FOIA Library/Electronic Reading room
Overview
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2), the following four categories of records are available in the Electronic Reading Room, without the need for a FOIA request:
- Category 1 - Final Opinions and Orders. Final opinions and orders rendered in the adjudication of administrative cases are found here.
- Category 2 – Policy Statements
- Category 3 – Staff Manuals and Instructions. Administrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect a member of the public are included here.
- Category 4 – Frequently Requested Records. Records requested or anticipated to be requested three or more times are available here.
Only Reading Room records created on or after November 1, 1996, must be made available electronically. For access to pre-November 1, 1996 Reading Room records created by PHMSA, please contact PHMSA's FOIA Requester Service Center at (202) 366-4400 or visit the following conventional (paper) Reading Room:
DOT Dockets Office, 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE
Room W12-140, Washington, D.C. 20590
Hours of operation: 9:00-5:00 ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Telephone: (202) 366-9322 or (202) 366-9826
Toll-Free: (800) 647-5527
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays
A computer terminal and printer are available at the DOT Dockets Office for accessing Electronic Reading Room records.
Electronic Reading Room
Category 1 - Final Opinions and Orders
Office of pipeline safety
Pipeline Final Orders (2002-Present)
Pipeline Corrective Action Orders (2002-Present)
Pipeline Closed Notices of Amendment (2002-Present)
Pipeline Compliance Documents (pre-2002)
Office of Hazardous materials safety
Hazmat Orders of the Chief Counsel
Category 2 - Policy Statements
Office of Pipeline Safety
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
Hazmat Systems Integrity Safety Program (SISP) Policy
Other
Federal Student Loan Repayment Program
PHMSA Merit Promotion Plan Policy
PHMSA Recruitment, Relocation & Retention Policy
Category 3 - Staff Manuals and Instructions
Office of Pipeline Safety
Pipeline Civil Penalty Summary
Pipeline Enforcement Procedures
Pipeline Gas Integrity Management Inspection Protocols
Pipeline Hazardous Liquid Integrity Management Inspection Protocols
Pipeline Operator Drug & Alcohol Inspection Forms
Pipeline Operator Qualification Inspection Protocols
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
Hazmat Enforcement Operations Manual
Hazmat Joint Operations Manual for 49 CFR Part 109
Category 4 - Frequently Requested Records Under FOIA
Office of Pipeline Safety
Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC
New ~ Weymouth Letter to PHMSA in 1-2020-014-CAO December 10, 2020
New ~ Weymouth Compressor Station September 30, 2020 Blowdown Event
New ~ Weymouth Compressor Station September 11, 2020 Closure Seal Failure
New ~ Weymouth, MA Compressor Station Restart Plan 11/9/2020
Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Laydown - Misc FOIA Records
Beta Offshore
PHMSA Response to Congress regarding San Pedro Bay Pipeline Failure - January 11, 2022 (NEW)
California Public Utility Commission
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) FY 2012 and 2013 Evaluations
Cheniere Energy, LLC
Cheniere CPF No.4-2018-3001H Decision and Order Issued by PHMSA on February 11, 2019
Colonial Pipeline
Colonial Pipeline Co Emergency Response Plans - Southeast Response Zone Oct 2015 - Part 1
Colonial Pipeline Co Emergency Response Plans - Southeast Response Zone Oct 2015 - Part 2
Colonial Pipeline Co - Shelby County, AL - September 9, 2016
Columbia Gas Pipeline
PHMSA Letters to/from Senator Warren and Senator Markey regarding the September 13, 2018 incident
Columbia Gas of Massachusetts 10/13/2018 Incident Report (20180092-31066)
Dakota Access Pipeline
Dakota Access Pipeline Facility Response Plan - North Response Zone - March 2023
Denbury Gulf Coast Pipeline, LLC
Denbury Gulf Coast Pipeline, LLC - May 26, 2022
Enbridge Pipeline
Enbridge Makinac Straits ILI Review
Enbridge Release on Lakehead System Line 6B - July 26, 2010
Equitrans, L.P.
Rager Mountain Well #2244 Casing Failure Root Cause Analysis
ExxonMobil Pipeline
ExxonMobil Pegasus Pipeline Failure Investigation Report, Mayflower, Arkansas, October 23, 2013
ExxonMobil Failure in Mayflower Arkansas, March 29, 2013
ExxonMobil Laurel, Montana Failure Investigation Report October 2012
ExxonMobil Failure in Laurel, Montana July 1, 2011
FY 22 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Grant Awards
Waterworks and Gas Board of the City of Cordova (AL)
Freeport LNG
Freeport LNG Root Cause Failure Analysis
Freeport LNG Frequently Asked Questions
Freeport LNG Public Briefing Page
Mountain Valley Pipeline
Integrity Update July 2020 and Inspection Records
MVP Request for Informal Consultation
Consent Agreement/Consent Order
Equitrans Midstream Corporation, CPF No.1-2023-053-NOPSO
First Quarterly Report (January 3, 2024)
Additional Released Records 04-03-2024
PHMSA Inspection Reports (May 28, 2024)
Additional Released Records (May 30, 2024)
Additional released records (July 18, 2024)
Equitrans Midstream Corporation, CPF No.1-2023-053-NOPSO Second Quarterly Report (March 29, 2024)
The 3rd Party Metallurgical Testing Final Report for MVP Hydro Failure on May 1, 2024
Plains Pipeline
2015 Congressional Correspondence Regarding Plans L901/L903
5-19-2015 Accident in Santa Barbara, CA, Final Supplemental Accident Report Revised 3-8-2017
Plains Pipeline LP Line 901 Failure Investigation Report, May 2016
Plains L901/L903 Transfer of Regulatory Oversight MOU between PHMSA and CASFM, May 18, 2016
Public Service of North Carolina
4/10/2019 Incident in Durham, NC, Original PHMSA Incident Report filed 5/10/2019
Spectra Energy
Sunoco Pipeline
Sunoco 1-2019-5006 NOPV PCO - May 17, 2019
TC Energy Corporation
TC Energy Corporation Corrective Action Order - November 5, 2019
TC Energy Keystone Pipeline Failure – December 7, 2022
CPF 3-2022-074-CAO- Item 2 – OPERATING PRESSURE RESTRICTION
TransCanada Metallurgical Analysis of NP-36 KS10 MP-14 Pipeline
TC Energy Keystone Pipeline - Documentation of ILI Results
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
PHMSA Denial of Application for Renewal of DOT-SP 20534
ETS Special Permit Renewal Application
United Parcel Service, Inc. Lexington, KY 5/30/2018
Transportation Services Unlimited Investigation Report No. 15248007, January 12, 2015
Other
Last updated: Friday, August 30, 2024