The Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC) and the Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC) are statutorily mandated advisory committees that play a vital role in ensuring the effectiveness and credibility of federal pipeline safety regulations.
Recently the members were all removed from the rosters of both committees, and the below linked Federal Register notice requests nominations for all committee positions. Similar actions have been taken on statutorily mandated advisory committees across Federal agencies.
The GPAC/LPAC committees consist of 15 members each with membership evenly divided among federal and state governments, the regulated industry, and the general public.
The committees advise PHMSA on the technical feasibility, reasonableness, cost-effectiveness, and practicability of each proposed gas pipeline safety standard.
The Requests for Nominations: Pipeline Safety; Gas and Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committees has the full text of the request, and nomination letters are included in the Comments.
These committees are a vital part of the PHMSA rulemaking process, so please consider nominating yourself or others you think would provide value before October 2, 2025!
