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Federal Register Pub. Date and Citation	Action		Subject
09/29/06 71 FR 57457	NPRM		Pipeline Safety: Applicability of Public Awareness Regulations to Certain Gas Distribution Operators
01/21/05 70 FR 3147	Direct Final Rule		Editorial correction to the definition of "transmission line"
02/18/05 70 FR 8299	Final Rule		PHMSA established; Delegation of Powers and Duties
02/23/05 70 FR 8734	Final Rule		Spill response planning requirements
03/03/05 40 FR 10332	Direct Final Rule		Operator Qualifications
03/08/05 70 FR 11135	Final Rule		Agency reorganization
05/19/05 70 FR 28833	Final Rule		Pipeline operator public awareness program
06/15/05 70 FR 34693	Direct Final Rule; confirmation of effective date		Operator Qualifications; Statutory Changes
06/16/05 70 FR 35042	Final Rule; correction		Spill response planning requirements
06/16/05 70 FR 35041	Final Rule; correction		Pipeline Operator Public Awareness Program
07/18/05 70 FR 41174	NPRM		Regulatory Reference to Technical Standards; Update
10/03/05 70 FR 57536	SNPRM		Gas Gathering Line Definition
10/25/05 70 FR 61571	Final Rule		Standards for Direct Assessment of Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
12/15/05 70 FR 74262	NPRM	Internal Corrosion in Gas Transmission Pipelines Reduction; Design and Construction Standards
12/15/05 70 FR 74265	NPRM	Program Modifications and Clarifications; Integrity Management
01/10/06 71 FR 1504	Proposed Rule; notice of meeting	Gas Gathering Line Definition; Meeting of the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Advisory Committee
03/15/06 71 FR 13289	Final Rule	Gas Gathering Line Definition; Alternative Definition for Onshore Lines and New Safety Standards
06/09/06 71 FR 33402	Final Rule	Pipeline Safety: Update of Regulatory References to Technical Standards
09/06/06 71 FR 52504	NPRM	Protecting Unusually Sensitive Areas Rural Onshore Hazardous Liquid Gathering Lines and Low-Stress Lines

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