PHMSA response to INGAA petition for reconsideration on pipeline class location requirements

Regs.gov: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Published March 30th, 2026

Detected April 1st, 2026

Summary

PHMSA denied the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America's petition for reconsideration of the Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements final rule (91 FR 1608). The petition, filed February 13, 2026, challenged several discrete issues. PHMSA issued its denial on March 30, 2026. No changes to the underlying final rule were adopted.

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PHMSA denied INGAA's petition for reconsideration regarding the Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements final rule (91 FR 1608) issued January 14, 2026. The petition raised several discrete challenges to the rule. PHMSA's denial, issued March 30, 2026, maintains the original final rule without modification. Docket number PHMSA-2017-0151 contains all related documents.

Pipeline operators should continue complying with the original final rule requirements. This denial does not impose new obligations but confirms existing requirements remain in effect. Operators with questions about specific provisions should contact Robert Jagger at PHMSA (202-557-6765).

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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