PHMSA Issues Corrective Action Order to Plains Pipeline, LP Following Pocahontas Station Pipeline Facility Failure
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PHMSA Releases Operator Qualification, Cost Recovery and Accident Notification Regulatory Proposal
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today proposed new requirements to strengthen Federal pipeline safety regulations related to pipeline accident and incident notification. The Operator Qualification, Cost...
Review of Existing Federal and State Regulations for Gas and Hazardous Liquid Gathering Lines - June 2015
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Report to Congress FY2014 Technical Assistance Grants Program
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PHMSA Notice regarding Emergency Response Notifications for Shipments of Petroleum Crude Oil by Rail
The Department appreciates the desire of local communities to know what hazardous materials are moving through their cities and towns. DOT's May 2014 Emergency Order ensures that such information is provided to State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs) on a routine basis related to any...
Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Leak
On January 6, 2016, California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. issued a proclamation that declares the situation at Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility an emergency, and details ongoing efforts to stop the leak. The order directs further actions the State will take to protect public health...
U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Corrective Action Order to Plains Pipeline, LP
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today issued a Corrective Action Order (CAO) to Plains Pipeline, LP, the operator responsible for the pipeline failure on May 19 that resulted in the release of crude....
PHMSA Withdraws Cargo Tank Motor Vehicle Wetlines Rulemaking
PHMSA Withdraws Cargo Tank Motor Vehicle Wetlines Rulemaking. On December 28, 2015, the Federal Register will publish the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) notice withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking that would have amended the Hazardous Materials...