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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Applications for hazardous materials special permits will be reviewed in a more timely and efficient manner as the result of a new on-line application process being launched by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and its Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...
Washington, D.C. - In its continuing effort to improve aviation safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today proposed to strengthen safeguards for air shipments of lithium batteries and cells, including when they are packed with or contained in equipment. The proposed changes will...
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced it levied a $2.3 million civil penalty against El Paso Corporation and its subsidiary Colorado Interstate Gas Company for violations of federal pipeline safety regulations. The DOT also ordered the companies to take specific actions to...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced new Federal regulations for operators of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. The two rules to be published in the Federal Register will include a requirement for operators of natural gas distribution pipelines to adopt integrity...
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced it has reached an agreement with Kinder Morgan Energy Partners over systemwide safety upgrades in six Western states. This agreement between federal regulators and Kinder Morgan followed several pipeline accidents...
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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today gave notice to the regulated industry and its stakeholders of the 16 hazardous materials civil penalty cases it closed in the month of April 2006 for violations of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) (49 Code of...
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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is requiring BP Exploration to take a number of corrective actions prior to restarting a pipeline in Alaska.