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Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-ASTM A53/A53M

FR Abstract
This DFR amends PHMSA's regulations to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard ASTM A53/A53M, Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless. This updated standard will maintain or improve public safety, prevent regulatory confusion, reduce compliance burdens on stakeholders, and satisfy a mandate in the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) of 1995.
Incorporation
FR Document Number
2025-12072
Federal Register Volume
90
Federal Register Year
2025-07-01
Federal Register Start Page
28108
Federal Register End Page
28112
Federal Agency
Transportation Department
Federal Register Link
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12072.pdf
CFR Citation
49 CFR 195
FR Citation
90 FR 28108
CFR title
49
CFR Part
195
Document Number
ASTM A53/A53M–22
Document Edition
2022
Standard Title
Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless, approved July 1, 2022
SDO
ASTM International
Standard Number Link
https://www.astm.org/standards-and-solutions/standards-and-publications/reading…
Excerpts
proposes to incorporate by reference are reasonably available to interested parties or how it worked to make those materials reasonably available to interested parties” (79 FR 66267). PHMSA consequently has negotiated agreements to make viewable copies of the standards available to the public at no cost. ASTM International (ASTM) agreed to the public access requirements of the statutory mandate discussed above. The organization's mailing address and website is listed in 49 CFR parts 192 and 195. The ASTM standard incorporated in this final rule
Record Source
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