US DOT Seeks Public Input on Proposed Fee Rate Structure for Underground Gas Storage Facilities
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Task Force Issues Recommendations to Increase Safety and Reliability of U.S. Natural Gas Storage
WASHINGTON - Today, the Interagency Task Force on Natural Gas Storage Safety, established in the wake of last year's massive natural gas leak at California's Aliso Canyon site, issued a new report intended to help reduce the risk of future such incidents. The report chronicles lessons...
PHMSA Proposes to Update Requirements for Hazardous Materials Grants
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced it published a proposed rulemaking and request for comment on potential updates to regulations for its Hazardous Materials grants program. As part of the rulemaking proposal, PHMSA seeks to add references to...
PHMSA Withdraws Safety Advisory for Damaged, Defective, Recalled Lithium Cells or Batteries or Portable Electronic Devices
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DOT Awards $1 Million to Hazardous Materials Training Organizations as Part of New Community Safety Grant Program (PDF)
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PHMSA Publishes Pipeline Civil Penalty Structure Online
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced it has made a pipeline civil penalty framework available on its website. A respondent in an enforcement case may request a proposed civil penalty calculation related...
Pipeline Civil Penalty Summary (PDF)
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Civil Penalties FR Notice (PDF)
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