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PHMSA-2005-23141
U.S. DOT/PHMSA - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
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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 .
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