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Pipeline Safety: Amendments to Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities

Agencies
Transportation Department, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Type
Proposed Rule
Published
Document number
2026-22396

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Summary

PHMSA proposes updating its regulations for liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities to incorporate by reference the most recent industry safety standards and to make other changes to account for more than two decades of improvements and technological advancements. This rulemaking also responds to congressional mandates directing PHMSA to integrate risk-based regulatory approaches for certain LNG facilities.

How it was scored

Democratic to Republican Neutral, 55% confidence
Democratic Republican
Economic left to right Leaning left, 88% confidence
Left Right
Libertarian to authoritarian Leaning authoritarian, 84% confidence
Libertarian Authoritarian
Authoritarian Libertarian Economic left Economic right Pipeline Safety: Amendments to Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities (Neutral)

Scored by jev-1.14.0 on November 3, 2026. A reading describes what the action does, not who issued it, and is based on the summary. Scores are automated and can be wrong. How scoring works