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DOT Announces New Hazardous Materials Safety Grant
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced $1 million in grant funding for training and outreach programs to help local communities prepare for transportation incidents involving...
USDOT Releases Failure Investigation Report for May 2015 Plains All-American Pipeline Spill in Santa Barbara, California
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration announced today that it has completed its investigation of the May 19, 2015, Plains All-American pipeline release in Santa Barbara County, California. The pipeline ruptured...
DOT Bans E-Cigarettes From Checked Baggage
WASHINGTON – In its continuing efforts to improve transportation safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration today issued a final rule which prohibits passengers and crewmembers from carrying battery-powered portable electronic...
Pipeline Advisory Committees to Vote on Proposed Rulemakings June 1-3
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration today announced that it will hold meetings with its Pipeline Advisory Committees from June 1-3, 2016 to consider and vote on proposed rulemakings that, if implemented, would...
PHMSA Extends Comment Period for New Safety Regulations for Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration announced that it will extend the comment period on the proposed natural gas transmission rule by 30 days. The proposed regulations would update critical safety requirements...
PHMSA Announces Availability of $1 Million in Pipeline Safety Grants to Help Keep Communities Safe
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) will begin taking applications for their Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) for pipeline safety initiatives in communities and local neighborhoods, PHMSA Administrator Cynthia...
PHMSA Issues Corrective Action Order to Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Spectra Energy Partners, LP)
PHMSA Announcement: Today, PHMSA issued a corrective action order that requires Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, a subsidiary of Spectra Energy Corp., to take necessary corrective action to protect the public, property, and the environment from potential hazards associated with the recent...
DOT Releases New Emergency Response Guidebook
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today released the 2016 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG2016), providing first responders with an updated go-to manual to help respond to hazardous materials...