Transportation Department Docket PHMSA-2026-1537 Final Rule

2026-12314: Pipeline Safety: Declaratory Order Procedures; Response To Petition for Reconsideration

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Summary

PHMSA alerts the public to a petition for reconsideration and PHMSA's response.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

The rule, in full

222 words as published, June 18, 2026. View the original →

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2026)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 36760] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-12314] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 190 [Docket No. PHMSA-2026-1537] RIN 2137-AG41 Pipeline Safety: Declaratory Order Procedures; Response To Petition for Reconsideration

Agency

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT).

Action

Response to petition for reconsideration. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

PHMSA alerts the public to a petition for reconsideration and PHMSA's response.

For Further Information Contact

Timothy O'Shea, Attorney Advisor, Office of Chief Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, at timothy.o'[email protected].

Supplementary Information

On April 24, 2026, PHMSA issued the final rule Pipeline Safety: Declaratory Order Procedures, 91 FR 21968. The Pipeline Safety Trust filed a petition for reconsideration of this final rule on May 26, 2026, which challenged various issues. PHMSA denied the petition on June 11, 2026. Each of these documents is available in the rulemaking docket that is accessible on http://www.regulations.gov by searching for docket number PHMSA-2026-1537. Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. Keith Coyle, Chief Counsel. [FR Doc. 2026-12314 Filed 6-17-26; 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.

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