Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements Response to Petition for Reconsideration

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Published April 1st, 2026

Detected April 1st, 2026

Summary

PHMSA denied a petition for reconsideration filed by the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) regarding the Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements final rule. The petition challenged discrete issues in the January 2026 rule (91 FR 1608). PHMSA's denial, issued March 30, 2026 and published April 1, 2026, affirms the original requirements remain in effect under 49 CFR Part 192. Pipeline operators should continue compliance with the underlying final rule.

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PHMSA denied INGAA's petition for reconsideration of the Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements final rule published January 14, 2026 (91 FR 1608). INGAA filed the petition on February 13, 2026, challenging several discrete provisions in the rule governing pipeline class location changes under 49 CFR Part 192. PHMSA denied the petition on March 30, 2026, maintaining all original requirements in the final rule.

Pipeline operators subject to 49 CFR Part 192 must continue compliance with the class location change requirements established in the January 2026 final rule. The denial of the reconsideration petition means no modifications to the original regulatory provisions. Operators should ensure their class location change programs align with the existing requirements and consult the rulemaking docket PHMSA-2017-0151 for additional details.

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Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements; Response to Petition for Reconsideration

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Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-06323 (91 FR 16167) Document Headings ###### Department of Transportation

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 192
[Docket No. PHMSA-2017-0151]
RIN 2137-AF29

AGENCY:

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION:

Response to petition for reconsideration.

SUMMARY:

PHMSA alerts the public to a petition for reconsideration and PHMSA's response.

DATES:

April 1, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Jagger, Senior Transportation Specialist, at 202-557-6765 or robert.jagger@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On January 14, 2026, PHMSA issued the final rule Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements, 91 FR 1608. The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) filed a petition for reconsideration of this final rule on February 13, 2026, which challenged several “discrete” issues. PHMSA denied the petition on March 30, 2026. Each of these documents is available in the rulemaking docket that is accessible on http://www.regulations.gov by searching for docket number PHMSA-2017-0151.

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 30, 2026, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.

Linda Daugherty,

Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.

[FR Doc. 2026-06323 Filed 3-31-26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910-60-P

Published Document: 2026-06323 (91 FR 16167)