WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced proposed regulations to update critical safety requirements for natural gas transmission pipelines. The proposed rule...

Written Statement of the Honorable Marie Therese Dominguez Administrator Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are responsible for enforcing distinct and separate...

Written Statement of Administrator Marie Therese Dominguez before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Pipeline Reauthorization

PHMSA is issuing this advisory bulletin to remind all owners and operators of underground storage facilities used for the storage of natural gas, as defined in 49 CFR part 192, to consider the overall integrity of the facilities to ensure the safety...

On January 6, 2016, California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. issued a proclamation that declares the situation at Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility an emergency, and details ongoing efforts to stop the leak. The order directs further actions...

As required by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on January 12, 2016, submitted to the Federal Register a final rule which adopts provisions contained in...

As required by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on January 12, 2016, submitted to the Federal Register a final rule which adopts provisions contained in...

Press Release

The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has identified safety concerns with the transport of "hoverboards" also known as balance boards, gravity boards, or self-balancing devices that...