Pipeline Safety: Public Meeting on Implementing the Recently Published Gas Transmission and Hazardous Liquid Final Rules.

The American Gas Association (AGA), American Petroleum Institute (API), American Public Gas Association (APGA), and Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) (jointly "the Associations") submit these comments for consideration by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) concerning the draft Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the final rule titled, "Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: MAOP Reconfirmation, Expansion of Assessment Requirements, and Other Related Amendments." On February 11, 2020, the Associations filed initial comments on the draft FAQs in anticipation of PHMSA's public meeting on February 27, 2020. Attached are the Associations final comments reflecting the discussion at the public meeting. Changes from the Associations initial comments are highlighted in yellow.