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 parts 192 and 195 to incorpor...
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 192 and 195
[Docket No. PHMSA-2026-1523]
RIN 2137-AG27
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 parts 192 and 195 to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard ASTM A53/A53M, Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless (ASTM A53/A53M).
DATES:
PHMSA confirms the effective date of January 1, 2027, for the DFR that appeared in the
Federal Register
on April 24, 2026 (91 FR 22032) .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brianna Wilson, Transportation Specialist, by phone at 771-215-0969 or by email at
brianna.wilson@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On April 24, 2026, PHMSA published a DFR titled “Pipeline Safety: Standards Update—ASTM A53/A53M” (91 FR 22032). The DFR amended regulations at 49 CFR parts 192 and 195 to incorporate the 2024 edition of ASTM A53/A53M, Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless (ASTM A53/A53M) by reference. Reference to the 2024 edition will replace existing references within § 192.113, Appendix B to Part 192, and § 195.106(e) to ASTM A53/A53M-22, Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless, approved July 1, 2022.
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.