Hazmat Guidelines

Hazmat Guidelines

Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grant

The HMEP grant program was established in 1990 by the Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act. In 1993, PHMSA began issuing grants to assist States, Territories, and Native American Tribes to "develop, improve, and carry out emergency plans" within the National Response...

SBREFA Policy

Among the DOT agencies that enforce the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), PHMSA has primary responsibility for shippers of hazardous materials in...

Unsolicited Proposal Policy

This guide sets forth the general policy and the procedures for submitting unsolicited proposals to PHMSA as prescribed under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 15.6.

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Records Schedules

PHMSA Records Schedules

A "records schedule" identifies records as either temporary or permanent. All records schedules must be approved by NARA.  A records schedule provides mandatory instructions for the disposition of the records (including the transfer of permanent records and...

How to Make a FOIA Request

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act (PA) grant you the right to access many government records about how the government operates. Under FOIA, any person has a right to a copy of certain records possessed by the agency. However, information in the records may be...

FOIA Contacts

U.S. Department of Transportation PHMSA FOIA Officer, PHC-30 Office of Chief Counsel East Building, 2nd Floor, E26-105 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Phone: 202-366-4400 Fax: 202-366-7041

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FOIA Library/Electronic Reading room

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2), the following four categories of records are available in the Electronic Reading Room, without the need for a FOIA request:

FOIA Overview

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), codified at 5 U.S.C. Section 552, is a Federal law that establishes the public's right to obtain information from Federal government agencies. Any person can file a FOIA request, including U.S. citizens, foreign nationals, organizations, associations, and...

Incident Information

PHMSA is committed to taking authorized actions to prevent pipeline and underground natural gas storage incidents and mitigate damage if and when an incident occurs. In order to maintain safety along the nation's 2.6-million-mile energy transportation network, PHMSA makes risk-based, data-driven...