The Future is Now! For those of us who grew up watching Star Trek and its many different variants, space truly seemed like the “Final Frontier.” As technology has advanced, so has the need for updating Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). …
New Year, New Rules To reduce costs and eliminate unnecessary regulatory burdens on the transportation of hazardous materials (including energy products), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a final rule adopting several amendments from the Notice of …
Domestic Aerosol’s Earlier this month the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published it’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update the definition of an aerosol. PHMSA believes this update will help reduce both unnecessary …
Hazardous Materials: Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail For those of you who have been following Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) by Rail rule its been quite the journey thus far. Recently on June 23, 2025, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline …
Pipeline Safety Management System On March 25, 2025, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) released a Notice; issuance of advisory bulletin in the Federal Register to promote the implementation of a pipeline safety management …
2025 Public Meetings The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) recently published it Notice of 2025 public meetings schedule. PHMSA’s OHMS will host 4 public meetings this year …
10-to-1 Recently published on January 31, 2025, on the white house website, newly elected President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at building off his previous achieved success of 2-to-1 deregulations during his first term as president. President …
Comment Period Extended On October 28, 2024, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to adopt several modal-specific amendments aimed at enhancing the safe transportation of hazardous materials …
Electronics Signature The Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register on October 15, 2024, which would allow, but not require DOT-regulated employers and their contractors …
Low Risk Explosives? I know the title may seem a bit misleading or confusing which is why the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is soliciting hazardous materials (HAZMAT) shippers to submit information on what …