PHMSA Proposes New Pipeline Safety Regulations

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced proposed regulations to revise and update its pipeline safety standards and reporting requirements on October 1, 2015.  The deadline to submit comments on the proposed rulemaking is January 8, 2016.  PHMSA estimates that compliance with the proposed rule will cost the industry approximately $22.4 million.  You can review Sutherland’s detailed summary of the proposed rule’s main proposals by clicking here.

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