Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 07, 2026

Title 49 - Transportation last revised: Feb 03, 2026
§ 195.3 - What documents are incorporated by reference partly or wholly in this part?

(a) Certain material is incorporated by reference into this part with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. All approved incorporation by reference material (IBR) is available for inspection at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Contact PHSMA at: Office of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; phone: 202-366-4046; website: www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/regs. For information on the availability of this material at NARA, visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations or email [email protected]. The material may be obtained from the sources in the following paragraphs of this section.

(b) American Petroleum Institute (API), 200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20001-5571; phone: (202) 682-8000; website: www.api.org/.

(1) API 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration, 10th Edition, May 2014, Including Addendum 1 (May 2017); IBR approved for §§ 195.205(b); 195.432(c).

(2) API Recommended Practice 5L1, Recommended Practice for Railroad Transportation of Line Pipe, 7th edition, September 2009, (API RP 5L1); IBR approved for § 195.207(a).

(3) API Recommended Practice 5LT, Recommended Practice for Truck Transportation of Line Pipe, First edition, March 12, 2012, (API RP 5LT); IBR approved for § 195.207(c).

(4) API Recommended Practice 5LW, Recommended Practice Transportation of Line Pipe on Barges and Marine Vessels, 3rd edition, September 2009, (API RP 5LW); IBR approved for § 195.207(b).

(5) API Recommended Practice 651, Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks, 4th edition, September 2014, (API RP 651); IBR approved for §§ 195.565; 195.573(d).

(6) API Recommended Practice 652, Linings of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Bottoms, 5th Edition, May 2020, (API RP 652); IBR approved for § 195.579(d).

(7) API Recommended Practice 1130, Computational Pipeline Monitoring for Liquids: Pipeline Segment, 3rd edition, September 2007, (API RP 1130); IBR approved for §§ 195.134(c); 195.444(c).

(8) API Recommended Practice 1162, Public Awareness Programs for Pipeline Operators, 1st edition, December 2003, (API RP 1162); IBR approved for § 195.440(a), (b), and (c).

(9) API Recommended Practice 1165, Recommended Practice for Pipeline SCADA Displays, First edition, January 2007, (API RP 1165); IBR approved for § 195.446(c).

(10) API Recommended Practice 1168, Pipeline Control Room Management, First edition, September 2008, (API RP 1168); IBR approved for § 195.446(c) and (f).

(11) API Recommended Practice 2003, Protection Against Ignitions Arising out of Static, Lightning, and Stray Currents, 8th Edition, September 2015, reaffirmed March 2020, (API RP 2003); IBR approved for § 195.405(a).

(12) API Recommended Practice 2026, Safe Access/Egress Involving Floating Roofs of Storage Tanks in Petroleum Service, 4th edition, July 2022, (API RP 2026); IBR approved for § 195.405(b).

(13) API Specification 5L, Line Pipe, 46th edition, April 2018, including Errata 1 (May 2018), (API Spec 5L); IBR approved for § 195.106(b) and (e).

(14) API Specification 6D, Specification for Valves, 25th edition, November 1, 2021, including Errata 1 (December 2021), Errata 2 (April 2022), Errata 3 (October 2023), Addendum 1 (April 2023), Addendum 2 (September 2024), and Addendum 3 (March 2025), (API Spec 6D); IBR approved for § 195.116(d).

(15) API Specification 12F, Specification for Shop-welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids, 13th Edition, January 2019, (API Spec 12F); IBR approved for §§ 195.132(b); 195.205(b); 195.264(e); 195.307(a); 195.565; 195.579(d).

(16) API Standard 620, Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-pressure Storage Tanks, 12th edition, effective October 2013, including Addendum 1 through 4 (November 2014), Addendum 2 (April 2018), Addendum 3 (March 2021), Addendum 4 (February 2025), Errata 1 (March 2025), (API Std 620); IBR approved for §§ 195.132(b); 195.205(b); 195.264(e); 195.307(b); 195.565; 195.579(d).

(17) API Standard 650, Welded Tanks for Oil Storage, 13th edition, March 2020, including Errata 1 (January 2021), (API Std 650); IBR approved for §§ 195.132(b); 195.205(b); 195.307(c); 195.565; 195.579(d).

(18) API Standard 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction, 3rd edition, December 2001, (including addendum 1 (September 2003), addendum 2 (November 2005), addendum 3 (February 2008), and errata (April 2008)), (API Std 653); IBR approved for §§ 195.205(b); 195.307(d); 195.432(b).

(19) API Standard 1104, Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities, 21st edition, September 2013, including Errata 1 through 5 (April 2014 through September 2018), Addendum 1 (July 2014), and Addendum 2 (May 2016), (API Std 1104); IBR approved for §§ 195.214(a); 195.222(a) and (b); 195.228(b).

(20) API Standard 1163, In-Line Inspection Systems Qualification, Second edition, April 2013, (API Std 1163); IBR approved for § 195.591.

(21) API Standard 2000, Venting Atmospheric and Low-pressure Storage Tanks, 7th Edition, March 2014, Reaffirmed April 2020, (API Std 2000); IBR approved for § 195.264(e).

(22) API Standard 2350, Overfill Prevention for Storage Tanks in Petroleum Facilities, 5th edition, September 2020, including Errata 1 (April 2021), (API Std 2350); IBR approved for § 195.428(c).

(23) API Standard 2510, Design and Construction of LPG Installations, 9th Edition, August 2020, (API Std 2510); IBR approved for §§ 195.132(b); 195.205(b); 195.264(b) and (e); 195.307(e); 195.428(c); 195.432(c).

(c) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Two Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016; phone: (800) 843-2763 (U.S/Canada); website: www.asme.org/.

(1) ASME/ANSI B16.9-2007, Factory-Made Wrought Buttwelding Fittings, December 7, 2007, (ASME/ANSI B16.9); IBR approved for § 195.118(a).

(2) ASME/ANSI B31G-1991 (Reaffirmed 2004), Manual for Determining the Remaining Strength of Corroded Pipelines, 2004, (ASME/ANSI B31G); IBR approved for §§ 195.452(h); 195.587; 195.588(c).

(3) ASME B31.4-2019, Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries: ASME Code for Pressure Piping, B31, issued November 1, 2019, (ASME B31.4); IBR approved for § 195.110(a).

(4) ASME B31.8-2018, Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems, Issued November 20, 2018, (ASME B31.8); IBR approved for §§ 195.5(a); 195.406(a).

(5) ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1, Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels, 2007 edition, July 1, 2007, (ASME BPVC, Section VIII, Division 1); IBR approved for §§ 195.124; 195.307(e).

(6) ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 2, Alternate Rules, Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels, 2007 edition, July 1, 2007, (ASME BPVC, Section VIII, Division 2); IBR approved for § 195.307(e).

(7) ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX: Qualification Standard for Welding and Brazing Procedures, Welders, Brazers, and Welding and Brazing Operators, 2007 edition, July 1, 2007, (ASME BPVC, Section IX); IBR approved for § 195.222(a).

(d) American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), 1201 Dublin Road, Suite #G04, Columbus, OH 43215; phone: (800) 222-2768; website: www.asnt.org.

(1) ANSI/ASNT ILI-PQ-2017, In-line Inspection Personnel Qualification and Certification, 2017 Edition, approved December 12, 2017, (ASNT ILI-PQ); IBR approved for § 195.591.

(2) [Reserved]

(e) Association for Material Protection and Performance (AMPP) (formerly NACE), 1440 South Creek Drive, Houston, TX 77084; phone: (281) 228-6223 or (800) 797-6223; website: www.ampp.org/.

(1) NACE SP0102-2017, In-Line Inspection of Pipelines, March 10, 2017, (NACE SP0102); IBR approved for §§ 195.120(a); 195.591.

(2) NACE SP0169-2007, Standard Practice, Control of External Corrosion on Underground or Submerged Metallic Piping Systems, reaffirmed March 15, 2007, (NACE SP0169), IBR approved for §§ 195.571; 195.573(a).

(3) NACE SP0204-2015, Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) Direct Assessment Methodology, Revised March 14, 2015, (NACE SP0204); IBR approved for § 195.588(c).

(4) ANSI/NACE SP0502-2010, Pipeline External Corrosion Direct Assessment Methodology, revised June 24, 2010, (NACE SP0502); IBR approved for § 195.588(b).

(f) ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428; phone: (610) 832-9585; website: www.astm.org/.

(1) ASTM A53/A53M-22, Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless, approved July 1, 2022, (ASTM A53/A53M); IBR approved for § 195.106(e).

(2) ASTM A106/A106M-19A, Standard Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service, approved November 1, 2019, (ASTM A106/A106M); IBR approved for § 195.106(e).

(3) ASTM A333/A333M-18, Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Steel Pipe for Low-Temperature Service and Other Applications with Required Notch Toughness, approved November 1, 2018, (ASTM A333/A333M); IBR approved for § 195.106(e).

(4) ASTM A381/A381M-23, Standard Specification for Metal-Arc-Welded Carbon or High-Strength Low-alloy Steel Pipe for Use With High-Pressure Transmission Systems, approved November 1, 2023, (ASTM A381/A381M); IBR approved for § 195.106(e).

(5) ASTM A671/A671M-20, Standard Specification for Electric-Fusion-Welded Steel Pipe for Atmospheric and Lower Temperatures, approved March 1, 2020, (ASTM A671/A671M); IBR approved for § 195.106(e).

(6) ASTM A672/A672M-19, Standard Specification for Electric-Fusion-Welded Steel Pipe for High-Pressure Service at Moderate Temperatures, approved November 1, 2019, (ASTM A672/672M); IBR approved for § 195.106(e).

(7) ASTM A691/A691M-19, Standard Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Pipe, Electric-Fusion-Welded for High-Pressure Service at High Temperatures, approved November 1, 2019, (ASTM A691/A691M); IBR approved for § 195.106(e).

(g) Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc. (MSS), 127 Park St. NE, Vienna, VA 22180; phone: (703) 281-6613; website: www.mss-hq.org/.

(1) MSS SP-75-2019 Standard Practice, High-Strength, Wrought, Butt-Welding Fittings, published December 2019, (MSS SP-75); IBR approved for § 195.118(a).

(2) [Reserved]

(h) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169; phone: (800) 344-3555; website: www.nfpa.org/.

(1) NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, 2021 Edition, effective August 31, 2020; IBR approved for § 195.264(b).

(2) [Reserved]

(i) Pipeline Research Council International, Inc. (PRCI), 15059 Conference Center Drive Suite 130, Chantilly, VA 20151; phone: (703) 205-1600; website: www.prci.org.

(1) AGA Pipeline Research Committee, Project PR-3-805, A Modified Criterion for Evaluating the Remaining Strength of Corroded Pipe, December 22, 1989, (PR-3-805 (RSTRENG)); IBR approved for §§ 195.452(h); 195.587; 195.588(c).

(2) [Reserved]

[Amdt. 195-117, 90 FR 40764, Aug. 21, 2025]
authority: 30 U.S.C. 185(w)(3), 49 U.S.C. 5103,60101
source: Amdt. 195-22, 46 FR 38360, July 27, 1981, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 49 CFR 195.3