# 2026-15571: PHMSA Confirms Pipeline Gas Code Update: Snore Fest Ensues

2026-15571, Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-NFPA 58, is a Federal Register rule from Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published 2026-07-31, effective 2027-01-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-07).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15571
- As of: 2026-08-07
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15571
- Title: Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-NFPA 58
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 48300
- Published: 2026-07-31
- Effective: 2027-01-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2137-AG26
- Last updated: 2026-08-07

## In one line

PHMSA Confirms Pipeline Gas Code Update: Snore Fest Ensues

## Summary

PHMSA is confirming the effective date for a DFR published in the Federal Register on April 24, 2026. The DFR amended PHMSA's regulations at 49 CFR part 192 to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code (NFPA 58).

## Effects PRIA read

- Regulated Entities Must Use NFPA 58 (2024): mixed, low. PHMSA amends 49 CFR part 192 to incorporate by reference the 2024 edition of NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, replacing the prior reference to the 2020 edition (the earlier reference had been effective August 25, 2019). This change becomes effective January 1, 2027.

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## Sources
- [2026-15571 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/31/2026-15571/pipeline-safety-standards-update-nfpa-58)
- [2026-15571 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-31/pdf/2026-15571.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15571 (as of 2026-08-07).