DOT Issues New Flight Safety Rule for E-Cigarettes (PDF)
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PHMSA Doubles Awards to Universities for Pipeline Safety Research Program Offers Research Funding for University-Affiliated Projects
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...
DOT Announces $5.9 Million in First Responder Grants to Help Protect Communities From Flammable Liquids by Rail Incidents
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced grants totaling $5.9 million to provide hazardous materials training for volunteer or remote emergency responders. The Assistance for Local Emergency Response...
PHMSA Final Rule Streamlines and Clarifies HazMat Special Permits and Approvals Application Process
WASHINGTON – As part of its regulatory review initiative, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced a final rule that streamlines the hazmat special permits and approvals application process by incorporating...
PHMSA Final Rule Streamlines and Clarifies HazMat Special Permits and Approvals Application Process (PDF)
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PHMSA Announces over $54 Million in Pipeline Safety Grants to Support State Pipeline Safety Programs
"Not only are these grants imperative for our Federal/State partnership to work, they demonstrate our commitment to the American public that we are serious about helping to make our utility lines the safest and most reliable in the world" said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx...
EFV NPRM PHMSA-2011-0009
SUMMARY: Excess Flow Valves (EFVs), which are safety devices installed on natural gas pipelines to reduce the risk of accidents, are currently required for new or replaced gas service lines servicing single-family residences (SFR) as defined in §192.383(a). PHMSA is proposing to make...
DOT Announces Final Rule to Strengthen Safe Transportation of Flammable Liquids by Rail
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a final rule for the safe transportation of flammable liquids by rail. The final rule, developed by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), in...