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Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-API STD 620

FR Abstract
This DFR amends PHMSA's regulations to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard API STD 620, Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks. 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
2025-12070
Federal Register Volume
90
Federal Register Year
2025-07-01
Federal Register Start Page
28119
Federal Register End Page
28123
Federal Agency
Transportation Department
Federal Register Link
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12070.pdf
CFR Citation
49 CFR 195
FR Citation
90 FR 28119
CFR title
49
CFR Part
195
Document Number
API 620
Document Edition
2025
Standard Title
Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-pressure Storage Tanks, 12th edition, effective Oct. 2013, including Add. 1- 4 (Nov. 2014), Add. 2 (April 2018), Add. 3 (March 2021), Add. 4 (Feb. 2025), Err. 1 (March 2025)
SDO
American Petroleum Institute
Standard Number Link
https://www.api.org/products-and-services/standards/ibr-reading-room
Excerpts
INFORMATION CONTACT: Alyssa Imam, Transportation Specialist, by phone at (202) 738-3850 or email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Discussion Through this DFR, PHMSA is incorporating by reference an update to a voluntary, consensus industry technical standard already incorporated by reference within the pipeline safety regulations (PSRs, 49 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) part 195). Specifically, PHMSA is updating the referenced edition of American Petroleum Institute Standard (API) 620, “Design and Construction
Record Source
www.federalregister.gov