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Legacy ID
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Significant Regulatory Guidance
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Field Operations Organization

About Field Operations Organizations

Field Operations serves under the executive leadership of the Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, and the Deputy Associate Administrator Field Operations. There are six operating units in Field Operations. Within the six operating units...

Contact Us

Eastern Region Office

PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Eastern Region Office 840 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 300 West Trenton, NJ  08628

Phone: 609-771-7890 Fax: 609-771-7490

The areas of responsibility for this region are Connecticut, Delaware, District of...

Field Operations

About Field Operations

PHMSA's  Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) Field Operations division serves to ensure transportation safety and security by conducting compliance, incident and accident response and investigations, performing safety, performance and regulatory...

Effort Allocation

Operator compliance with the minimum federal safety standards is critical to preventing pipeline system failures and leaks. PHMSA's Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) encourages compliance by investigating failures when they occur and inspecting pipeline operator programs, records, and facilities....

Pipeline Enforcement Overview

The Pipeline Safety Enforcement Program is designed to monitor and enforce compliance with pipeline safety regulations and confirm operators are meeting PHMSA's expectations for the safe, reliable, and environmentally-sound operation of their facilities.

Enforcement Actions

PHMSA...

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act Information

Your Rights to Enforcement Fairness

Our objective is to ensure a fair regulatory enforcement environment. If you feel you have been treated unfairly or unprofessionally by a Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) employee, you have the right to contact the Small Business...

Field Operations Overview

PHMSA's Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) Field Operations serves to ensure pipeline safety by conducting compliance inspections, incident and accident investigations, stakeholder outreach, education and training activities. OPS encourages companies subject to the agency's regulations and...

Drug and Alcohol Inspection Forms

The following forms are provided in Word format and can be typed in or written on once printed.

PHMSA Anti-Drug and Alcohol Misuse Program Inspection Protocol Form 4.1, Revision 3, March 1, 2021

PHMSA OPS Specimen Collection Site Audit Protocol Form 3.1.7

PHMSA...