WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has issued a rule called: Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-API RP 2026.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 2 by Benjamin D. Kochman, Deputy Administrator.
Summary: PHMSA is confirming the effective date for the DFR that appeared in the Federal Registeron July 1, 2025. The DFR amended PHMSA's regulations at 49 CFR part 195 to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard American Petroleum Institute (API) Recommended Practice (RP) 2026, "Safe Access/Egress Involving Floating Roofs of Storage Tanks in Petroleum Service."
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