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PHMSA Takes Action to Assist with Hurricane Dorian Preparedness and Response Efforts
PHMSA is continuing to monitor the movements of Hurricane Dorian to understand its potential effect on hazardous materials and pipeline operations. This webpage provides critical information regarding PHMSA's pipeline and hazardous materials safety programs to assist in any necessary...
Enbridge/Texas Eastern Transmission Ordered to Take Certain Corrective Actions for August 1, 2019 Failure
The Order requires that the company take certain actions in response to its August 1, 2019 natural gas transmission pipeline failure near Danville, Kentucky.
See the related documents section for more details.
Notice to Pipeline Operators: Exercise of Enforcement Discretion - API Specification 5L
On May 1, 2019, PHMSA issued a notice to pipeline operators that it does not intend to take any enforcement action relating to the requirements of American Petroleum Institute's (API) Specification 5L (Spec 5L) “Specification for Line Pipe” 45th edition, provided that...
Exercise of Enforcement Discretion Notice to Pipeline Operators: API Specification 5L
PHMSA does not intended to take enforcement action concerning the use of API Specification 5L (2012) if an operator complies with API Specification 5L (2018).