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- Query: `61 FR 33476`
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## 1. Excess Flow ValveCustomer Notification

**Citation:** 61 FR 33476  
**Type / status:** rulemaking / proposed  
**Agency:** Research and Special Programs Administration  
**Effective / published:** Not stated / 1996-06-27

This notice proposes to require operators of natural gas distribution systems to notify in writing their customers of the availability of excess flow valves (EFVs) meeting DOT-prescribed performance standards, the safety benefits of these valves, and the costs of installation. If a customer requests installation, the notice proposes that an operator will be required to install the EFV if the customer pays all costs of installation. EFVs restrict the flow of gas by closing automatically when a service line is severed, thus mitigating the consequences of service line failures. This proposed regulation would enhance public awareness of the safety benefits that can be derived from installation of EFVs.

### Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/06/27/96-16384/excess-flow-valvecustomer-notification>
- Source ID: `federal-register`
- SHA-256: `81d70fc1f1a74b992833417b9ffdf355ad5828e1302cdcee5b7837658605a062`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T06:04:51.294Z
- Document slug: `federal-register-96-16384`
- Related records: 4

## 2. NTSB Safety Recommendation P-96-002

**Citation:** P-96-002  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** National Transportation Safety Board  
**Effective / published:** 1996-03-06 / 1996-03-06

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE RSPA : REQUIRE GAS-DISTRIBUTION OPERATOR TO NOTIFY ALL CUSTOMERS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF EXCESS FLOW VALVES; ANY CUSTOMER TO BE SERVED BY A NEW OR RENEWED SERVICE LINE WITH OPERATING PARAMETERS THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH ANY COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE EXCESS FLOW VALVE SHOULD BE NOTIFIED; AN OPERATOR SHOULD NOT REFUSE TO NOTIFY A CUSTOMER BECAUSE OF THE CUSTOMER'S CLASSIFICATION OR THE DIAMETER 

### Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-96-002>
- Source ID: `ntsb-pipeline`
- SHA-256: `4154f3e1e936737cc44e6e205529e9f272e4ae5d189385c24ffc41fe1559807f`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:57:24.741Z
- Document slug: `ntsb-recommendation-p-96-002`
- Related records: 3