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DOT Grants $12.8 Million to First Responders and Emergency Workers to Improve Hazardous Materials Planning and Training
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today announced grants to states, territories and Native American tribes totaling $12.8 million for planning and training to...
Cargo shipments of certain types of lithium batteries will remain banned from passenger aircraft under a final rule issued today by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
The rule amends the Hazardous Materials Regulations by adopting a limited ban on primary,...
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the State of Alaska today announced an agreement to provide stronger oversight over oil and natural gas production and transportation facilities located within the State's borders.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced it will hold a meeting of the pipeline safety Voluntary Information-Sharing System (VIS) Working Group on December 19, 2016 in the Washington, D...
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) that solicits public comment on petitions for rulemaking related to the marking of ID numbers on cargo tanks transporting petroleum distillate fuels. This ANPRM is...
Air travelers flying with the kinds of batteries used in many cell phones, laptops, cameras and other portable electronic devices should take precautions to reduce the risk of fires on aircraft, according to a new safety advisory released by the U.S. Department of Transportations Pipeline and...
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is issuing this advisory to inform the traveling public and airline employees about the importance of properly packing and handling batteries and battery-powered devices when they are carried aboard aircraft. Thousands of batteries and...
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is issuing this advisory to inform the traveling public and airline employees about the importance of properly packing and handling batteries and battery-powered devices when they are carried aboard aircraft. Thousands of batteries and...
PHMSA's External Civil Rights Program encompasses all civil rights laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in programs and activities receiving financial assistance from PHMSA. The PHMSA Office of Civil Rights is responsible for civil rights compliance...
PHMSA encourages all recipients of Federal financial assistance to use small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in their projects. These businesses include small businesses,disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE), veteran-owned and...