PHMSA Passes New Rule Regarding Pipeline Accidents
PHMSA has issued a final rule titled, “Operator Qualification, Cost Recovery, Accident and Incident Notification, and Other Pipeline Safety Changes.”
The rulemaking establishes a specific time frame requirement for telephonic or electronic notifications of accidents and incidents and addresses mandates included in the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011. It also alters drug and alcohol testing requirements, and incorporates consensus standards by reference for in-line inspection and Stress Corrosion Cracking Direct Assessment.
The final rule is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on January 23, 2017 and is currently on public inspection. It will become effective 60 days from the date of its publication.
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