PHMSA Clarifies Consumer Fireworks Policy
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The Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) deployed regional officials to the scene of the pipeline spill and a Unified Command has been set up at the Dawson County Emergency Operations Center. The operator, Bridger, isolated the line,...
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is one of twelve operating administrations within the U.S. Department of Transportation, and is responsible for the safe transportation of hazardous materials by any mode. PHMSA is divided into two program areas: the Pipeline...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced grants totaling $20.2 million to states, territories and Native American tribes for planning and training to improve the nation's response to transportation incidents involving hazardous materials, such as crude...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced that in 2013, it proposed more than $9.7 million in civil penalties against pipeline operators who violate safety regulations. The figure is the highest...
PHMSA Final Rule Requires Faster Notification Following Pipeline Accidents. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today issued a final rule entitled, "Operator Qualification, Cost Recovery, Accident and Incident...
PHMSA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) requesting comment on Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015 requirements for regulations that all Class I railroads transporting hazardous materials generate real-time, electronic train consist information....
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