Emergency Waiver Order: Movement of Fuel within Puerto Rico to Facilitate Recovery Activities

Emergency Waiver Order: Movement of Hazardous Materials in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Following Hurricane Maria

Hurricane Maria Preparedness and Response

Sep 29, 2017

PHMSA's staff continues monitor Hurricane Maria to better understand the storm's path and prospective impact to the U.S. and its territories and evaluate the potential effect it can have on hazardous materials...

DOT Issues Revised RIA for ECP Brake Provision in PHMSA’s May 2015 HHFT Final Rule

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), on October 16, 2017, issued and invites comments to a revised Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) updating the original RIA...

PHMSA Announces Additional Public Comment Period for Underground Natural Gas Storage Interim Final Rule

October 19, 2017 -- Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced that it would provide an additional public comment period for its December 19, 2016 Interim Final Rule (IFR) titled “Pipeline Safety: Underground...

DOT Announces Over $23.8 Million in FY 2017 Hazardous Materials Planning and Training Grants

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) today announced it is issuing three separate hazardous...

DOT Issues Nearly $2.5 Million in Grants to State Entities, Local Communities, and Non-Profit Organizations to Spur Involvement in Pipeline Safety Efforts

PHMSA 18-17Friday, September 29, 2017Contact: Mark SanbornTel.: (202) 366-4831

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced today that it is issuing $2,488,497 in grants to state entities, local communities,...

PHMSA Awards Nearly $1.3M in One-Call Grants for State Damage Prevention Programs

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced it has awarded nearly $1.3 million in One-Call Grants to 26 states to support state pipeline...

Postponement of PHMSA September Gas and Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee Meetings

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is announcing the postponement of a public meeting of the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, also known as the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC) and the postponement of a joint meeting of the GPAC and the...

Hurricane Harvey Response

PHMSA's staff continues to keep those affected by the devastating storm and its ongoing aftermath in their hearts and thoughts as they deal with the difficult circumstances created by this tragic event. As part of its efforts to assist with disaster relief activities, PHMSA established this...