DOT Announces New Hazardous Materials Safety Grant (PDF)
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Santa Barbara Crude Oil Pipeline Release
The Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has sent investigators from the Western Regional Office to the scene of a crude oil pipeline spill in Santa Barbara County, California. On Tuesday, May 19, at approximately 1:30 p.m. PDT, a...
Plains Pipeline LP Corrective Action Order – Amendment 3
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HM-262 Hazardous Materials: Carriage of Battery-Powered Electronic Smoking Devices in Passenger Baggage
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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...
DOT Bans E-Cigarettes From Checked Baggage (PDF)
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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 Extends Comment Period for New Safety Regulations for Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines (PDF)
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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...