Today, DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published 17 actions in the Federal Register. These actions refer to Federal Register publications from April 24th, 2026; not all of the actions published on that day were addressed in today’s Federal Register. They include:
- Direct final rule (DFR) withdrawals (2),
- DFR date confirmations (15).
Direct Final Rule Withdrawals
When DOT direct final rules are issued, that issuance is subject to the ‘adverse comment’ exception found in 49 CFR 190.339(c). If an adverse comment is received on the DFR within the comment period, in the case of these two DFR’s June 23rd, 2026, then the DFR will be withdrawn and the responsible agency will decide whether to proceed with a revised DFR, initiate a more conventional rulemaking, or abandon the process completely.
The two DFR withdrawals published today were:
- Pipeline Safety: Clarifying Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Integrity Management Guidance, and
- Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-ASME B31.4.
For more information on the DFR date confirmations, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/phmsa-in-the-federal-register-7-31 - subscription required. Free subscribers will receive email copies of that post tomorrow.
Personal Note: The Chief Counsel, Keith Coyle, listed in each of these rulemaking notices is, to the best of my knowledge, not related to me.
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