Pipeline Safety: Incorporation by Reference Update: American Petroleum Institute (API) Standards 5L and 1104
Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is confirming the effective date of April 14, 2009, for the direct final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on April 14, 2009. The direct final rule incorporated by reference the most recent editions of API Specification 5L, ``Specification for Line Pipe'' and API 1104, ``Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities.''