Comment from Anonymous
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Summary: The commenter supports the proposed action of explicitly listing historic plastics prone to leakage within Subpart P. They argue that this clarity would help smaller operators identify these materials.
I am providing comments on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Docket No. PHMSA–2021–0046 - RIN 2137–AF53 - Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Distribution Pipelines and Other Pipeline Safety Initiatives.
In this NOPR PHMSA requests comments on whether, within a final rule in this proceeding, there would be value (in addition to being cost-effective, practicable, and technically feasible) in either explicitly listing (within subpart P or periodically-issued implementing guidance) historic plastics prone to leakage, or deleting the scope qualification “historic” from proposed regulatory text.
I encourage PHMSA to explicitly list with SubPart P the historic plastics which are prone to leakage. This would assist smaller operators in identifying these materials.