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PHMSA's Office of Hazardous Materials Enforcement (OHME) operates under strategic direction set forth in Department's and Administration's strategic plans and its own National Business Strategy. Additionally, OHME functions under the protocols,...
HM 2013 Enforcement Notice (PDF)
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...
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...
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...
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....
The materials contained in this document consist of guidance, techniques, procedures and other information for internal use by the PHMSA pipeline safety enforcement staff. This guidance document describes the practices used by PHMSA pipeline safety investigators and other enforcement personnel...
The materials contained in this document consist of guidance, techniques, procedures and other information for internal use by the PHMSA pipeline safety enforcement staff. This guidance document describes the practices used by PHMSA pipeline safety investigators and other enforcement personnel...
The materials in this document are explanatory in nature and reflect PHMSA's current application of the regulations in effect at the time of the issuance of the guidance. In preparing an enforcement action alleging a probable violation, an allegation must always be based on the failure to take a...
The materials contained in this document consist of guidance, techniques, procedures and other information for internal use by the PHMSA pipeline safety enforcement staff. This guidance document describes the practices used by PHMSA pipeline safety investigators and other enforcement personnel...