(a) This part prescribes minimum safety requirements for pipeline facilities and the transportation of gas, including pipeline facilities and the transportation of gas within the limits of the outer continental shelf as that term is defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331).
(b) This part does not apply to—
(1) Offshore gathering of gas in State waters upstream from the outlet flange of each facility where hydrocarbons are produced or where produced hydrocarbons are first separated, dehydrated, or otherwise processed, whichever facility is farther downstream;
(2) Pipelines on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) that are producer-operated and cross into State waters without first connecting to a transporting operator's facility on the OCS, upstream (generally seaward) of the last valve on the last production facility on the OCS. Safety equipment protecting PHMSA-regulated pipeline segments is not excluded. Producing operators for those pipeline segments upstream of the last valve of the last production facility on the OCS may petition the Administrator, or designee, for approval to operate under PHMSA regulations governing pipeline design, construction, operation, and maintenance under 49 CFR 190.9;
(3) Pipelines on the Outer Continental Shelf upstream of the point at which operating responsibility transfers from a producing operator to a transporting operator;
(4) Onshore gathering of gas—
(i) Through a pipeline that operates at less than 0 psig (0 kPa);
(ii) Through a pipeline that is not a regulated onshore gathering line (as determined in § 192.8); and
(iii) Within inlets of the Gulf of America, except for the requirements in § 192.612; or
(5) Any pipeline system that transports only petroleum gas or petroleum gas/air mixtures to—
(i) Fewer than 10 customers, if no portion of the system is located in a public place; or
(ii) A single customer, if the system is located entirely on the customer's premises (no matter if a portion of the system is located in a public place).
[35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 192-27, 41 FR 34605, Aug. 16, 1976; Amdt. 192-67, 56 FR 63771, Dec. 5, 1991; Amdt. 192-78, 61 FR 28782, June 6, 1996; Amdt. 192-81, 62 FR 61695, Nov. 19, 1997; Amdt. 192-92, 68 FR 46112, Aug. 5, 2003; 70 FR 11139, Mar. 8, 2005; Amdt. 192-102, 71 FR 13301, Mar. 15, 2006; Amdt. 192-103, 72 FR 4656, Feb. 1, 2007; Amdt. 192-139, 90 FR 21436, May 20, 2025]
Notes of Decisions
N. Border Pipeline Co. v. JACKSON CTY., ETC., 512 F. Supp. 1261 (D. Minnesota 1981).
· cites it 2× “” The Department of Transportation is vested with the authority to adopt safety standards; it did so, see, 49 C.F.R. § 192.1 et seq., one of those standards governs the depth at which pipe must be buried, requiring a minimum cover of 36" for Class 1 locations.”
In re Letter of Notification Application of Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., 2024 Ohio 4747 (Ohio 2024).
· cites it 2× “The board conditioned approval of the accelerated application on Columbia’s complying with all relevant rules and regulations, including pipeline-safety standards established by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration set forth at 49 C.F.R. 192.1 et seq. The…”
In re Application of Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. (Slip Opinion), 2021 Ohio 3301 (Ohio 2021).
“15 SUPREME COURT OF OHIO stated that “[a]ny future upgrade, replacement, or improvement of Line A will not affect the need for the Pipeline,” that it could “perform maintenance on existing lines in the central corridor without building the proposed pipeline,” and that Line A…”
S. Cal. Gas Co. v. Cal. Occupational Saf. & Health Appeals Bd., 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7920 (Cal. Ct. App. 1997).
“” ( 49 C.F.R. § 192.1 (1996).) It includes minimum requirements for the selection of pipe and components used in pipelines, including details of their design, chemical make-up, and construction, with references to standardized industry specifications.”
City of Lancaster v. PA PUC (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2022).
“” 49 C.F.R. § 192.1 . States with PHMSA certifications, such as Pennsylvania, may adopt additional or more stringent safety standards for intrastate pipeline facilities when such standards are compatible with the minimum standards established by PHMSA.”
Trunkline Gas Co L L C v. Beissel (W.D. La. 2024).
“See 49 C.F.R. § 192.1 et seq. To this end Trunkline maintains that it must continue operation of surface site facilities on defendant’s property in order to meet the rigorous standards of pipeline safety.”
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