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Pipeline Safety: Standards Update—ASTM F2620
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 192
[Docket No. PHMSA-2026-1527]
RIN 2137-AG31
Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-ASTM F2620
AGENCY:
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION:
Direct final rule (DFR); confirmation of effective date.
SUMMARY:
PHMSA is confirming the effective date for a DFR published in the Federal Register on April 24, 2026. The DFR amended PHMSA's regulations at 49 CFR part 192 to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard ASTM F2620, Standard Practice for Heat Fusion Joining of Polyethylene Pipe and Fittings.
DATES:
The effective date of the DFR is January 1, 2027.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brianna Wilson, Transportation Specialist, by phone at 771-215-0969 or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On April 24, 2026, PHMSA published a DFR titled "Pipeline Safety: Standards Update-ASTM F2620" (91 FR 22004). The DFR amended regulations at 49 CFR part 192 to incorporate the 2024 edition of ASTM F2620, Standard Practice for Heat Fusion Joining of Polyethylene Pipe and Fittings (ASTM F2620) by reference. Reference to the 2024 edition will replace existing references within §§ 192.281(c) and 192.285(b) to ASTM F2620-20ae2, Standard Practice for Heat Fusion Joining of Polyethylene Pipe and Fittings, approved December 1, 2020.
PHMSA issued the DFR under the procedures set forth at 49 CFR 190.339. In accordance with those procedures, PHMSA stated in the DFR that if no adverse comments were received, the DFR would become effective on January 1, 2027. PHMSA did not receive any comments that warranted withdrawal of the DFR; therefore, this rule will become effective as scheduled.
Issued in Washington, DC under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Keith J. Coyle,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2026-15576 Filed 7-30-26; 8:45 am]
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