# Regulus search export - Query: `76 FR 40820` - Source type: All - Part: All - Source: All - Status: All - Jurisdiction: All - Collection: All - Incident class: All - Sort: relevance - Date from: Any - Date to: Any - As of: Current corpus - Results: 1 - Exported: 2026-08-23T22:44:09.209Z ## 1. Pipeline Safety; Enforcement Proceedings Involving an Informal Hearing **Citation:** 76 FR 40820 **Type / status:** rulemaking / historical **Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration **Effective / published:** Not stated / 2011-07-12 PHMSA is issuing this document to notify operators of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline facilities of the creation of a dedicated "Presiding Official" for informal pipeline enforcement hearings and the process operators can expect when requesting an informal hearing. Hearings in pipeline safety enforcement cases are conducted by a hearing officer in accordance with certain procedures designed to ensure a fair and impartial decision on the merits. This document explains those procedures and includes a description of the dedicated hearing officer's roles and responsibilities, the process for requesting a hearing, and the manner in which a case will proceed once a hearing has been requested. ### Provenance - Official: Yes - Source: - Source ID: `federal-register` - SHA-256: `174ec0ed64dec0fb4e3b90bc63ca898445a70d2b3c84106c6557f5ba68c0a2e3` - Retrieved: 2026-08-20T06:04:51.294Z - Document slug: `federal-register-2011-17231` - Related records: 8