What’s Your Opinion? In case you missed it, On June 27, 2023 the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced a Notice of Propose Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at keeping first responders safer and improving public …
PHMSA Wants to Harmonize On May 30, 2023, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register announcing its plans to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations …
Pipeline Safety Updates PHMSA Releases a New NPRM Pipeline Safety Updates With the worldwide popularity of the pipe warping brothers, The Super Mario Bros, I thought I would bring you some pipeline news of my own. Recently on May 18, …
Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace From time to time, The Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) will amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to “clarify, improve…, or streamline various regulatory requirements.” On March …
Webinar Round Up You may or may not recall back in March 2022, The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced it would be answering questions and converting historical Letters of Interpretation regarding applicability of …
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 …
What Does It Mean For You? In a recent update posted on April 13th 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), extended the comment period an extra 30 days to “allow stakeholders additional time to review the proposed rule …
No Warp Pipe Here On February 6, 2020, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced a critical safety proposal for energy pipelines. In doing so, the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Notice …
(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 …