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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...
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...
Remarks of Deputy Administrator Tristan Brown Before the Energy Bar Association
Keynote Remarks Managing Through a Crisis: Energy Transition and Upheaval Washington, DC October 12, 2022Good 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...
PHMSA Pipeline Safety: Temporary Repair and Permanent Repair Frequently Asked Questions
This guidance consists of a set of temporary repair and permanent repair FAQs that clarify the requirements of making repairs under 49 CFR 192 and 195. The main goal of the FAQs is to raise awareness of the issue of temporary repairs remaining on pipelines as if they are permanent repairs, which...
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...
PHMSA Emergency Waiver Order #24: Transporting HAZMAT in the State of Florida
PHMSA's Emergency Waiver Order #24 supports efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, and Florida Department of Environmental Protection to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a threat to public health, welfare, or the environment caused by actual or potential oil...