Ensuring You Can Breathe On March 22, 2023, The Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM)to amend its occupational noise exposure regulations in three main ways: Require railroads to provided appropriate …
Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts They say only two things in life are certain, death…and taxes. I propose adding one more to that short list of certainties. Government Inflation Adjustments. Effective January 6, 2023, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has raised …
Two for One You may remember back in August when we told you about the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published in the Federal Register over Railroad Staffing Requirements. Originally the …
One Train, Two Train, Red Train, Blue Train. Recently release on July 28, 2022, The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)released its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). In an effort to establish safer rail operations, the FRA seeks …
What’s Next For LNG? A little over a year ago the on July 24, 2020, we thought the great debate of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) by rail was finally settled when the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials …
Final Rule Alert! For those of you who have been following this rule since the beginning, the long-awaited arrival is complete. On July 24, 2020, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in accordance with …
(CH4) Anyone? With climate control, going green, and alternative fuel sources making headlines everyday it’s a mystery as to why Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is not already being widely transported by rail. If you have asked this question before, I am sure …
LNG and You! That is exactly what you might be saying if your one of the many companies or entities looking to ship Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in bulk, by rail. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has …
New Civil Penalty Amounts It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s an increase to Civil Penalty Amounts! While the colloquial idiom is somewhat funny, the increase in civil penalty amounts is no laughing matter. Effective as of July 31, 2019, …
PHMSA Weighs in on HHFT’s The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), in cooperation with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), issued a Final Rule that requires railroads to develop and submit Comprehensive Oil Spill …