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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 Final Rulemaking
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, 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...
PHMSA 03-24 Contact: PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov
Nearly 2 Million Free Copies Distributed to First Responders Nationwide
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials...
PHMSA's Safety Advisory Notice shares new advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding diagnostic samples and clinical waste containing Monkeypox virus (MPXV) in Clade I or II. The advice clarifies that samples and clinical waste should be designated as Category B...
Pipeline operators are in the midst of submitting calendar year 2023 annual reports to PHMSA with data as-of 12/31/2023. During 2024, pipeline operators may need to change their internal systems for collecting excavation damage data for annual reports due in 2025. Hazardous Liquid...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued this safety advisory to provide notice of the possibility of catastrophic failure of certain nurse tanks manufactured from January 1, 2007, through December 31, 2011, by American...