By Keith Coyle ( July 30, 2019, 1:59 PM EDT) -- The Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee, or GPAC, the federal advisory committee that reviews the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's gas pipeline safety rulemaking proposals, met in Washington, D.C., late last month to consider proposed changes to PHMSA's regulations for onshore gas gathering lines. Driven by recent developments in the oil and gas industry, particularly the expansion of pipeline infrastructure in the nation's shale plays, PHMSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in April 2016 that contained significant amendments to the federal safety standards and reporting requirements for rural gas gathering lines....