DOT Awards $1 Million to Hazardous Materials Training Organizations as Part of New Community Safety Grant Program (PDF)
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PHMSA Publishes Pipeline Civil Penalty Structure Online
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced it has made a pipeline civil penalty framework available on its website. A respondent in an enforcement case may request a proposed civil penalty calculation related...
Pipeline Civil Penalty Summary (PDF)
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Civil Penalties FR Notice (PDF)
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Final Rule Expands Requirement for Excess Flow Valves on New and Replaced Gas Distribution Pipelines
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration today announced a Final Rule that expands safety requirements for Excess Flow Valves (EFVs) to multi-residential and commercial applications. The final rule requires...
Office of the Chief Counsel
About the OfficeThe Office of Chief Counsel serves as legal advisor to the PHMSA Administrator. The Office of Chief Counsel provides a comprehensive program of legal services and representation relating to all aspects of PHMSA's safety program activities and PHMSA administration and...
EFV Final Rule (PDF)
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Offices
PHMSA offices are located in five regions across the country and headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Training Center is centrally-located in Oklahoma City.
Region/States ServedCentral Region Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,...
Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety
Linda DaughertyMs. Daugherty is the Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety at the U.S. Department of Transportation. In this role, she serves as the senior career official leading the pipeline safety program for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),...