{"operation":"document","citation":"91 FR 48304","title":"Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-ASTM A333/A333M","source_type":"rulemaking","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2026-07-31","effective_on":"2027-01-01","summary":"PHMSA is confirming the effective date for a DFR published in the Federal Register on April 24, 2026. The DFR amended PHMSA's regulations at 49 CFR parts 192 and 195 to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard ASTM A333/A333M, Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Steel Pipe for Low-Temperature Service and Other Applications with Required Notch Toughness (ASTM A333/A333M).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/federal-register-2026-15583.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/federal-register-2026-15583.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/federal-register-2026-15583","source_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/31/2026-15583/pipeline-safety-standards-update-astm-a333a333m","body":"Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 146 (Friday, July 31, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 146 (Friday, July 31, 2026)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 48304-48305] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] [FR Doc No: 2026-15583] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 49 CFR Parts 192 and 195 [Docket No. PHMSA-2026-1525] RIN 2137-AG29 Pipeline Safety: Standards Update--ASTM A333/A333M AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Direct final rule (DFR); confirmation of effective date. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: PHMSA is confirming the effective date for a DFR published in the Federal Register on April 24, 2026. The DFR amended PHMSA's regulations at 49 CFR parts 192 and 195 to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard ASTM A333/A333M, Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Steel Pipe for Low-Temperature Service and Other Applications with Required Notch Toughness (ASTM A333/A333M). DATES: The effective date of the DFR is January 1, 2027. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brianna Wilson, Transportation Specialist, by phone at 771-215-0969 or by email at [email protected] . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 24, 2026, PHMSA published a DFR titled ``Pipeline Safety: Standards Update--ASTM A333/A333M'' (91 FR 22029). The DFR amended regulations at 49 CFR parts 192 and 195 to incorporate the 2024 edition of ASTM A333/A333M, Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Steel Pipe for Low-Temperature Service and Other Applications with Required Notch Toughness (ASTM A333/A333M) by reference. Reference to the 2024 edition of ASTM A333/A333M will replace [[Page 48305]] existing references within Sec. 192.113, Appendix B to Part 192, and Sec. 195.106(e) to ASTM A333/A333M-18, Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Steel Pipe for Low-Temperature Service and Other Applications with Required Notch Toughness, approved November 1, 2018. PHMSA issued the DFR under the procedures set forth at 49 CFR 190.339. In accordance with those procedures, PHMSA stated in the DFR that if no adverse comments were received, the DFR would become effective on January 1, 2027. PHMSA did not receive any comments that warranted withdrawal of the DFR; therefore, this rule will become effective as scheduled. Issued in Washington, DC under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. Keith J. Coyle, Chief Counsel. [FR Doc. 2026-15583 Filed 7-30-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-60-P","truncated":false,"body_characters":2703}