Biden-Harris Administration Streamlines Environmental Review Process to Fix Older, Leak Prone Gas Pipes

PHMSA 06-24 Contact: PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov  

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced that current and future recipients of its Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and...

Report to Congress - Implementation of Safety Management Systems by Gas Distribution Pipeline Operators

July 23, 2024 - Hearing on Ensuring Safety and Reliability: Examining The State Of Rail Safety In The Aftermath Of The Derailment In East Palestine, Ohio

Report to Congress - Status of Open NTSB and DOT IG Recommendations (Mineta Act) - 2023

Report to Congress - NTSB Pipeline Safety Recommendations for Calendar Year 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Requirements for Freight Railroads to Provide Hazmat Information to First Responders

PHMSA 05-24 Contact: PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov  

New rule builds on DOT efforts to strengthen rail safety and support first responders

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...

PHMSA Real-Time Train Consist Rulemaking - Submitted to Federal Register

PHMSA Real-Time Train Consist Final Rulemaking

May 7, 2024: Hearing on Examining the Reauthorization Needs of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Department of Transportation Updates Regulations to Improve Safety and Supply Chains

PHMSA 04-24 Contact: PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov

Streamlined requirements to save an estimated $50 to $130 million in shipping costs.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and...

PHMSA 2021-2022 Expanded Hazmat Supplement Commodity Flow Statistics

PHMSA, in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau (Census), sponsored an expansion of the 2022 Commodity Flow Survey to include supplemental questions about hazardous materials (hazmat) and collect new data from hazmat shippers related to DOT-regulated packaging. The collaborative effort led to...