2026-15581: Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-ASTM A372/A372M
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PHMSA is confirming the effective date for a DFR published in the Federal Register on April 24, 2026. The DFR amended PHMSA's regulations at 49 CFR part 192 to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard ASTM A372/A372M, Standard Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels (ASTM A372/ A372M).
The agency’s own summary, as published.
The rule, in full
343 words as published, July 31, 2026. View the original →
Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 146 (Friday, July 31, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 146 (Friday, July 31, 2026)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 48300-48301] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-15581] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 192 [Docket No. PHMSA-2026-1524] RIN 2137-AG28 Pipeline Safety: Standards Update--ASTM A372/A372M
Agency
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT).
Action
Direct final rule (DFR); confirmation of effective date. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
PHMSA is confirming the effective date for a DFR published in the Federal Register on April 24, 2026. The DFR amended PHMSA's regulations at 49 CFR part 192 to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard ASTM A372/A372M, Standard Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels (ASTM A372/ A372M).
Dates
The effective date of the DFR is January 1, 2027.
For Further Information Contact
Brianna Wilson, Transportation Specialist, by phone at 771-215-0969 or by email at [email protected].
Supplementary Information
On April 24, 2026, PHMSA published a DFR titled ``Pipeline Safety: Standards Update--ASTM A372/A372M'' (91 FR 22008). The DFR amended regulations at 49 CFR part 192 to incorporate the reapproved 2025 edition of ASTM A372/A372M, Standard Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels (ASTM A372/A372M) by reference. Reference to the reapproved 2025 edition of ASTM A372/A372M will replace existing references within Sec. 192.177 to ASTM A372/A372M-20e1, Standard Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels, approved March 1, 2020. PHMSA issued the DFR under the procedures set forth at 49 CFR 190.339. In accordance with those procedures, PHMSA stated in the DFR that if no adverse comments were received, the DFR would become effective on January 1, 2027. PHMSA did not receive any [[Page 48301]] comments that warranted withdrawal of the DFR; therefore, this rule will become effective as scheduled. Issued in Washington, DC under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. Keith J. Coyle, Chief Counsel. [FR Doc. 2026-15581 Filed 7-30-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-P
What this changes
Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
Rulemaking docket
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Rule April 24, 2026Pipeline Safety: Standards Update—ASTM A372/A372M
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Rule July 31, 2026Pipeline Safety: Standards Update—ASTM A372/A372M
Public comments
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Documents
- Full text (Federal Register) · July 31, 2026
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