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Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-ASME B31.4

FR Abstract
This DFR amends PHMSA's regulations to incorporate by reference an updated edition of industry standard ASME B31.4, Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries: ASME Code for Pressure Piping, B31. 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
2026-08053
Federal Register Volume
91
Federal Register Year
2026-04-24
Federal Register Start Page
22039
Federal Register End Page
22043
CFR Citation
49 CFR 195
FR Citation
91 FR 22039
CFR title
49
CFR Part
195
Document Number
ASME B31.4–2022
Document Edition
2022
Standard Title
Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries: ASME Code for Pressure Piping, B31, issued December 8, 2022
Excerpts
Specialist, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 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 49 CFR part 195. Specifically, PHMSA is updating the referenced edition of industry standard ASME B31.4, Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries: ASME Code for Pressure Piping, B31, to the 2022 edition
Record Source
www.federalregister.gov