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B-332853 1 (2021-01-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaeclo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-332853 January 25, 2021 Chair Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Peter A. DeFazio Chairman The Honorable Sam Graves Ranking Member Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives Subject: Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Regulatory Reform Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) entitled Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Regulatory Reform (RIN: 2137-AF36). We received the rule on January 8, 2021. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule; withdrawal of enforcement discretion on January 11, 2021. 86 Fed. Reg. 2210. The effective date of the rule is March 12, 2021. According to PHMSA, the final rule amends the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations, 49 C.F.R. parts 191 and 192, to ease regulatory burdens on the construction, maintenance, and operation of gas transmission, distribution, and gathering pipeline systems without adversely affecting safety. PHMSA stated that the amendments in the rule are based on rulemaking petitions from stakeholders, and the Department of Transportation and PHMSA initiatives to identify appropriate areas where regulations might be repealed, replaced, or modified, and PHMSA's review of public comments. Additionally, PHMSA stated that, as of the effective date of this rule, it withdraws the March 29, 2019, announcement of enforcement discretion, Exercise of Enforcement Discretion Regarding Farm Taps, 84 Fed. Reg. 11253, and the unpublished October 27, 2015, letter to the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America announcing a stay of enforcement pertaining to certain pressure vessels.

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