{"abstract":"We are proposing to extend pipeline safety regulations to rural onshore hazardous liquid gathering lines and low-stress lines within a defined buffer of previously defined \"unusually sensitive areas.\" These are non-populated areas requiring extra protection because of the presence of sole source drinking water resources, endangered species, or other ecological resources. This proposal will define \"regulated rural onshore gathering lines\" and \"regulated rural onshore low-stress lines\" and require operators of the lines to comply with certain safety requirements. These proposed safety requirements will address the most common threats to the integrity of these rural lines: corrosion and third-party damage. This proposal is intended to provide additional integrity protection for unusually sensitive areas that could be affected by these lines and improve public confidence in the safety of hazardous liquid rural onshore gathering and low-stress lines.","action":"Notice of proposed rulemaking.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","id":408,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/408","parent_id":492,"slug":"pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2006/09/06/06-7438.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":195,"title":49}],"citation":"71 FR 52504","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2006-11-06","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Persons interested in submitting written comments on the rules proposed in this document must do so by November 6, 2006. PHMSA will consider late filed comments so far as practicable.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. PHMSA-2003-15864","Notice 3"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"06-7438","effective_on":null,"end_page":52519,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2006/09/06/06-7438.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/09/06/06-7438/pipeline-safety-protecting-unusually-sensitive-areas-from-rural-onshore-hazardous-liquid-gathering","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/06-7438?publication_date=2006-09-06","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2006-09-06/06-7438/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":16,"page_views":{"count":717,"last_updated":"2026-09-22 20:15:08 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-09-06/pdf/06-7438.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2006-09-06","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2006/09/06/06-7438.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2137-AD98":{"issue":"200804","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2137-AD98/pipeline-safety-protecting-unusually-sensitive-areas-from-rural-onshore-hazardous-liquid-gathering-l","title":"Pipeline Safety: Protecting Unusually Sensitive Areas From Rural Onshore Hazardous Liquid Gathering Lines and Low-Stress Lines\r\n","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=200804&RIN=2137-AD98&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["2137-AD98"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-12T19:59:52Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":52504,"subtype":null,"title":"Pipeline Safety: Protecting Unusually Sensitive Areas From Rural Onshore Hazardous Liquid Gathering Lines and Low-Stress Lines","toc_doc":"Unusually sensitive areas; protection from rural onshore hazardous liquid gathering lines and low-stress lines","toc_subject":"Pipeline safety:","topics":["Carbon dioxide","Petroleum","Pipeline safety","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":71}