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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced the appointments of several new members to existing vacancies on its Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee and its Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline...
The U.S. Department of Transportation today proposed to fine Enterprise Products Operating, LLC for alleged violations of federal pipeline safety regulations. The proposed $466,200 fine follows the Department¿s investigation into the pipeline company¿s September 2007 failure near...
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a total of $4 million in Hazardous Materials Instructor Training (HMIT) grants to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the National Labor College, the International Association of Machinists and the International...
Washington, D.C. ¿ The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it is awarding $20.9 million to states, territories and Native American tribes to improve the nation¿s response to transportation incidents involving hazardous materials. The grants will help train first...
Washington, D.C. ¿ In its continuing effort to promote the safe transportation of lithium batteries, the Department of Transportation today issued a safety advisory in the Federal Register targeting shippers and carriers responsible for compliance with hazardous materials...
The U.S. Department of Transportation¿s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced it has selected 21 local communities and organizations to receive funding through the agency¿s Technical Assistance Grant program.
The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced it is issuing a probable violation and proposed civil penalty notice to Sunoco Pipeline Limited Partnership (L.P.) for alleged federal pipeline safety regulation violations. The proposed $232,900 fine follows the Departments investigation...
The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced it is issuing a probable violation and proposed civil penalty notice to Williams Gas Pipeline ¿ Transco for federal pipeline safety regulation violations. The proposed $952,500 fine follows the Department¿s investigation into...
The safety of rail tank cars that carry the most dangerous hazardous materials will be dramatically improved under the most sweeping and revolutionary proposal in decades, announced U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters.
"This proposal is designed to significantly reduce the...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today announced that Carl T. Johnson was sworn in as the second Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
"Carl will use his vast experience to make sure that the movement of energy and...