New Federal Regulations Add More Than 400,000 Miles of “Gas Gathering” Pipelines Under Federal Oversight

PHMSA 06-21 Contact:  phmsapublicaffairs@dot.gov   

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is issuing a final rule that expands Federal pipeline safety oversight to all onshore gas gathering...

Remarks of PHMSA Acting Administrator Tristan Brown Before the AOPL-API Fall Meeting

Good afternoon. Thanks for that introduction and for the opportunity to speak to you today regarding the important actions PHMSA is taking to advance our mission to protect people and the environment by advancing the safe...

Remarks of Acting Administrator Tristan Brown Before PHMSA's Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committees

Good morning.  Thank you all for being here for the next two days of meetings.  

This is my first opportunity to get a chance to visit with the pipeline advisory committees (PAC) so I’d like to start by commending you all...

PHMSA Pipeline Transportation and Emerging Fuels R&D Public Meeting and Forum

From November 30 through December 2, 2021, PHMSA will hold a virtual Pipeline Transportation and Emerging Fuels R&D Public Meeting and Forum. The public meeting and forum will serve as an opportunity for pipeline stakeholders to discuss research gaps and challenges in pipeline safety and...

PHMSA Corrective Action Order to Amplify Energy Corporation (Beta Offshore)

Remarks of Acting Administrator Tristan Brown Before the Dangerous Goods Advisory Council

PHMSA Mission/Goals and Introduction 

Fundamentally, PHMSA’s goal for the agency’s Hazardous Materials Safety program is to reduce the risks inherent to the commercial transportation of hazardous materials by all modes. 

Therefore, we’re...

U.S. Department of Transportation Awards Nearly $100 Million in Grants to Support Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Efforts

PHMSA 05-21  Contact: phmsa.publicaffairs@dot.gov

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced today that it is awarding $98,800,117 in grants to states, territories, and tribes to help enhance...

PHMSA Reinstates Enforcement Discretion for Cylinders Exceeding Periodic Testing Dates – Sept. 2021

The COVID-19 public health emergency, in addition to naturally occurring events such as Hurricane Ida, continue to provide challenges for gas cylinder exchanges to receive and distribute cylinders that can be filled in accordance with the requalification requirements included in the Federal...

Emergency Waiver Order 19: Transporting HAZMAT in States Affected by Hurricane Ida

Letter to Railroad Commission of Texas for Hurricane Ida Response