# 2025-12131: Feds Codify 'Chill' Policy for Tiny Gas Pipelines

2025-12131, Pipeline Safety: Codify Enforcement Discretion on Incidental Gathering Lines, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published 2025-07-01 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12131
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-12131
- Title: Pipeline Safety: Codify Enforcement Discretion on Incidental Gathering Lines
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 28597
- Published: 2025-07-01
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2137-AF83
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Feds Codify 'Chill' Policy for Tiny Gas Pipelines

## Summary

PHMSA is making a new rule to officially say it won’t strictly enforce some small gas pipeline rules called 'incidental gathering' lines. This change mainly affects companies that manage these pipelines and helps clear up confusion from a 2021 rule. The update aims to keep things safe without unnecessary costs or delays.

## Abstract

PHMSA proposes to codify a statement of limited enforcement discretion applicable to "incidental gathering" lines. The proposed rule completes PHMSA's commitment within its response to a petition for reconsideration of a 2021 final rule affecting the regulation of onshore gas gathering pipelines.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-12131 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12131/pipeline-safety-codify-enforcement-discretion-on-incidental-gathering-lines)
- [2025-12131 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12131.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2025-12130, Pipeline Safety: Exception for In-Plant Piping Systems](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12130)
- [Next: 2025-12132, Pipeline Safety: Rationalize Special Permit Conditions](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12131 (as of 2026-06-08).