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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Final Rule Expands Requirement for Excess Flow Valves on New and Replaced Gas Distribution Pipelines
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration today announced a Final Rule that expands safety requirements for Excess Flow Valves (EFVs) to multi-residential and commercial applications. The final rule requires...
EFV Final Rule (PDF)
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Krista L. Edwards Named Deputy Administrator for Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Krista L. Edwards Named Deputy Administrator for Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters announced today that Krista L. Edwards has been appointed the Deputy Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...
PHMSA Issues Interim Final Rule To Implement Expanded Authority to Issue Emergency Orders, Improve Pipeline Safety
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today issued an Interim Final Rule ("IFR") to implement the agency's expanded authority to address unsafe pipeline conditions or practices that pose an...