# Compliance with MFS Standards

**Citation:** 220 CMR 101.01  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities  
**Effective:** 2024-10-11  
**Published:** 2024-10-11

Every gas pipeline facility and liquefied petroleum gas plant in Massachusetts shall be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained, except as otherwise provided in 220 CMR 101.00, in compliance with federal pipeline safety standards as set forth in 49 CFR Part 192: Transportation of Natural and

## Document text

Every gas pipeline facility and liquefied petroleum gas plant in Massachusetts shall be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained, except as otherwise provided in 220 CMR 101.00, in compliance with federal pipeline safety standards as set forth in 49 CFR Part 192: Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards (MFS Standards). Every liquefied petroleum gas plant shall also be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained according to the requirements of National Fire Protection Association 59 Utility LP-Gas Plant Code

(2004) (NFPA 59). In addition, each operator of pipeline facilities used for the transportation of natural gas or hazardous liquids and each operator of liquefied petroleum gas facilities shall comply with the provisions of 49 CFR Parts 40 and 199. To the extent that any provision of 220 CMR 101.00 conflicts with any provision of the MFS Standards, the more stringent provision prevails.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.mass.gov/doc/220-cmr-10100-1/download>
- Source ID: `ma-dpu-cmr`
- SHA-256: `91123e974bf76a1bd92a75f38027bbecaac7c983e9087d984a93d4491c0e7fe6`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T05:00:35.559Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T08:19:59.264Z
- Document slug: `ma-cmr-220-101-01`

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  "adoptionDocket": "D.P.U. 22-100",
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  "statutoryAuthority": "M.G.L. c. 164, §§ 66, 76, 76C, 105A, and 116B",
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  "applicabilityCaveat": "Applicability depends on Massachusetts intrastate jurisdiction, operator and facility status, the definitions and exceptions in 220 CMR 101.00, incorporated federal standards, Department waivers or orders, and section-specific transition periods. The Massachusetts Pipeline Safety Division does not regulate interstate pipelines or hazardous-material transportation by pipeline.",
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