Comment from American Petroleum Institute and Liquids Energy Pipeline Association
American Petroleum Institute and Liquids Energy Pipeline AssociationSupportTrade association
Summary: The American Petroleum Institute (API) supports the proposal to increase monetary thresholds for Operator Identification Number (OPID) notifications and establish an annual inflation-indexing mechanism. They argue that current thresholds are outdated due to rising construction costs and that the proposed changes will align regulations with current industry costs while providing administrative benefits to both the industry and PHMSA.
The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA) support PHMSA’s proposal to update its regulations by increasing the monetary thresholds triggering Operator Identification Number (OPID) notifications under 49 CFR §§ 191.22(c) and 195.64(c)(1)(i) and establish an annual inflation-indexing mechanism for those thresholds.