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U.S. DOT Allows BP to Restart North Slope Pipeline for Cleaning and Testing
The U.S. Department of Transportation¿s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today approved BP Exploration Alaska, Inc.¿s request to restart and test the safety of one of the...
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On August 23, 2006, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) awarded a contract to the National Academies to initiate a pilot of a Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP). The Transportation Research Board (TRB), part of the National Academies, will be...
WASHINGTON – In its continuing effort to improve transportation safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration today issued an interim final rule (IFR) to prohibit passengers and crewmembers from carrying battery-powered portable...
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Certain pipeline operators will have to meet new, more rigorous safety requirements, including cleaning and continuous monitoring, along more than 1,200 miles of pipelines under a proposed rulemaking announced today by Acting Secretary of Transportation Maria Cino. If the proposed rule is...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration today awarded nearly $2 million to 11 universities to research new ideas and technologies that will improve the safety of the nation's energy transportation pipelines. PHMSA...
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