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PHMSA Notice of Limited Enforcement Discretion for Existing Onshore Gas Transmission Pipelines
In relation to its final rulemaking entitled “Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: Repair Criteria, Integrity Management Improvements, Cathodic Protection, Management of Change, and Other Related Amendments,” PHMSA is providing...
PHMSA Notice of Enforcement Policy for International Standards
The enforcement policy regarding international standards notifies offerors and carriers of hazardous materials that PHMSA will not take enforcement action against any offeror or carrier using these standards for the domestic or international...
PHMSA Pipeline Safety: Temporary Repair and Permanent Repair Frequently Asked Questions
This guidance consists of a set of temporary repair and permanent repair FAQs that clarify the...
Pipeline Safety Testing and Enhancement Study Stakeholder Collaboration Webinar
The U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, and PHMSA will host a stakeholder collaboration webinar on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, to analyze PHMSA’s Pipeline Safety Research and Development program and the need for an...
PHMSA 2022 Hazardous Materials RD&T Forum
On December 1, 2022, PHMSA's Office of Hazardous Materials Safety will hold a public Research, Development & Technology (RD&T) Forum. This event will take place virtually on Microsoft Teams from 9AM – 4PM Eastern Standard Time to spotlight the...
PHMSA Pipeline Safety: Unusually Sensitive Area for the Great Lakes, Coastal Beaches, and Certain Coastal Waters
PHMSA Accepting Comments on Hazardous Materials Safety Device Classification Policy
This Notice details what PHMSA will consider when reviewing an approval request to reclassify a material as a Class 9 safety device. Further, it establishes a policy for classifying subcomponents of existing safety devices as safety devices in their...
PHMSA Emergency Waiver Order #24: Transporting HAZMAT in the State of Florida
PHMSA's Emergency Waiver Order #24 supports efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, and Florida Department of Environmental Protection to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a threat to public health, welfare, or the...