The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA) are submitting comments in support of the proposed modifications to the regulations to increase the property damage threshold to $149,700 and adopting an inflation-adjusted incident and accident reporting threshold, and aligning the National Response Center (NRC) notification requirements in 49 C.F.R. § 195.52 with the accident reporting requirements in 49 C.F.R. § 195.50.
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Pipeline Safety: Property Damage Threshold for Incident and Accident Reporting
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American Petroleum Institute filed 2 comments on this docket between Sep 3, 2025 and Jun 24, 2026. 6 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 15d ago.
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Jun 24, 2026· Comment from American Petroleum Institute and Liquid Energy Pipeline Association· PHMSA-2025-0109-0018
Sep 3, 2025· Comment from American Petroleum Institute· PHMSA-2025-0109-0004
API-LEPA comments in response to HL pipeline accident reporting threshold
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Pipeline Safety: Property Damage Threshold for Incident and Accident Reporting
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See everyone who commented →- American Petroleum InstituteTHIS ORG2 filings · confidence 97%
- Environmental Defense Fundtrade assoc.4 filings · confidence 97%
- National Association of Pipeline Safety Representativestrade assoc.2 filings · confidence 85%
- American Gas Association (AGA) and American Public Gas Associationtrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 85%
- Interstate Natural Gas Association of Americatrade assoc.1 filing · confidence 97%
- South Bow Corporationunverified attribution1 filing · confidence 70%
- Southwest Gas Corporationunverified attribution1 filing · confidence 70%