INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $200 Million to Replace Aging Gas Pipes, Lower Household Energy Bills and Cut Methane Emissions

PHMSA 10-24 Contact:  PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov  

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced $196 million in grants, funded by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan...

Emergency Waiver Order #29: Transporting HAZMAT in Hurricane Milton Affected Areas

In accordance with the provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 5103(c), PHMSA's Associate Administrator for the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety declares that an emergency exists that warrants issuance of a Waiver of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) to persons conducting...

Emergency Waiver Order #28: Transporting HAZMAT in Hurricane Helene Affected Areas

In accordance with the provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 5103(c), PHMSA's Associate Administrator for the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety declares that an emergency exists that warrants issuance of a Waiver of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) to persons conducting...

Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Rule to Simplify Shipping Processes for Truck Drivers, While Improving Supply Chains, and Reducing Energy Transportation Costs

PHMSA 09-24 Contact: PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced a new, proposed rule that would provide close to $100 million in annual cost savings for...

PHMSA Notice of Enforcement Discretion: Cylinders Exceeding Periodic Requalification Test Dates

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is providing notice that it will not take enforcement action against any person for filling (during the period of this enforcement discretion) a DOT-specification cylinder used to...

Department of Transportation Substantially Increases Grant Funds Supporting State Pipeline and Underground Gas Storage Safety Programs

PHMSA 08-24 Contact: PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov  

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is awarding $85.9 million in grants to states to support pipeline and underground natural gas storage (UNGS)...

Report to Congress - Review of Best Available Technologies or Practices and Pipeline Facility Designs for Preventing or Minimizing Natural Gas Releases During Planned Operations and Maintenance

Report to Congress - Integrity Assessment of Distribution Pipelines

Biden-Harris Administration Awards More than $40 Million to Support Firefighters, First Responders, and Improve Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety

PHMSA 07-24 Contact: PHMSAPublicAffairs@dot.gov    

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced today that it is awarding over $41 million in grants to states, territories, tribes, unions, and...

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...