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News Archive

  • October 3, 2016

    WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced it is providing a total of $900K to three educational institutions as part of its Competitive Academic Agreement...

  • October 3, 2016

    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced it is issuing $20.4 million in Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grants to states, territories, and...

  • October 3, 2016

    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today issued an Interim Final Rule ("IFR") to implement the agency's expanded authority to address unsafe pipeline conditions or...

  • October 1, 2016

    Determining reassessment intervals is a vital part of the pipeline integrity management process that has often not received the level of analysis it should to ensure pipeline safety. Defaulting to the maximum reassessment interval allowed by code and...

  • October 1, 2016

    Because of inconsistencies and misunderstandings in determining pipeline integrity reassessment intervals, and considering the data and information that should be reviewed in determining such intervals, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...

  • September 21, 2016

    PHMSA authorized Colonial Pipeline Company (Colonial) to construct a bypass pipeline as a temporary measure to restore service to the areas affected by a pipeline failure that occurred on September 9, 2016 in Shelby, Alabama.

    The approval will...

  • September 1, 2016

    A guidebook intended for use by first responders during the initial phase of a transportation incident involving dangerous goods/hazardous materials.

  • August 31, 2016

    Liquid Integrity Management Rule Frequently Asked Questions.

  • August 31, 2016
    This site is administered by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). It provides information regarding the Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas for Hazardous Liquid Operators Rule (see 65 FR 75377 and 67 FR...
  • August 25, 2016

    The materials contained in this document consist of guidance, techniques, procedures and other information for internal use by the PHMSA pipeline safety enforcement staff. This guidance document describes the practices used by PHMSA pipeline safety...