WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Pipeline Safety: Removing Unnecessary Provision for Material Properties Verification During MAOP Reconfirmation.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on April 24 by Paul J. Roberti, Administrator.

Summary: PHMSA is proposing to remove an unnecessary provision from the maximum allowable operating pressure requirements for testing pipe materials cut out from test manifold sites on gas transmission lines.

For more information, contact Robert Jagger, Senior Transportation Specialist, by telephone at 202-557-6765 or by email at robert.jagger@dot.gov.

The full text of the proposed rule can be found at: http://ww...