Yesterday the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs announced that it had approved an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on “Pipeline Safety: Amendments to Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities”. The ANPRM was sent to OIRA on April 15th, 2025.
According to the Fall 2024 Unified Agenda entry for this rulemaking:
“This rulemaking would update incorporated industry standards and revise all subparts of part 193 as needed. These updates to part 193 would address the risks associated with today's liquefied natural gas facilities, including permanent, small scale liquefied natural gas pipeline facilities as required by section 27 of the PIPES Act of 2016. These updates would also address section 110 of the PIPES Act of 2020 regarding operating and maintenance standards.”
Please note that that summary was written under the Biden
Administration, and the new Administration has had almost four months to put
their stamp on this rulemaking. Part of that effort may be the reason for the
disconnect between the ‘prerule’ status of this rulemaking in OIRA’s
announcement and the ‘proposed rule stage’ listed in the most recent Unified
Agenda entry. We will know which it is when the rule makes it to the Federal
Register in the next week or so.
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