# 2026-15574: Dry Gas Pipelines Get Corrosion Standard Nod from Feds

2026-15574, Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-NACE SP0206, is a Federal Register rule from Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published 2026-07-31, effective 2027-01-01 (as of 2026-08-07).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15574
- As of: 2026-08-07
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15574
- Title: Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-NACE SP0206
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 48303
- Published: 2026-07-31
- Effective: 2027-01-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2137-AG38
- Last updated: 2026-08-07

## In one line

Dry Gas Pipelines Get Corrosion Standard Nod from Feds

## Summary

PHMSA is confirming the effective date for the DFR titled "Pipeline Safety: Standards Update--NACE SP0206," which published in the Federal Register on April 24, 2026. The DFR incorporates by reference into 49 CFR part 192 the updated edition of industry standard NACE SP0206, Internal Corrosion Direct Assessment Methodology for Pipelines Carrying Normally Dry Natural Gas.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-15574 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/31/2026-15574/pipeline-safety-standards-update-nace-sp0206)
- [2026-15574 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-31/pdf/2026-15574.pdf)

## Related
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15574 (as of 2026-08-07).