Review of Existing Federal and State Regulations for Gas and Hazardous Liquid Gathering Lines - June 2015
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The Department appreciates the desire of local communities to know what hazardous materials are moving through their cities and towns. DOT's May 2014 Emergency Order ensures that such information is provided to State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs) on a routine basis related to any...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today issued a Corrective Action Order (CAO) to Plains Pipeline, LP, the operator responsible for the pipeline failure on May 19 that resulted in the release of crude....
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The Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has sent investigators from the Western Regional Office to the scene of a crude oil pipeline spill in Santa Barbara County, California. On Tuesday, May 19, at approximately 1:30 p.m. PDT, a...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a final rule for the safe transportation of flammable liquids by rail. The final rule, developed by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), in...