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PHMSA Administrator Testifies at Rockefeller Field Hearing
CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Administrator Cynthia Quarterman of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) reaffirmed the agency's commitment to pipeline safety during a congressional field hearing held in Charleston today.
West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller of the...
Land Planning near Gas Transmission Lines in North Dakota & Virginia
WASHINGTON -- In partnership with the National Association of Counties and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, PHMSA's Pipelines and Informed Planning Alliance held webinars on land planning near transmission pipelines in North Dakota and Virginia on January 15th and 11th,...
Updates on ExxonMobil Pipeline Incident in Mayflower, Arkansas
On March 29, 2013 at 2:37 p.m., a 20-inch pipeline ruptured and leaked approximately 5,000 barrels of crude in the town of Mayflower, Ark. The affected line is part of ExxonMobil's Pegasus Pipeline System, which transports crude from Patoka, Ill. To Nederland, Texas.
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PHMSA Posts Record Enforcement Numbers in 2012
WASHINGTON -- In its push to ensure the nation's pipeline companies continue to enhance the safety of their systems by investing in necessary improvements, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration today announced another record year...
DOT Launches Free App Featuring Emergency Response Guidebook
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced a free, mobile web app of its Emergency Response Guidebook 2012 (ERG). The new safety tool will provide the nation's emergency responders with fast, easily...