# 2026-15579: Pipeline Safety Rule Vanishes: PHMSA Pulls April's ASME Update

2026-15579, Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-ASME B31.4, is a Federal Register rule from Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published 2026-07-31, effective 2026-07-31 (as of 2026-08-07).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15579
- As of: 2026-08-07
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15579
- Title: Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-ASME B31.4
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 48306
- Published: 2026-07-31
- Effective: 2026-07-31
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2137-AG39
- Last updated: 2026-08-07

## In one line

Pipeline Safety Rule Vanishes: PHMSA Pulls April's ASME Update

## Summary

PHMSA is withdrawing the DFR titled "Pipeline Safety: Standards Update--ASME B31.4," which published on April 24, 2026.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-15579 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/31/2026-15579/pipeline-safety-standards-update-asme-b314)
- [2026-15579 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-31/pdf/2026-15579.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2026-15578, Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-ASTM D2513](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15578)
- [Next: 2026-15580, Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-ASTM F1055](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15580)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15579 (as of 2026-08-07).