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
(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.
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