USDOT Incorporates Updated Pipeline Industry Consensus Standards Into Safety Regulations

PHMSA 15-25 Contact: PHMSA Public Affairs, PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov  

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced the incorporation of updated editions of 19 voluntary industry...

August 11th is National 811 Day

USDOT Signs a Lease for PHMSA National Center of Excellence for LNG Safety at McNeese State University

PHMSA 14-25 Contact: PHMSA Public Affairs, PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov   WASHINGTON, D.C. –The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced that it has entered into a 20-year lease agreement with McNeese State University in...

USDOT Introduces Data-Driven Enforcement Priorities to Strengthen Pipeline Safety

PHMSA 13-25 Contact: PHMSA Public Affairs, PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov    

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced pipeline inspection and enforcement (I&E) priorities, a first for...

Information Briefing on PHMSA Enforcement Activity

The information briefing will provide the community of Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, as well as other interested stakeholders, an opportunity to learn more about PHMSA’s recent Consent Order and Agreement with Energy Transfer (Sunoco), L.P.

On April 29, 2025, PHMSA executed a...

USDOT Rescinds Biden-Era Guidance

PHMSA 12-25 Contact: PHMSA Public Affairs, PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov  

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced it has transmitted a notice to the Federal Register that rescinds...

USDOT Enhances Pipeline Enforcement Policies to Protect Due Process, Refocus Agency

PHMSA 11-25 Contact: PHMSA Public Affairs, PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)...

USDOT Seeks Comment on Pipeline and Hazmat Regulatory Relief

PHMSA 10-25 Contact: PHMSA Public Affairs, PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov     WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced that the agency is seeking public comment on two Advance Notices of Proposed...

PHMSA Revised Policies for Pipeline Safety Enforcement Proceedings

The documents included on this page describe PHMSA’s updated policies and procedures for pipeline safety enforcement cases. 

See each policy memo for full details.

Report to Congress - Results of GAO PIPES Act 2020 Section 114 Study