Latest Actions
Emergency Waiver Order No. 10
The Waiver is granted to support the EPA and USCG in taking appropriate actions to prepare for, responds to, and recover from a threat to public health, welfare, or the environment caused by actual or potential oil and hazardous materials incidents...
Emergency Waiver Order No. 9
The Waiver is granted to support the EPA and USCG in taking appropriate actions to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a threat to public health, welfare, or the environment caused by actual or potential oil and hazardous materials incidents...
PHMSA Publishes Report on Inventory of Upper Cook Inlet Pipelines
Between December 2016 and April 2017, several crude oil and natural gas releases occurred from pipelines owned by Hilcorp Alaska, LLC’s offshore production and pipeline facilities in Alaska’s Upper Cook Inlet.
A number of different federal...
PHMSA Takes Action to Assist with Hurricane Michael Preparedness and Response Efforts
PHMSA is continuing to monitor the movements of Tropical Storm Michael to understand its potential effects on hazardous materials and pipeline operations. This webpage provides critical information regarding PHMSA's pipeline and hazardous...
PHMSA Publishes Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Class Location Change Requirements
The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeks public comment on existing class location requirements for natural gas transmission pipelines at 49 CFR part 192, specifically as they pertain to actions operators are required to take...
PHMSA to Host a Public Meeting for the Pipeline Research and Development Forum
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) will be conducting a public meeting for the Pipeline Research and Development Forum. PHMSA periodically conducts such a forum to generate a national...
PHMSA Issues A Notice of Proposed Safety Order to Columbia Gas Transmission for the Leach Express Pipeline
The Notice proposes that the company take certain measures with respect to its pipeline system as a result of a June 7, 2018 failure near Moundsville, West Virginia.
To the view the notice, please...
PHMSA Promotes Hazmat Accident Investigation Team Pilot Program
In our continuing efforts to improve safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has produced a...
Consent Agreement and Order: Cheniere Energy for Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC
On April 20, 2018, PHMSA executed a Consent Agreement and Order with Cheniere Energy, Inc. that resolves the issues underlying the Corrective Action Order issued on February 8, 2018 to Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC.
PHMSA Recognizes April as National Safe Digging Month
April is officially National Safe Digging Month. Excavation damage continues to be the leading cause of pipeline incidents, and the best way to prevent such incidents from occuring is by calling or clicking 8-1-1. For over a decade, PHMSA has...