Proposal
Published April 24, 2026
91 FR 22104
Pipeline Safety: Eliminating Limitations on Welders and Welding Operators
This NPRM proposes to remove the exclusion for welders or welding operators qualified by nondestructive testing from welding on compressor station pipe and components.
What this item does
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This NPRM proposes to remove the exclusion for welders or welding operators qualified by nondestructive testing from welding on compressor station pipe and components.
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
Important dates
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Published
April 24, 2026
Comment deadline
June 23, 2026
Who published it
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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Federal rulebook sections mentioned
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Title 49, Part 192