# Empire Pipeline, Inc. — Pipeline Special Permit

**Citation:** PHMSA-2017-0158  
**Type / status:** permit / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2018-10-23  
**Published:** 2018-10-23

PHMSA-2017-0158, issued 2018-10-23 for Empire Pipeline, Inc.'s gas transmission system.

## Document text

PHMSA pipeline special permit PHMSA-2017-0158. Operator: Empire Pipeline, Inc.. System: Gas Transmission. Issue date: 2018-10-23.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.regulations.gov/docket/PHMSA-2017-0158>
- Source ID: `phmsa-special-permits`
- SHA-256: `fec2f7923e4d2cdaee0db2c53660b8ba2252111e57acf3121debb7966e6210fc`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T01:06:17.853Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T04:27:05.756Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-special-permit-phmsa-2017-0158`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_special_permit",
  "operator": "Empire Pipeline, Inc.",
  "system": "Gas Transmission",
  "issuedOn": "2018-10-23",
  "issuanceStatus": "issued",
  "renewal": null,
  "indexUrl": "https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/special-permits-state-waivers/special-permits-issued",
  "docketUrl": "https://www.regulations.gov/docket/PHMSA-2017-0158",
  "docketDocumentCount": 16,
  "decisionDocumentCount": 0,
  "decisions": [],
  "citedSections": [],
  "caveat": "The issued-permit index establishes issuance, not current validity or applicability to facilities beyond those covered by the permit. Read the official decision and conditions.",
  "jurisdiction": "US",
  "operatorName": "Empire Pipeline, Inc."
}
```