The Department of Transportation (DOT) has not released a Significant Rulemaking Report since December 2016 as the agency evaluates rulemakings in accordance with Executive Orders 13771 and 13777. In July, the Office of Management & Budget’s (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) released an updated Unified Regulatory Agenda providing information on regulations under development by federal agencies.
Pending final rules related to leak and rupture detection
PHMSA Proceeding |
OIRA Estimated Publication |
Previous OIRA Estimated Publication |
Safety of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines (NPRM issued October 2015) |
December 2017 |
Advanced copy released January 13; withdrawn from Federal Register publication January 24 |
Valve Installation and Minimum Rupture Detection Standards |
September 2017 |
May 2017 |