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News Archive

  • April 6, 2016

    WASHINGTON – The US Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced the launch of the web-accessible Transportation Rail Incident Preparedness and Response (TRIPR) training...

  • April 4, 2016

    WASHINGTON – The US Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced the launch of the web-accessible ...

  • March 23, 2016

    Alternative MAOP FAQs

    These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are intended to clarify, explain, and promote better understanding of issues concerning implementation of the Alternative MAOP Rule. These FAQs are not substantive rules and do not...

  • March 17, 2016

    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...

  • March 1, 2016

     

    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...

  • February 29, 2016

    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...

  • February 25, 2016

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

  • February 5, 2016

    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...

  • February 2, 2016

    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...

  • January 15, 2016

    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...