Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
Exclusion Text
(4) Rulemaking actions by the Office of Pipeline Safety, other than deregulatory rulemaking actions, within one of the following categories: (a) Policies, directives, regulations, and guidelines that are of an administrative, financial, legal, technical, or procedural nature; (b) Regulations concerning corrosion control; training, testing, and qualification of operator personnel; or emergency response; (c) Editorial or technical revisions and clarifications to correct editorial errors and improve clarity; and (d) Revisions to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations.
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