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U.S. DOT Announces Over $30 Million in Grants to Support Firefighters, Local Hazardous Materials Safety Planning and Response Efforts
PHMSA 09-23 Contact: PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced today that it is awarding over $30 million to support first responders and strengthen local efforts to respond...
PHMSA Explanation of Classification of Thermite Mixtures
This notice is being published to inform the regulated community of how PHMSA has previously reviewed and classified certain thermite formulations and how it has temporarily reclassified certain thermite formulations as Division 4.1 flammable solids instead of Class 1 explosives while PHMSA...
U.S. DOT Invests Nearly $15 Million to Improve Pipeline Safety
PHMSA 08-23 Contact: PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced it is awarding $14.8 million in grants to fund projects and activities to improve pipeline safety. These...
Final Rule: Suspension of HMR Amendments Authorizing Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail
PHMSA, in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration, is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to suspend authorization of liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation in rail tank cars pursuant to a final rule published on July 24, 2020, pending the earlier of either completion...
USDOT Proposes Updates to Gas Distribution Pipeline Regulations, Bolstering Safety Requirements and Strengthening Community Protections
PHMSA 07-23 Contact: PHMSA Public Affairs, PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to strengthen safety...
Emergency Waiver Order #26: Transporting Hazmat in Hawaii
In accordance with the provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 5103(c), the Associate Administrator for the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety within the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) hereby declares that an emergency exists that warrants issuance of a Waiver of the...