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PHMSA’s Office of Pipeline Safety’s Enforcement Division launched a redesigned enforcement transparency page on February 16 to provide a centralized location for enforcement data and documents, improve the user experience for greater accessibility, and to advance PHMSA's safety mission. ...
Today, PHMSA and Equitrans Midstream Corporation (ETRN) entered into a Consent Agreement (hyperlink), requiring ETRN to take corrective measures following informal consultation with the operator. The actions outlined in the Consent Agreement include running tools capable of detecting damage to...
This notice is being published to inform the regulated community of how PHMSA has previously reviewed and classified certain thermite formulations and how it has temporarily reclassified certain thermite formulations as Division 4.1 flammable solids instead of Class 1 explosives while PHMSA...
PHMSA, in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration, is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to suspend authorization of liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation in rail tank cars pursuant to a final rule published on July 24, 2020, pending the earlier of either completion...
In accordance with the provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 5103(c), the Associate Administrator for the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety within the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) hereby declares that an emergency exists that warrants issuance of a Waiver of the...
Today, PHMSA is issuing a Notice of Proposed Safety Order (NOPSO) to Equitrans Midstream Corporation, the largest partner in the joint venture constructing, and the operator of, the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) in West Virginia and Virginia. Once completed, the MVP will be an approximately 303...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are providing notice that they will not take enforcement action against any person who transports certain U.S. DOT specification cargo tank motor...
PHMSA issued this Corrective Action Order (CAO) to TC Energy Corporation to require its subsidiary, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, to take the necessary corrective actions to protect the public, property, and the environment from potential hazards associated with the July 25, 2023, rupture of...
In this Safety Advisory Notice, PHMSA encourages 9-1-1 call centers—including both emergency communications centers and public safety answering points—to download, register, train on, and use available technologies, such as the AskRail® application (AskRail app or application), that are designed...