Statement: GPA Midstream supports PHMSA effort to update pipeline repair criteria
GPA Midstream and GPSA support PHMSA efforts to modernize these requirements and supports regulations that allow operators to prioritize repairs based on sound data while maintaining safe, reliable energy infrastructure.
GPA Midstream and GPSA issued the following statement in response to Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)’s proposed update to federal pipeline repair criteria:
Effective regulations and pipeline safety go hand in hand. PHMSA’s proposed update to federal pipeline repair criteria — the first major revision in roughly 20 years — reflects advances in inspection technology and engineering-based decision-making. GPA Midstream appreciates the agency’s efforts to modernize these requirements and supports regulations that allow operators to prioritize repairs based on sound data while maintaining safe, reliable energy infrastructure.