Report to Congress - National Center of Excellence for LNG Safety

New HAZMAT Research Reports

PHMSA’s Hazardous Materials Research, Development and Technology team recently completed two new reports analyzing the potential safety impacts associated with changing the concentration of fine grain metal powders used in pyrotechnics and the risks associated transporting aerosols.  ...

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 notice that it will exercise regulatory...

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 notice that it will exercise regulatory...

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 transportation of packages by any mode as it continues...

PHMSA Notice of Enforcement Policy Regarding International Standards - November 2022

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 transportation of packages by any mode as it continues...

Freeport LNG Frequently Asked Questions

Q1.  What is the status of Freeport LNG’s Remedial Work Plan (RWP)? 

A1.  The operator is submitting the RWP incrementally to PHMSA, as permitted under the August 3, 2022 Consent Agreement and Order executed between PHMSA and the operator. PHMSA is accepting and...

Remarks of Deputy Administrator Tristan Brown Before the Energy Bar Association

Good afternoon.  Thank you for that introduction, for putting together such a thoughtful program, and for the honor of being able to share some thoughts with this esteemed group...

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 independent testing facility.  PHMSA will...

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 own right.  It further states that PHMSA...