Pipeline Safety Adopts Latest Steel Pipe Standards
Published Date: 7/1/2025
Rule
Summary
This update changes pipeline safety rules to include the latest ASTM A381/A381M-18 steel pipe standards. It helps keep pipelines safe, makes rules clearer, and cuts down on paperwork for companies. Pipeline operators should get ready to follow these new standards soon, with no big costs expected.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Public Safety Maintained or Improved
PHMSA says adopting ASTM A381/A381M-18 will maintain or improve public safety for high-pressure transmission pipelines. The change is presented as preserving or increasing the safety of the public around pipelines.
Pipeline Operators Must Follow New Steel Standard
The rule incorporates ASTM A381/A381M-18 into PHMSA pipeline safety regulations, so pipeline operators need to prepare to follow that updated steel pipe standard soon. The agency says operators should get ready and that no big costs are expected from this change.
Less Paperwork and Lower Compliance Burden
The update is intended to reduce compliance burdens and cut down on paperwork for companies that operate pipelines. Stakeholders should see clearer rules and fewer administrative steps under the new incorporated standard.
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