PHMSA Pipeline & Hazardous Materials
Material regulatory developments from Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration are tracked daily by Cresthaven Analytics. Over the last 90 days, 9 material briefs relevant to professionals operating in the energy, power & commodities sector have been published below. Each brief is sourced directly from the primary regulatory feed, summarized for institutional readers, and scored for materiality.
Recent material activity
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PHMSA convenes joint advisory committee meeting to deliberate 13 pipeline safety NPRMs covering gas and liquid systems
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has announced a virtual joint public meeting of its Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee and Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee. The meeting addresses 13 active propo…
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PHMSA opens public comment on Crimson Pipeline LP petition seeking declaratory order on baseline integrity assessment requirements
On July 14, 2026, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published a notice inviting public comment on a petition from Crimson Pipeline LP for a declaratory order. The petition asks PHMSA to clarify t…
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PHMSA issues advisory bulletin directing gas distribution operators to strengthen integrity management risk evaluations
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued an advisory bulletin on July 13, 2026 reminding gas distribution system owners and operators of their existing integrity management program obligations. T…
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PHMSA proposes unified anomaly repair criteria for gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipelines
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published a proposed rule on July 8, 2026, to modernize anomaly response and repair criteria for gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipelines. The proposal ex…
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PHMSA proposes updating breakout tank inspection rules to incorporate API Std 653 5th edition and authorize risk-based inspection intervals
PHMSA published a proposed rulemaking on June 2, 2026 (Federal Register Doc. 2026-10969) to replace the breakout tank inspection standard for hazardous liquid pipelines, updating the incorporated reference from API Std 6…
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PHMSA issues technical correction clarifying 24-month IM alternative deadline for MAOP restoration under January 2026 final rule
PHMSA published a technical correction on May 29, 2026 to its January 14, 2026 final rule on class location change requirements for gas transmission pipelines. The correction clarifies that the 24-month deadline for init…
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PHMSA solicits public comment on Argent LNG special permit request for pipeline safety relief
PHMSA published Federal Register Doc. 2026-09235 on May 11, 2026, opening a 30-day comment period on a special permit request from Argent LNG, LLC for the proposed Argent LNG Project. The request seeks relief from specif…
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PHMSA convenes GPAC public meeting to review gas distribution pipeline safety NPRM
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published Federal Register Doc. 2026-09304 on May 11, 2026, announcing a public meeting of the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (GPAC). The meeting …
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PHMSA issues direct final rule clarifying hazardous liquid pipeline integrity management program guidance
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a direct final rule on April 24, 2026, making corrections and clarifications to existing guidance governing integrity management programs for hazardous li…
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