petroleum Gas Code (LP-Gas Code),’’ 

2004 edition, April 1, 2004, (NFPA–58).] 

2. NFPA 59, Utility LP-Gas Plant Code 

PHMSA is proposing to incorporate 

by reference NFPA 59, ‘‘Utility LP-Gas 

Plant Code,’’ 2018 edition, August 17, 

2017, into § 192.11(a), (b), and (c). In the 

PSRs, the requirements for liquefied 

petroleum gas facilities are mostly 

defined in NFPA 59 and NFPA 58, as 

applicable. NFPA 59 specifies the 

design, construction, location, 

installation, operation, and maintenance 

of utility gas plants. Compared to NFPA 

58, NFPA 59 generally covers larger 

facilities. 

Four editions of NFPA 59 have been 

issued since 2004 (2008, 2012, 2015, 

and 2018). The revisions made from the 

2008 edition to the 2015 edition include 

provisions on corrosion protection; 

personnel training relative to the 

operation or maintenance of propane-air 

mixing equipment; and provisions for 

sizing pressure-relief devices for 

propane installations over 300 psig. 

These provisions are included in the 

2018 edition. Further, the 2018 edition 

of NFPA 59 includes more detailed, 

comprehensive sections covering the 

design and maintenance of liquefied 

petroleum plants. Significant changes 

include adding and clarifying 

definitions, removing out-of-scope 

topics conflicting with part 192, such as 

vehicle fuel systems, and expanding the 

scope of protected components 

previously not covered, such as the 

protection of in-plant piping. Adopting 

the 2018 edition reduces the potential 

for conflict with the code when new 

systems are designed, built, or 

maintained to the specifications of the 

more recent version of such referenced 

standards in NFPA 59. 

[Replaces IBR: NFPA–59, ‘‘Utility LPGas Plant Code,’’ 2004 edition (NFPA– 

59).] 

3. NFPA 70, National Electrical Code 

(NEC) 

PHMSA proposes to incorporate by 

reference NFPA 70, ‘‘National Electrical 

Code (NEC),’’ 2017 edition, August 23, 

2016, into §§ 192.163(e) and 192.189(c). 

NFPA 70, also known as the National 

Electrical Code (NEC), covers the 

installation and removal of electrical 

equipment, conductors, and conduits in 

structures and outdoor areas. The NEC 

is a foundational standard for electrical 

safety in residential, commercial, and 

industrial implementations. It is 

referenced in the PSRs to provide 

requirements for the safe installation of 

electrical equipment at compressor 

stations in natural gas pipeline facilities. 

The 2017 edition includes several 

revisions from the 2011 edition that is 

currently incorporated by reference. 

Changes include new provisions for 

energy-storage systems, labeling 

requirements for equipment consistent 

with NFPA 70E, and clearance 

requirements for certain electrical 

equipment. The 2017 edition also 

expands marking and maintenance 

requirements for emergency electrical 

systems and requires a minimum 

temperature rating for fire alarm cables. 

The improvements in the 2017 edition 

of NFPA 70 enhance the safety of 

electrical systems and equipment in 

compressor stations, mitigating 

potential ignition risks. 

[Replaces IBR: NFPA–70, ‘‘National 

Electrical Code,’’ 2011 edition, 

September 24, 2010, (NFPA–70).] 

III. Miscellaneous Amendments 

PHMSA is also proposing editorial 

amendments and corrections to the 

PSRs. The most significant of these 

revisions responds to a petition for 

rulemaking from the American Gas 

Association (AGA). In addition to 

petitioning PHMSA to incorporate the 

most recent edition of NFPA 59 by 

reference, AGA suggested edits to 

§ 192.11 to clarify the scope of NFPA 58 

and NFPA 59. The regulations currently 

require operators of liquefied petroleum 

plants and pipelines to meet the 

requirements of both NFPA 58 and 

NFPA 59. The proposed change clarifies 

that operators must only meet the 

requirements for the NFPA standard 

that is applicable to the type of facility 

they operate, based on the scope and 

applicability statements in those 

standards. Generally, NFPA 58 applies 

to liquefied petroleum pipeline systems 

and NFPA 59 to utility-scale liquefied 

petroleum gas plants. 

Another revision corrects the 

minimum wall thickness tables for 

plastic pipe made of polyethylene (PE), 

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polyamide (PA) 11, and polyamide 12 in 

§ 192.121 to include specifications for 

pipe with a copper tubing size (CTS) of 

11⁄4 inches and correct the minimum 

wall thickness for 1 inch CTS pipe. The 

minimum wall thickness and, more 

specifically, the dimension ratio (DR; 

the ratio of outside diameter to wall 

thickness) being proposed for these 

sizes is consistent with values already 

specified for adjacent sizes. Plastic pipe, 

especially PE, is very common on gas 

distribution systems. On November 20, 

2018, PHMSA published a final rule (83 

FR 58694) that allowed plastic pipe to 

operate with a design factor (a derating 

factor) of 0.4 rather than 0.32 provided 

it met various requirements, including 

having a minimum wall thickness as 

defined in the tables in § 192.121. As 

described in the final rule, the 

Regulatory Impact Analysis, and AGA’s 

petition for rulemaking, the revised 

design factor allows the use of 

approximately 17 percent less material 

or 11 percent higher capacity for a given 

outside specification. 

The NPRM included listings for CTS 

sizes of 1⁄2 and 3⁄4 inch for PE pipe. In 

response to comments, PHMSA 

included CTS sizes for PA11 and PA12 

pipe and IPS sizes below 1 inch for all 

materials. However, stakeholders have 

subsequently requested PHMSA 

consider including 11⁄4 inch CTS as 

well. This amendment would allow the 

use of 11⁄4 inch CTS pipe with a 0.4 

design factor provided the pipe wall is 

at least 0.121 inches thick. A wall 

thickness of 0.121 corresponds to a 

dimension ratio of approximately 11. 

This is the same SDR as what is 

currently permitted for 11⁄4 inch Iron 

Pipe Size (IPS) and 1 inch CTS and 1 

inch IPS. This change would reduce the 

cost to produce this size of plastic pipe 

by approximately 10 percent. The 

revised design factor is already 

permitted for similar, adjacent sizes 

such as 11⁄4 inch IPS pipe. It was not 

PHMSA’s intent to exclude 

specifications such as 11⁄4 inch CTS. 

The costs and benefits of this proposal 

were accounted for in the RIA for the 

2018 final rule. 

Other proposed editorial revisions 

that PHMSA proposes are: 

• Update references to PHMSA’s 

website at https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/ 

in §§ 191.22 (b) and (c), and 195.64; 

• Copy the definition for ‘‘master 

meter system’’ used in part 191 to part 

192. The term ‘‘master meter system’’ is 

referenced in both part 191 and part 

192, however it is only defined in part 

191 at § 191.3. The definition would be 

added to part 192 at § 192.3; 

• Correct a reference to flange 

requirements in § 192.147(a) to clarify 

that flanges must meet ASME B16.5 or 

ANSI/MSS SP–44, not both; 

• Correct the placement of the word 

‘‘in’’ in § 192.153(d); 

• Remove reference to an inactive 

phone number for the NPMS program in 

§§ 192.727(g) and 195.59(a); 

• Remove references to § 195.242(c) 

and (d) in § 195.1(c) because this section 

no longer exists in the regulations; 

• Correct § 195.3(c)(3) to reflect that 

ASME B31.4 is no longer referenced in 

§ 195.452(h); and 

• Add the house number to the 

address for DOT headquarters in 

§ 192.805. 

IV. Regulatory Analyses and Notices 

A. Summary/Legal Authority for This 

Rulemaking 

This NPRM is published under the 

authority of the Federal Pipeline Safety 

Laws (49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.). Section 

60102 authorizes the Secretary of 

Transportation to issue regulations 

governing the design, installation, 

inspection, emergency plans and 

procedures, testing, construction, 

extension, operation, replacement, and 

maintenance of pipeline facilities. 

Further, section 60102(l) states that the 

Secretary shall, to the extent appropriate 

and practicable, update incorporated 

industry standards that have been 

adopted as a part of the PSRs. This 

NPRM proposes to incorporate by 

reference 25 updated editions of 

standards currently incorporated by 

reference and one new standard. In 

addition, this NPRM proposes to make 

several other minor clarifying and 

editorial changes to the PSRs. 

Executive Order 12866 and DOT 

Policies and Procedures for Rulemaking 

Executive Order 12866 (‘‘Regulatory 

Planning and Review’’) (58 FR 51735; 

Oct. 4, 1993) requires agencies to 

regulate in the ‘‘most cost-effective 

manner,’’ to make a ‘‘reasoned 

determination that the benefits of the 

intended regulation justify its costs,’’ 

and to develop regulations that ‘‘impose 

the least burden on society.’’ This 

NPRM is not considered a significant 

regulatory action under Executive Order 

12866. Accordingly, this NPRM was not 

reviewed by OMB. DOT also considers 

this NPRM to be non-significant under 

its Policies and Procedures for 

Rulemakings (49 CFR part 5). 

In this NPRM, PHMSA is proposing to 

incorporate by reference updated 

editions of 25 standards currently 

referenced in parts 192 and 195 and one 

new standard. According to the annual 

reports pipeline that operators submit to 

PHMSA, there are more than 3,244 

entities operating hazardous liquid, 

natural gas transmission, gathering, 

distribution systems, and liquefied 

natural gas facilities as of September 12, 

2018. The amendments in this NPRM 

should enhance safety and reduce the 

compliance burden on the regulated 

industry. However, the anticipated cost 

savings and benefits have not been 

quantified. PHMSA expects the cost 

savings and benefits of incorporating 

these standards to be negligible. The 

industry standards developed and 

adopted by consensus are largely 

accepted by the pipeline industry. 

In addition to updating consensus 

standards, PHMSA is proposing 

miscellaneous non-substantive 

amendments and clarifications of 

regulatory language in certain 

provisions. Since these editorial 

changes are relatively minor, the 

proposed changes would not require 

pipeline operators to undertake new 

pipeline safety initiatives and are 

expected to have negligible cost 

implications. To the extent that the 

changes have an impact, they are 

expected to increase the clarity of the 

PSRs and help improve the safety of the 

Nation’s pipeline systems. 

In accordance with the NTTAA and 

OMB Circular A–119, PHMSA reviews 

new editions and revisions to relevant 

standards and publishes a NPRM 

approximately every two years to 

incorporate by reference new or updated 

consensus standards. This practice is 

consistent with the intent of the NTTAA 

and OMB directives to avoid the need 

for developing government-written 

standards that could potentially result 

in regulatory conflicts with updated 

industry standards and an increased 

compliance burden on industry. 

Executive Order 13771 

This proposed rule is not expected to 

be an Executive Order 13771 regulatory 

action because this proposed rule is not 

significant under Executive Order 

12866. Details on the estimated cost 

savings of this proposed rule can be 

found in the Executive Order 12866 

section above. 

Executive Order 13132 

PHMSA analyzed this NPRM in 

accordance with the principles and 

criteria contained in Executive Order 

13132, ‘‘Federalism,’’ (64 FR 43255; 

Aug. 10, 1999). Executive Order 13132 

requires agencies to assure meaningful 

and timely input by State and local 

officials in the development of 

regulatory policies that may have 

‘‘substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

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distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government.’’ While the 

proposed rule may operate to preempt 

some State requirements, it does not 

impose any regulation that has 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. The pipeline 

safety laws, specifically 49 U.S.C. 

60104(c), prohibit State safety regulation 

of interstate pipeline facilities. 

However, under the pipeline safety 

laws, States can augment pipeline safety 

requirements for intrastate pipeline 

facilities, but may not approve safety 

requirements less stringent than those 

required by Federal law. A State may 

also regulate an intrastate pipeline 

facility PHMSA does not regulate. 

Therefore, the consultation and funding 

requirements of Executive Order 13132 

do not apply. 

Executive Order 13175 

PHMSA has analyzed this NPRM 

according to the principles and criteria 

in Executive Order 13175, 

‘‘Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments,’’ (65 FR 

67249; Jan. 29, 2014). Because this 

NPRM does not significantly or 

uniquely affect the communities of the 

Indian tribal governments or impose 

substantial direct compliance costs, the 

funding and consultation requirements 

of Executive Order 13175 do not apply. 

We invite Indian tribal governments to 

provide comments on the costs and 

effects that this or a future rulemaking 

could potentially have on tribal 

communities. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, Executive 

Order 13272 and DOT Procedures and 

Policies 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.), requires an agency 

to review regulations to assess their 

impact on small entities, unless the 

agency determines the rule is not 

expected to have a significant impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

PHMSA estimates the costs of 

incorporating these standards to be 

negligible as industry standards 

developed and adopted by consensus 

are largely accepted and followed by the 

pipeline industry, which assures that 

the industry is not forced to comply 

with several different standards to 

accomplish the same safety goal. Most 

pipeline operators already purchase and 

apply industry standards as part of 

common business practice. 

Based on the information available 

about the anticipated impact of this 

NPRM, PHMSA does not anticipate that 

this NPRM will have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities, under Section 

605 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 605), because the costs of the 

NPRM are expected to be negligible. 

This NPRM was also developed in 

accordance with Executive Order 13272, 

‘‘Proper Consideration of Small Entities 

in Agency Rulemaking,’’ (68 FR 7990; 

Feb. 19, 2003), and DOT’s procedures 

and policies to promote compliance 

with the Regulatory Flexibility Act to 

ensure that potential impacts on small 

entities of a regulatory action are 

properly considered. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

PHMSA has analyzed this NPRM in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (Pub. L. 

104–13; May 22, 1995). The PRA 

requires Federal agencies to minimize 

paperwork burden imposed on the 

American public by ensuring maximum 

utility and quality of Federal 

information, ensuring the use of 

information technology to improve the 

Federal Government’s performance and 

accountability for managing information 

collection activities. This NPRM does 

not impose any new information 

collection requirements or modify any 

existing information collections 

requirements. 

Regulation Identifier Number 

A regulation identifier number (RIN) 

is assigned to each regulatory action 

listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal 

Regulations. The Regulatory Information 

Service Center publishes the Unified 

Agenda in April and October of each 

year. The RIN number contained in the 

heading of this document can be used 

to cross-reference this action with the 

Unified Agenda. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

This NPRM will not impose unfunded 

mandates under the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) 

(Pub. L. 104–4; March 22, 1995). The 

statutory thresholds established in 

UMRA were $50 million for 

intergovernmental mandates and $100 

million for private-sector mandates in 

1996. According to the Congressional 

Budget Office, the thresholds for 2019, 

which are adjusted annually for 

inflation, are $82 million and $164 

million, respectively, for 

intergovernmental and private-sector 

mandates.7 The NPRM is not expected 

to exceed these thresholds in any one 

year to either State, local or tribal 

governments, in the aggregate, or to the 

private sector, and would be the least 

burdensome alternative that achieves 

the objective of this NPRM. Therefore, 

PHMSA is not required to prepare a 

written statement. 

Privacy Act Statement 

Anyone may search the electronic 

form of comments received in response 

to any of our dockets by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the comment if submitted for an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19477), or you may visit 

www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

Environmental Assessment 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321–4375, 

requires Federal agencies to analyze 

proposed actions to determine whether 

the action will have a significant impact 

on the human environment. The 

Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations require Federal agencies to 

conduct an environmental review 

considering: (1) The need for the 

proposed action; (2) alternatives to the 

proposed action; (3) probable 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

action and alternatives; and (4) the 

agencies and persons consulted during 

the consideration process (40 CFR 

1508.9(b)). In this NPRM, PHMSA 

proposes to incorporate 25 updated 

editions of currently referenced 

standards and one new standard. 

Description of Action: The NTTAA 

directs Federal agencies to use 

voluntary consensus standards and 

design specifications developed by 

voluntary consensus standard bodies 

instead of government-developed 

voluntary technical standards, when 

applicable. There are currently more 

than 80 standards incorporated by 

reference in parts 192, 193, and 195 of 

the PSRs. 

PHMSA engineers and subject matter 

experts participate on 25 standards 

development committees to keep 

current on committee actions. PHMSA 

will only propose to adopt standards 

into the Federal regulations that meet 

the agency’s directive(s) to ensure the 

best interests of public and 

environmental safety are served. 

Purpose and Need: Many of the 

industry standards currently 

incorporated by reference in the PSRs 

have been revised and updated to 

incorporate and promote new 

technologies and methodologies. This 

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NPRM will allow operators to use new 

technologies by incorporating new 

editions of the standards into the PSRs. 

PHMSA’s technical and subject matter 

experts continually review the actions 

of pipeline standards developing 

committees and study industry safety 

practices to ensure that their 

endorsement of any new editions or 

revised standards incorporated into the 

PSRs will improve public safety, as well 

as provide protection for the 

environment. If PHMSA does not amend 

the PSRs to keep up with industry 

practices, it could potentially have an 

adverse effect on the safe transportation 

of energy resources. 

These proposed amendments would 

make the regulatory provisions more 

consistent with current technology and 

would therefore promote the safe 

transportation of hazardous liquids, 

natural and other gases, and liquefied 

natural gas by pipeline. 

Alternatives Considered: In 

developing this NPRM, PHMSA 

considered two alternatives: 

Alternative (1): Take no action and 

continue to incorporate only the 

existing standards currently referenced 

in the PSRs. Because PHMSA’s goal is 

to facilitate pipeline safety and 

incorporate appropriate and up to date 

consensus standards, PHMSA rejected 

the no action alternative. This 

alternative would potentially result in 

forgoing the safety and environmental 

improvements in the updated standards. 

Alternative (2): Adopt the abovedescribed amendments and incorporate 

updated editions of voluntary consensus 

standards to allow pipeline operators to 

use current technologies. This is the 

proposed alternative. PHMSA’s goal is 

to incorporate by reference all or parts 

of updated editions of voluntary 

consensus standards into the PSRs to 

allow pipeline operators to use current 

technology, new materials, and other 

industry and management practices. 

Another goal is to update and clarify 

certain provisions in the regulations. 

Environmental Consequences: The 

Nation’s pipelines are located 

throughout the United States, both 

onshore and offshore, and traverse a 

variety of environments—from highly 

populated urban sites to remote, 

unpopulated rural areas. The Federal 

pipeline regulatory system is a risk 

management system that is preventionoriented and focused on identifying 

safety hazards and reducing the 

probability and quantity of a natural gas 

or hazardous liquid release. Pipeline 

operators are required to develop and 

implement IM programs to enhance 

safety by identifying and reducing 

pipeline integrity risks. 

Pipelines subject to this NPRM 

transport hazardous liquids and natural 

gas, and therefore a spill or leak of the 

product could affect the physical 

environment as well as the health and 

safety of the public. The release of 

hazardous liquids or natural gas can 

cause the loss of cultural and historical 

resources (e.g., properties listed on the 

National Register of Historic Places), 

biological and ecological resources (e.g., 

coastal zones, wetlands, plant and 

animal species and their habitats, 

forests, grasslands, offshore marine 

ecosystems), special ecological 

resources (e.g., threatened and 

endangered plant and animal species 

and their habitats, national and State 

parklands, biological reserves, wild and 

scenic rivers), and the contamination of 

air, water resources (e.g., oceans, 

streams, lakes), and soil that exist 

directly adjacent to and within the 

vicinity of pipelines. Incidents 

involving pipelines can result in fires 

and explosions, causing damage to the 

local environment. Depending on the 

size of a spill or gas leak and the nature 

of the failure zone, the potential impacts 

could vary from property damage or 

environmental damage to injuries or, on 

rare occasions, fatalities. 

Compliance with the PSRs 

substantially reduces the possibility of 

an accidental release of product. 

Updating new industry standards or 

those already incorporated into the 

PSRs can provide operators with the 

advantages and added safety that can 

accompany the application of newer 

technologies. These standards are based 

on the accumulated knowledge and 

experience of owners, operators, 

manufactures, risk management experts 

and others involved in the pipeline 

industry as well as government agencies 

who write the regulations to ensure the 

products are moved safely throughout 

the country. PHMSA staff actively 

participates in the standards 

development process to ensure each 

standard incorporated will enhance 

safety and environmental protection. 

Newer editions are not automatically 

incorporated but reviewed in detail. 

PHMSA reviewed each of the standards 

described in this proposed rule and 

have determined that most of the 

updates involve minor changes such as 

editorial changes, inclusion of a best 

practices, or similar changes. 

The majority of updates proposed for 

incorporation into this NPRM increase 

safety standards with the direct intent to 

decrease risk. In a small number of 

instances, standards organizations relax 

standards to reduce industry burden 

where justified by low risk, overlapping 

protections, or technological innovation. 

One provision that allows for relaxation 

are the less conservative design sloshing 

wave height calculations in the revised 

edition of API Std 650, allowing welders 

qualified in a fixed position to be 

qualified also to weld in the roll 

position in the 21st edition of API Std 

1104, and eliminating the need to 

calculate evaporation rates in the 7th 

edition of API Std 2000. PHMSA has 

determined that the safety 

improvements in API Std 650, API Std 

1104, and API Std 2000 offset those 

changes. 

Conclusion—Degree of Environmental 

Impact: PHMSA incorporates consensus 

standards that will allow the pipeline 

industry to use improved technologies, 

new materials, performance-based 

approaches, manufacturing processes, 

and other practices to enhance public 

health, safety, and welfare. PHMSA’s 

goal is to ensure hazardous liquids, 

natural and other gases, and liquefied 

natural gas transported by pipeline will 

arrive safely to their destinations. 

PHMSA invites comments on the 

potential impact on human health or the 

environment that would result if this 

rule was issued. 

Executive Order 13211 

Executive Order 13211 (‘‘Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use’’) (66 FR 28355; 

May 22, 2001) requires Federal agencies 

to prepare a Statement of Energy Effects 

for any ‘‘significant energy action.’’ 

Under the Executive Order, a 

‘‘significant energy action’’ is defined as 

any action by an agency (normally 

published in the Federal Register) that 

promulgates, or is expected to lead to 

the promulgation of, a final rule or 

regulation (including a notice of 

inquiry, ANPRM, and NPRM) that (1)(i) 

is a significant regulatory action under 

Executive Order 12866 or any successor 

order and (ii) is likely to have a 

significant adverse effect on the supply, 

distribution, or use of energy; or (2) is 

designated by the Administrator of the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs as a significant energy action. 

Transporting gas and petroleum 

affects the Nation’s available energy 

supply. However, this NPRM would not 

be a significant energy action under 

Executive Order 13211. It also would 

not be a significant regulatory action 

under Executive Order 12866 and 

would not likely have a significant 

adverse effect on the supply, 

distribution, or use of energy. This 

NPRM has not been designated as a 

significant energy action. 

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National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

As discussed above, the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) directs 

Federal agencies to use voluntary 

consensus standards in their regulatory 

activities unless doing so would be 

inconsistent with applicable law or 

otherwise impractical. Voluntary 

consensus standards are technical 

standards (e.g., specification of 

materials, test methods, or performance 

requirements) that are developed or 

adopted by voluntary consensus 

standards bodies. This proposed rule 

updates 26 voluntary consensus 

standards, which are discussed in detail 

in the ‘‘Summary of Standards 

Incorporated by Reference’’ section. 

List of Subjects 

49 CFR Part 191 

Pipeline safety, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

49 CFR Part 192 

Incorporation by reference, Pipeline 

safety, Natural gas. 

49 CFR Part 195 

Incorporation by reference, Pipeline 

safety, Anhydrous ammonia, Carbon 

dioxide, Petroleum. 

In consideration of the foregoing, 

PHMSA is proposing to amend 49 CFR 

parts 191, 192 and 195 as follows: 

PART 191—TRANSPORTATION OF 

NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY 

PIPELINE: MINIMUM FEDERAL 

SAFETY STANDARDS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 191 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 185(w)(3), 49 U.S.C. 

5121, 60101 et seq., and 49 CFR 1.97. 

■ 2. In § 191.22, revise paragraph (b) 

and the introductory text of paragraph 

(c) to read as follows: 

§ 191.22 National Registry of Operators. 

* * * * * 

(b) OPID validation. An operator who 

has already been assigned one or more 

OPID by January 1, 2011, must validate 

the information associated with each 

OPID through the National Registry of 

Pipeline, Underground Natural Gas 

Storage Facility, and LNG Operators at 

https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov, and 

correct that information as necessary, no 

later than June 30, 2012. 

(c) Changes. Each operator of a gas 

pipeline, gas pipeline facility, 

underground natural gas storage facility, 

LNG plant, or LNG facility must notify 

PHMSA electronically through the 

National Registry of Pipeline, 

Underground Natural Gas Storage 

Facility, and LNG Operators at https:// 

portal.phmsa.dot.gov of certain events. 

* * * * * 

PART 192—TRANSPORTATION OF 

NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY 

PIPELINE: MINIMUM FEDERAL 

SAFETY STANDARDS 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 192 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 185(w)(3), 49 U.S.C. 

5103, 60101 et seq., and 49 CFR 1.97. 

■ 4. In part 192, wherever they occur, 

remove the words ‘‘ASME/ANSI 

B31.8S’’ and ‘‘ANSI/ASME B31.8S’’ and 

add in their place the words ‘‘ASME 

B31.8S’’. 

■ 5. In § 192.3 add the definition for 

‘‘Master Meter System’’ in appropriate 

alphabetical order to read as follows: 

§ 192.3 Definitions 

* * * * * 

Master Meter System means a pipeline 

system for distributing gas within, but 

not limited to, a definable area, such as 

a mobile home park, housing project, or 

apartment complex, where the operator 

purchases metered gas from an outside 

source for resale through a gas 

distribution pipeline system. The gas 

distribution pipeline system supplies 

the ultimate consumer who either 

purchases the gas directly through a 

meter or by other means, such as by 

rents. 

* * * * * 

■ 6. Amend § 192.7 as follows: 

■ a. Revise the paragraph (b) 

introductory text and paragraphs (b)(7) 

through (9); 

■ b. Republish the paragraph (c) 

introductory text, revise paragraphs 

(c)(2), (5), and (6), redesignate 

paragraphs (c)(7) through (10) as (c)(8) 

through (11), and add new paragraph 

(c)(7); 

■ c. Revise the paragraph (e) 

introductory text and paragraphs (e)(1), 

(2), (3), (5), (7), and (9); 

■ d. Republish the paragraph (g) 

introductory text, revise paragraph 

(g)(1); and 

■ e. Republish paragraph (i) 

introductory text and paragraph (i)(1), 

and revise paragraphs (i)(2), (i)(3), and 

(i)(4). 

The revisions and addition read as 

follows: 

§ 192.7 What documents are incorporated 

by reference partly or wholly in this part? 

* * * * * 

(b) American Petroleum Institute 

(API), 200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, 

Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20001, 

phone: 202–682–8000, http://api.org/. 

* * * * * 

(7) API Specification 5L, 

‘‘Specification for Line Pipe,’’ 46th 

edition, April, 2018, including Errata 1 

(May 2018), (API Spec 5L), IBR 

approved for §§ 192.55(e); 192.112(a), 

(b), (d), (e); 192.113; and Item I, 

Appendix B to this part. 

(8) API Specification 6D, 

‘‘Specification for Pipeline Valves,’’ 

24th edition, August 2014, including 

Errata 1 (October 2014), Errata 2 

(December 2014), Errata 3 (February 

2015), Errata 4 (June 2015), Errata 5 

(July 2015), Errata 6 (September 2015), 

Errata 7 (June 2016), Errata 8 (August 

2016), Errata 9 (March 2017), 

Addendum 1 (March 2015), and 

Addendum 2 (June 2016), (API Spec 

6D), IBR approved for § 192.145(a). 

(9) API Standard 1104, ‘‘Welding of 

Pipelines and Related Facilities,’’ 21st 

edition, September 2013, including 

Errata 1 (April 2014), Errata 2 (June 

2014), Errata 3 (July 2014), Errata 4 

(2015), Errata 5 (September 2018) and 

Addendum 1 (July 2014), Addendum 2 

(May 2016), (API Std 1104), IBR 

approved for §§ 192.225(a); 192.227(a); 

192.229(c); 192.241(c); and Item II, 

Appendix B to this part. 

* * * * * 

(c) ASME International (ASME), 

Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 

10016, 800–843–2763 (U.S./Canada), 

http://www.asme.org/. 

* * * * * 

(2) ASME B16.5–2003, ‘‘Pipe Flanges 

and Flanged Fittings, ‘‘October 2004, 

(ASME B16.5), IBR approved for 

§ 192.147(a). 

* * * * * 

(5) ASME B31.8–2018, ‘‘Gas 

Transmission and Distribution Piping 

Systems,’’ November 20, 2018, (ASME 

B31.8), IBR approved for §§ 192.112(b) 

and 192.619(a). 

(6) ASME B31.8S–2016, ‘‘Managing 

System Integrity of Gas Pipelines, 

Supplement to ASME B31.8,’’ October 

31, 2016, (ASME B31.8S), IBR approved 

for §§ 192.903 note to Potential impact 

radius; 192.907 introductory text, (b); 

192.911 introductory text, (i), (k) 

through (m); 192.913(a) through (c); 

192.917 (a) through (e); 192.921(a); 

192.923(b); 192.925(b); 192.927(b), (c); 

192.929(b); 192.933(c), (d); 192.935(a), 

(b); 192.937(c); 192.939(a); and 

192.945(a). 

(7) ASME B36.10M–2018, ‘‘Welded 

and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe,’’ 

2018 edition, October 12, 2018, (ASME 

B36.10M), IBR approved for § 192.279. 

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(e) ASTM International (ASTM), 100 

Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West 

Conshohocken, PA 19428, phone: (610) 

832–9585, website: http://

www.astm.org/. 

(1) ASTM A53/A53M–20, ‘‘Standard 

Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and 

Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and 

Seamless,’’ July 1, 2020, (ASTM A53/ 

A53M), IBR approved for § 192.113; and 

Item II, Appendix B to this part. 

(2) ASTM A106/A106M–19A, 

‘‘Standard Specification for Seamless 

Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature 

Service,’’ November 1, 2019, (ASTM 

A106/A106M), IBR approved for 

§ 192.113; and Item I, Appendix B to 

this part. 

(3) ASTM A333/A333M–18, 

‘‘Standard Specification for Seamless 

and Welded Steel Pipe for LowTemperature Service and Other 

Applications with Required Notch 

Toughness,’’ November 1, 2018, (ASTM 

A333/A333M), IBR approved for 

§ 192.113; and Item I, Appendix B to 

this part. 

* * * * * 

(5) ASTM A381/A381M–18, 

‘‘Standard Specification for Metal-ArcWelded Carbon or High-Strength LowAlloy Steel Pipe for Use With HighPressure Transmission Systems,’’ 

November 1, 2018, (ASTM A381), IBR 

approved for § 192.113; and Item I, 

Appendix B to this part. 

* * * * * 

(7) ASTM A671/A671M–20, 

‘‘Standard Specification for ElectricFusion-Welded Steel Pipe for 

Atmospheric and Lower Temperatures,’’ 

March 1, 2020, (ASTM A671/A671M), 

IBR approved for § 192.113; and Item I, 

Appendix B to this part. 

* * * * * 

(9) ASTM A691/A691M–19, 

‘‘Standard Specification for Carbon and 

Alloy Steel Pipe, Electric-FusionWelded for High-Pressure Service at 

High Temperatures,’’ November 1, 2019, 

(ASTM A691/A691M), IBR approved for 

§ 192.113; and Item I, Appendix B to 

this part. 

* * * * * 

(g) Manufacturers Standardization 

Society of the Valve and Fittings 

Industry, Inc. (MSS), 127 Park St. NE, 

Vienna, VA 22180, phone: 703–281– 

6613, website: http://www.mss-hq.org/. 

(1) ANSI/MSS SP–44–2019, Standard 

Practice, ‘‘Steel Pipeline Flanges,’’ 2020, 

(ANSI/MSS SP–44), IBR approved for 

§ 192.147(a). 

(2) [Reserved] 

* * * * * 

(i) National Fire Protection 

Association (NFPA), 1 Batterymarch 

Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169, 

phone: 617–984–7275, website: http://

www.nfpa.org/. 

(1) NFPA–30 (2012), ‘‘Flammable and 

Combustible Liquids Code,’’ 2012 

edition, June 20, 2011, including Errata 

30–12–1 (September 27, 2011) and 

Errata 30–12–2 (November 14, 2011), 

(NFPA–30), IBR approved for 

§ 192.735(b). 

(2) NFPA–58, ‘‘Liquefied Petroleum 

Gas Code,’’ 2020 edition, October 25, 

2019, (NFPA 58), IBR approved for 

§ 192.11(a) through (c). 

(3) NFPA–59 (2018), ‘‘Utility LP-Gas 

Plant Code,’’ 2018 edition, August 17, 

2018, (NFPA–59), IBR approved for 

§ 192.11(a) through (c). 

(4) NFPA–70, ‘‘National Electrical 

Code (NEC),’’ 2017 edition, August 23, 

2016, (NFPA 70), IBR approved for 

§§ 192.163(e); and 192.189(c). 

* * * * * 

■ 7. Revise § 192.11 to read as follows; 

§ 192.11 Petroleum gas systems. 

(a) Each plant that supplies petroleum 

gas by pipeline to a natural gas 

distribution system must meet the 

requirements of this part and NFPA 58 

or NFPA 59 (incorporated by reference, 

see § 192.7) based on the scope and 

applicability statements in those 

standards. 

(b) Each pipeline system subject to 

this part that transports only petroleum 

gas or petroleum gas/air mixtures must 

meet the requirements of this part and 

NFPA 58 or NFPA 59 (incorporated by 

reference, see § 192.7), based on the 

scope and applicability statements in 

those standards. 

(c) In the event of a conflict between 

this part and NFPA 58 or NFPA 59 

(incorporated by reference, see § 192.7), 

NFPA 58 or NFPA 59 shall prevail if 

applicable based on the scope and 

applicability statements in those 

standards. 

§ 192.112 Underground natural gas 

storage facilities. 

■ 8. In § 192.112(e)(3), remove the 

words ‘‘ANSI/API Spec 5L’’ and add in 

their place the words ‘‘API Spec 5L’’. 

■ 9. In § 192.121, revise paragraphs 

(c)(2)(iv), (d)(2)(iv), and (e)(4) to read as 

follows: 

§ 192.121 Design of plastic pipe. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(iv) The wall thickness for a given 

outside diameter is not less than that 

listed in the following table: 

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (c)(2)(iv)—PE PIPE: MINIMUM WALL THICKNESS AND SDR VALUES

Pipe size 

(inches) 

Minimum wall 

thickness 

(inches) 

Corresponding DR 

(values) 

1⁄2′′ CTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.090 7 1⁄2′′ IPS ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.090 9.3 3⁄4′′ CTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.090 9.7 3⁄4′′ IPS ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.095 11 

1′′ CTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.099 11 

1′′ IPS .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.119 11 

11⁄4′′ CTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 0.121 11 

11⁄4′′ IPS ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.151 11 

11⁄2′′ IPS ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.173 11 

2′′ ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.216 11 

3′′ ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.259 13.5 

4′′ ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.265 17 

6′′ ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.315 21 

8′′ ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.411 21 

10′′ ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.512 21 

12′′ ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.607 21 

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(d) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(iv) The minimum wall thickness for 

a given outside diameter is not less than 

that listed in the following table: 

TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (d)(2)(iv)—PA—11 PIPE: MINIMUM WALL THICKNESS AND SDR VALUES

Pipe size 

(inches) 

Minimum wall 

thickness 

(inches) 

Corresponding DR 

(values) 

1⁄2′′ CTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.090 7.0 1⁄2′′ IPS ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.090 9.3 3⁄4′′ CTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.090 9.7 3⁄4′′ IPS ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.095 11 

1′′ CTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.099 11 

1′′ IPS .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.119 11 

11⁄4′′ CTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 0.121 11 

11⁄4′′ IPS ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.151 11 

11⁄2′′ IPS ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.173 11 

2′′ IPS .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.216 11 

3′′ IPS .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.259 13.5 

4′′ IPS .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.333 13.5 

6′′ IPS .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.491 13.5 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

(4) The minimum wall thickness for a 

given outside diameter is not less than 

that listed in the following table. 

TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (e)(4)—PA–12 PIPE: MINIMUM WALL THICKNESS AND SDR VALUES

Pipe size 

(inches) 

Minimum wall 

thickness 

(inches) 

Corresponding DR 

(values) 

1⁄2′′ CTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.090 7 1⁄2′′ IPS ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.090 9.3 3⁄4′′ CTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.090 9.7 3⁄4′′ IPS ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.095 11 

1′′ CTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.099 11 

1′′ IPS .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.119 11 

11⁄4′′ CTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 0.121 11 

11⁄4′′ IPS ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.151 11 

11⁄2′′ IPS ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.173 11 

2′′ IPS .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.216 11 

3′′ IPS .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.259 13.5 

4′′ IPS .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.333 13.5 

6′′ IPS .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.491 13.5 

* * * * * 

§ 192.145 [AMENDED] 

■ 10. In § 192.145(a), remove the words 

‘‘ANSI/API Spec 6D’’ and add in their 

place the words ‘‘API Spec 6D’’. 

■ 11. In § 192.147, revise paragraph (a) 

to read as follows: 

§ 192.147 Flanges and flange accessories. 

(a) Each flange or flange accessory 

(other than cast iron) must meet the 

minimum requirements of ASME/ANSI 

B16.5 (incorporated by reference, see 

§ 192.7), ANSI/MSS SP–44 

(incorporation by reference, see § 192.7), 

or the equivalent. 

* * * * * 

■ 12. In § 192.153, revise paragraph (d) 

to read as follows: 

§ 192.153 Components fabricated by 

welding. 

* * * * * 

(d) Except for flat closures designed in 

accordance with the ASME BPVC 

(Section VIII, Division 1 or 2) 

(incorporated by reference, see § 192.7), 

flat closures and fish tails may not be 

used on pipe that either operates at 100 

p.s.i. (689 kPa) gage or more, or is more 

than 3 inches (76 millimeters) in 

nominal diameter. 

* * * * * 

■ 13. Revise § 192.279 to read as 

follows: 

§ 192.279 Copper pipe. 

Copper pipe may not be threaded 

except that copper pipe used for joining 

screw fittings or valves may be threaded 

if the wall thickness is equivalent to the 

comparable size of Schedule 40 or 

heavier wall pipe listed in ASME 

B36.10M (incorporated by reference, see 

§ 192.7). 

■ 14. In § 192.727, revise the second 

sentence in paragraph (g)(1) to read as 

follows 

§ 192.727 Abandonment or deactivation of 

facilities. 

* * * * * 

(g) * * * 

(1) * * * To obtain a copy of the 

NPMS Standards, please refer to the 

NPMS homepage at https://

www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/. * * * 

■ 15. In 192.805, revise paragraph (i) to 

read as follows: 

§ 192.805 Qualification Program. 

* * * * * 

(i) After December 16, 2004, notify the 

Administrator or a State agency 

participating under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 10 / Friday, January 15, 2021 / Proposed Rules 3955 

601 if the operator significantly 

modifies the program after the 

administrator or State agency has 

verified that it complies with this 

section. Notifications to PHMSA may be 

submitted by electronic mail to 

InformationResourcesManager@dot.gov, 

or by mail to ATTN: Information 

Resources Manager DOT/PHMSA/OPS, 

East Building, 2nd Floor, E22–321, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. 

PART 195—TRANSPORTATION OF 

HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS BY PIPELINE 

■ 16. The authority citation for part 195 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 185(w)(3), 49 U.S.C. 

5103, 60101 et seq., and 49 CFR 1.97. 

■ 17. In § 195.1, revise paragraph (c) to 

read as follows: 

§ 195.1 Which pipelines are covered by 

this part? 

* * * * * 

(c) Breakout tanks. Breakout tanks 

subject to this part must comply with 

requirements that apply specifically to 

breakout tanks and, to the extent 

applicable, with requirements that 

apply to pipeline systems and pipeline 

facilities. If a conflict exists between a 

requirement that applies specifically to 

breakout tanks and a requirement that 

applies to pipeline systems or pipeline 

facilities, the requirement that applies 

specifically to breakout tanks prevails. 

Anhydrous ammonia breakout tanks 

need not comply with §§ 195.132(b), 

195.205(b), 195.264(b) and (e), 195.307, 

195.428(c) and (d), and 195.432(b) and 

(c). 

■ 18. Amend § 195.3 as follows 

■ a. Revise the paragraph (b) 

introductory text, redesignate 

paragraphs (b)(1) through (20), (22), and 

(23) according to the following table, 

and revise newly redesignated 

paragraphs (b)(4), (11) through (13), (16), 

(17), (19), paragraph (21), and newly 

redesignated paragraph (22); 

Old paragraph New paragraph 

(b)(1) ......................... (b)(11). 

(b)(2) through (11) .... (b)(1) through (10). 

(b)(12) ....................... (b)(22). 

(b)(13) through (20) .. (b)(12) through 

(b)(19). 

(b)(22) ....................... (b)(23). 

(b)(23) ....................... (b)(20). 

■ b. Republish the paragraph (c) 

introductory text and revise paragraphs 

(c)(3) and (4); 

■ c. Revise paragraph (e) and (f); and 

■ d. Republish the paragraph (g) 

introductory text and revise paragraph 

(g)(4). 

The additions, revisions, and 

republications read as follows: 

§ 195.3 What documents are incorporated 

by reference partly or wholly in this part? 

* * * * * 

(b) American Petroleum Institute 

(API), 200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, 

Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20001 and 

phone: 202–682–8000, website: http://

api.org/. 

* * * * * 

(4) API Recommended Practice 651, 

‘‘Cathodic Protection of Aboveground 

Petroleum Storage Tanks,’’ 4th edition, 

September 2014, (API RP 651), IBR 

approved for §§ 195.565 and 195.573(d). 

* * * * * 

(11) API Recommended Practice 2026, 

‘‘Safe Access/Egress Involving Floating 

Roofs of Storage Tanks in Petroleum 

Service,’’ 3rd edition, June 2017, (API 

Pub 2026), IBR approved for 

§ 195.405(b). (12) API Specification 5L, 

‘‘Specification for Line Pipe,’’ 46th 

edition, April 2018, including Errata 1 

(May 2018), (API Spec 5L), IBR 

approved for § 195.106(b) and (e) 

(13) API Specification 6D, 

‘‘Specification for Pipeline Valves,’’ 

24th edition, August 2014, including 

Errata 1 (October 2014), Errata 2 

(December 2014), Errata 3 (February 

2015), Errata 4 (June 2015), Errata 5 

(July 2015), Errata 6 (September 2015), 

Errata 7 (June 2016), Errata 8 (August 

2016), Errata 9 (March 2017), 

Addendum 1 (March 2015), and 

Addendum 2 (June 2016), (API Spec 

6D), IBR approved for § 195.116(d). 

* * * * * 

(16) API Standard 620, ‘‘Design and 

Construction of Large, Welded, LowPressure Storage Tanks,’’ 12th edition, 

effective October 2013, including 

Addendum 1 (November 2014), (API Std 

620), IBR approved for §§ 195.132(b); 

195.205(b); 195.264(b) and (e); 

195.307(b); 195.565; and 195.579(d). 

(17) API Standard 650, ‘‘Welded 

Tanks for Oil Storage,’’ 13th edition, 

effective March 1, 2020, (API Std 650), 

IBR approved for §§ 195.132(b); 

195.205(b); 195.264(b), and (e); 

195.307(c) and (d); 195.565; and 

195.579(d). 

* * * * * 

(19) API Standard 1104, ‘‘Welding of 

Pipelines and Related Facilities,’’ 21st 

edition, September 2013, including 

Errata 1 (April 2014), Errata 2 (June 

2014), Errata 3 (July 2014), Errata 4 

(November 2015), Errata 5 (September 

2018), Addendum 1 (July 2014), and 

Addendum 2 (May 2016), (API Std 

1104), IBR approved for §§ 195.214(a), 

195.222(a) and (b), 195.228(b). 

* * * * * 

(21) API Standard 2000, ‘‘Venting 

Atmospheric and Low-pressure Storage 

Tanks,’’ 7th edition, Mach 2014, (API 

Std 2000), IBR approved for 

§ 195.264(e). 

(22) API Standard 2350, ‘‘Overfill 

Prevention for Storage Tanks in 

Petroleum Facilities,’’ 5th, September 1, 

2020, (API Std 2350), IBR approved for 

§ 195.428(c). 

* * * * * 

(c) ASME International (ASME), Two 

Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016, 

800–843–2763 (U.S./Canada), website: 

http://www.asme.org/. 

* * * * * 

(3) ASME B31.4–2006, ‘‘Pipeline 

Transportation Systems for Liquid 

Hydrocarbons and Other Liquids’’ 

October 20, 2006, (ASME B31.4), IBR 

approved for § 195.110(a). 

(4) ASME B31.8–2018, ‘‘Gas 

Transmission and Distribution Piping 

Systems,’’ November 20, 2018, (ASME 

B31.8), IBR approved for §§ 195.5(a) and 

195.406(a). 

* * * * * 

(e) ASTM International (ASTM), 100 

Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West 

Conshohocken, PA 119428, phone: 610– 

832–9585, website: http://

www.astm.org/. 

(1) ASTM A53/A53M–20, ‘‘Standard 

Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and 

Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and 

Seamless,’’ July 1, 2020, (ASTM A53/ 

A53M), IBR approved for § 195.106(e). 

(2) ASTM A106/A106M–19A, 

‘‘Standard Specification for Seamless 

Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature 

Service,’’ November 1, 2019, (ASTM 

A106/A106M), IBR approved for 

§ 195.106(e). 

(3) ASTM A333/A333M–18, 

‘‘Standard Specification for Seamless 

and Welded Steel Pipe for LowTemperature Service and Other 

Applications with Required Notch 

Toughness,’’ November 1, 2018, (ASTM 

A333/A333M), IBR approved for 

§ 195.106(e). 

(4) ASTM A381/A381M–18, 

‘‘Standard Specification for Metal-ArcWelded Carbon or High-Strength LowAlloy Steel Pipe for Use With HighPressure Transmission Systems,’’ 

November 1, 2018, (ASTM A381), IBR 

approved for § 195.106(e). 

(5) ASTM A671/A671M–20, 

‘‘Standard Specification for ElectricFusion-Welded Steel Pipe for 

Atmospheric and Lower Temperatures,’’ 

March 1, 2020, (ASTM A671/A671M), 

IBR approved for § 195.106(e). 

(6) ASTM A672/A672M–09, 

‘‘Standard Specification for ElectricFusion-Welded Steel Pipe for HighPressure Service at Moderate 

3956 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 10 / Friday, January 15, 2021 / Proposed Rules 

Temperatures,’’ approved October 1, 

2009, (ASTM A672/A672M), IBR 

approved for § 195.106(e). (7) ASTM 

A691/A691M–19, ‘‘Standard 

Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel 

Pipe, Electric-Fusion-Welded for HighPressure Service at High Temperatures,’’ 

November 1, 2019, (ASTM A691/ 

A691M), IBR approved for § 195.106(e). 

(f) Manufacturers Standardization 

Society of the Valve and Fittings 

Industry, Inc. (MSS), 127 Park St. NE, 

Vienna, VA 22180, phone: 703–281– 

6613, website: http://www.mss-hq.org/. 

(1) MSS SP–75–2019 Standard 

Practice, ‘‘High-Test, Wrought, ButtWelding Fittings,’’ December 2019, 

(MSS SP–75), IBR approved for 

§ 195.118(a). 

(2) [Reserved] 

(g) NACE International (NACE), 1440 

South Creek Drive, Houston, TX 77084, 

phone: 281–228–6223 or 800–797–6223, 

website: http://www.nace.org/ 

Publications/. 

* * * * * 

(4) NACE SP0204–2015, ‘‘Standard 

Practice, Stress Corrosion Cracking 

(SSC) Direct Assessment Methodology’’ 

March 14, 2015, (NACE SP0204), IBR 

approved for § 195.588(c). 

§ 195.5 [AMENDED] 

■ 19. In § 195.5(a)(1)(i), remove the 

words ‘‘ASME/ANSI B31.8’’ and add, in 

their place, the words ‘‘ASME B31.8’’. 

■ 20. In § 195.58, revise paragraph (a) to 

read as follows, 

§ 195.58 Reporting submission 

requirements 

(a) General. Except as provided in 

paragraphs (b) and (e) of this section, an 

operator must submit each report 

required by this part electronically to 

PHMSA at https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov 

unless an alternative reporting method 

is authorized in accordance with 

paragraph (d) of this section. 

* * * * * 

■ 21. In § 195.59, amend paragraph (a) 

by revising the second sentence to read 

as follows, 

§ 195.59 Abandonment and deactivation of 

facilities 

* * * * * 

(a) * * * To obtain a copy of the 

NPMS Standards, please refer to the 

NPMS homepage at https://

www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov. * * * 

§ 195.64 [AMENDED] 

■ 22. In § 195.64(b) and (c) remove the 

words ‘‘http://opsweb.phmsa.dot.gov’’ 

and add, in their place, the words 

‘‘https://www.portal.phmsa.dot.gov’’. 

§ 195.106 [AMENDED] 

■ 23. In § 195.106(b)(1)(i) and (e)(1) 

remove the words ‘‘ANSI/API Spec 5L’’ 

and add, in their place, the words ‘‘API 

Spec 5L’’. 

§ 195.110 [AMENDED] 

■ 24. In § 195.110 remove the words 

‘‘ASME/ANSI B31.4’’ and add, in their 

place, the words ‘‘ASME B31.4’’. 

§ 195.116 [AMENDED] 

■ 25. In § 195.116(d) remove the words 

‘‘ANSI/API Spec 6D’’ and add, in their 

place, the words ‘‘API Spec 6D’’. 

■ 26. In § 195.307, paragraph (c) is 

revised to read as follows: 

§ 195.307 Pressure testing aboveground 

breakout tanks. 

* * * * * 

(c) For aboveground breakout tanks 

built to API Standard 650 (incorporated 

by reference, see § 195.3), that were first 

placed into service after October 2, 

2000, testing must be in accordance 

with sections 7.3.6 and 7.3.7 of API 

Standard 650. 

* * * * * 

§ 195.406 [AMENDED] 

■ 27. In § 195.406(a)(1)(i) remove the 

words ‘‘ASME/ANSI B31.8’’ and add, in 

their place, the words ‘‘ASME B31.8’’. 

§ 195.428 [AMENDED] 

■ 28. In § 195.428(c) remove the words 

‘‘API RP 2350’’ and add, in their place, 

the words ‘‘API Std 2350’’. 

§ 195.565 [AMENDED] 

■ 29. Amend § 195.565 to remove the 

words ‘‘ANSI/API RP 651’’ and add in 

their place the words ‘‘API RP 651’’ 

§ 195.588 [AMENDED] 

■ 30. In § 195.588, amend paragraph (c) 

to remove the words ‘‘NACE SP0204– 

2008’’ and add in their place the words 

‘‘NACE SP0204’’ in each instance they 

appear. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

22, 2020, under authority delegated in 49 

CFR 1.97. 

Alan K. Mayberry, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28785 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

49 CFR Parts 192 and 195 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2020–0086] 

Pipeline Safety: Operator Qualification 

Frequently Asked Questions 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notification and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: PHMSA is making available 

for public comment a revised set of 

operator qualification frequently asked 

questions (FAQs) that will replace its 

current operator qualification FAQs. 

The proposed revisions will provide 

greater clarity regarding PHMSA’s 

operator qualification regulations. The 

revised FAQs would replace current 

FAQs that are outdated or no longer 

relevant, and will ensure that each FAQ 

is tied to a specific regulatory 

requirement. 

DATES: Individuals who are interested in 

submitting comments on the proposed 

revisions to the FAQs must do so by 

February 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket No. PHMSA–2020– 

0086 by any of the following methods: 

• E-Gov Web: http://

www.regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. Follow the online instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Comments may be submitted 

by mailing them to: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Management 

System—Docket Operations (M–30), 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Comments may be 

hand-delivered to the U.S. Department 

of Transportation at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through 

Friday, except federal holidays. 

• Instructions: Identify Docket No. 

PHMSA–2020–0086 at the beginning of 

your comments. You must provide two 

copies of your comments if you submit 

by mail. If you would like confirmation 

that PHMSA received your comments, 

please include a self-addressed stamped 

postcard. Internet users should submit 

comments at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

• Privacy Act Statement: In 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), the