Transportation Department Docket PHMSA-2026-1530 Final Rule

2026-15570: Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-ASTM F1973

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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 F1973, Standard Specification for Factory Assembled Anodeless Risers and Transition Fittings in Polyethylene (PE) and Polyamide (PA11) and Polyamide 12 (PA12) Fuel Gas Distribution Systems.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

The rule, in full

380 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] [Page 48304] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-15570] [[Page 48304]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 192 [Docket No. PHMSA-2026-1530] RIN 2137-AG34 Pipeline Safety: Standards Update--ASTM F1973

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 F1973, Standard Specification for Factory Assembled Anodeless Risers and Transition Fittings in Polyethylene (PE) and Polyamide (PA11) and Polyamide 12 (PA12) Fuel Gas Distribution Systems.

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 F1973'' (91 FR 22018). The DFR amended regulations at 49 CFR part 192 to incorporate the 2025 edition of ASTM F1973, ``Standard Specification for Factory Assembled Anodeless Risers and Transition Fittings in Polyethylene (PE) and Polyamide (PA11) and Polyamide 12 (PA12) Fuel Gas Distribution Systems'' (ASTM F1973) by reference. Reference to the 2025 edition of ASTM F1973 will replace existing references within Sec. 192.204(b) and Appendix B to Part 192 to ASTM F1973-21, Standard Specification for Factory Assembled Anodeless Risers and Transition Fittings in Polyethylene (PE) and Polyamide 11 (PA11) and Polyamide 12 (PA12) Fuel Gas Distribution Systems, November 1, 2021. 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 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. 2026-15570 Filed 7-30-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-P

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Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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