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Categorical Exclusion (CE)

Legacy CEQ-compiled dataset (pre-authoritative baseline)

Compiled reference Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)

Categorical Exclusion

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)

Exclusion Text

(5) Repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of natural gas distribution pipelines and associated equipment within existing rights-of-way or easements. Associated actions include replacement of service lines, meters, metering stations, valves, taps, abandonment in place or abandonment by removal, minor excavation, replacement of pavement of existing roadway and/or sidewalks, and relocation within the existing right-of-way or easement. Actions will follow the applicable safety standards and requirements described at 49 C.F.R. Part 192.

Provenance

  • Agency: Legacy CEQ-compiled dataset (pre-authoritative baseline) (LEGACY)
  • Source provenance: Compiled reference
  • Source type: legacy seed
  • Identifier: PHMSA---1-5
  • Fetched at: 1970-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 (not an agency verification date)

Source legal reference

CEQ-compiled compendium of Federal categorical exclusions (historical, non-authoritative baseline)

Disclaimer

This CE Explorer tool is not an authoritative source and creates no rights or obligations. Review the relevant agency's NEPA procedures before applying a categorical exclusion.

When using the CE Explorer Tool, Federal agencies and stakeholders should review the relevant agency's NEPA procedures for information about how to apply the CE, including any limitations or potential extraordinary circumstances, and to ensure that a CE is current and applicable to a given proposed action. To adopt and use another agency's categorical exclusion, an agency must follow the steps described in section 109 of NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4336c.

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