# U.S. DOT/PHMSA - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

**Citation:** PHMSA-2005-23141  
**Type / status:** rulemaking / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

This rulemaking would establish limited safety rules for rural onshore hazardous liquid gathering pipelines ... and low stress pipelines that are within a defined buffer of an unusually sensitive area.... areas include drinking water and ecological resource areas, which are particularly vulnerable to a pipeline ... The safety requirements would address the most common threats to the integrity of these pipelines .

## Document text

This rulemaking would establish limited safety rules for rural onshore hazardous liquid gathering pipelines ... and low stress pipelines that are within a defined buffer of an unusually sensitive area.... areas include drinking water and ecological resource areas, which are particularly vulnerable to a pipeline ... The safety requirements would address the most common threats to the integrity of these pipelines .

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.regulations.gov/docket/PHMSA-2005-23141>
- Source ID: `regulations-gov`
- SHA-256: `925cc4f4c8db971052a66d21eee73bdfa9235d7f0687a56981fcc9ff29a8971f`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T02:11:23.714Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T18:20:00.564Z
- Document slug: `regulations-gov-phmsa-2005-23141`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "docketId": "PHMSA-2005-23141",
  "docketType": "Rulemaking",
  "agencyId": "PHMSA",
  "lastModifiedDate": "2021-02-10T01:39:44Z",
  "collectionQuery": "PHMSA pipeline",
  "metadataOnly": true,
  "jurisdiction": "US"
}
```