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Washington, D.C. ¿ In its continuing effort to promote the safe transportation of lithium batteries, the Department of Transportation today issued a safety advisory in the Federal Register targeting shippers and carriers responsible for compliance with hazardous materials...
The U.S. Department of Transportation¿s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced it has selected 21 local communities and organizations to receive funding through the agency¿s Technical Assistance Grant program.
The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced it is issuing a probable violation and proposed civil penalty notice to Sunoco Pipeline Limited Partnership (L.P.) for alleged federal pipeline safety regulation violations. The proposed $232,900 fine follows the Departments investigation...
The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced it is issuing a probable violation and proposed civil penalty notice to Williams Gas Pipeline ¿ Transco for federal pipeline safety regulation violations. The proposed $952,500 fine follows the Department¿s investigation into...
The safety of rail tank cars that carry the most dangerous hazardous materials will be dramatically improved under the most sweeping and revolutionary proposal in decades, announced U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters.
"This proposal is designed to significantly reduce the...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today announced that Carl T. Johnson was sworn in as the second Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
"Carl will use his vast experience to make sure that the movement of energy and...
Passengers will no longer be able to pack loose lithium batteries in checked luggage beginning January 1, 2008, once new federal safety rules take effect. The new regulation, designed to reduce the risk of lithium battery fires, will continue to allow lithium batteries in checked baggage...
Travelers can minimize the fire safety hazards posed by aerosols, ammunition, lighters, lighter fluid, matches, and fireworks by reading the tips on the expanded ¿SafeTravel¿ website of the U.S. Department of Transportation¿s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today announced a $250,000 federal grant to the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) to provide training resources for instructors who conduct hazardous materials response training programs. The grant, issued as part of the Pipeline and...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today announced grants to 12 American Indian tribes totaling more than $372,000 for planning and training to improve tribal response capabilities to hazardous materials transportation incidents.
The Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (...