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## 1. Pipeline Safety: Change in Response Plan Review Cycle

**Citation:** 62 FR 67292  
**Type / status:** rulemaking / historical  
**Agency:** Research and Special Programs Administration  
**Effective / published:** 1998-02-23 / 1997-12-24

This direct final rule changes the reporting cycle for facility response plan submissions to 5 years for operators who are required to submit facility response plans to RSPA. Pipeline operators were previously required to submit facility response plans every 3 years. OPS is undertaking this change to improve safety by ensuring consistency between OPS requirements and those of the other federal agencies under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and encouraging the use of integrated plans, while easing the burden on the regulated community. The comments to the docket have fully supported this change.

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- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/12/24/97-33289/pipeline-safety-change-in-response-plan-review-cycle>
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- SHA-256: `193ad799e605fd10fca8b53e2bdd22f1d14575e79a13d28b5fef9e2e43aeaf41`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T06:04:51.294Z
- Document slug: `federal-register-97-33289`
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