Being The Change You Want to See Often when rules and regulations change, we find ourselves wondering “who came up with these suggestions” and “how is this good for business?” Well, in case you didn’t know, the Department of Transportation …
Training Requirements For those who have been following this series of blogs, you know that the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has been releasing what they call their Frequently Asked Questions publications where they …
Adoption of Miscellaneous Petitions and Updating Regulatory Requirements Recently the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) released its final rule responding to 18 petitions for rulemaking covering such topics as address packaging, hazard communication, and …
Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts New year, new penalty amount? There is an old colloquialism that says, “Only two things in life are certain: death and taxes.” Well, I am pretty sure we can add the increase to civil penalty …
Publication 52 Amendment With Christmas just around the corner, many are scrambling to get those last-minute Christmas gifts sent out in time often, forgetting to package those hazardous materials properly. Well, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is proposing to …
Time Is Running Out In case you didn’t know, there is just 8 short days left to submit your remarks for the forthcoming Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory Committee Public Meeting which takes place November 2, 2023. The Department of …
They Really Want to Know You may recall in July; the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking comments on 46 topics related to modernizing regulations to …
Come One, Come All On September 19, 2023, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Notice of advisory committee meeting of the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC) to discuss the notices of proposed …
Going, Going, Gone Some of you may recall the long battle of transportation of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) by rail. It was originally thought to have been settled by the Final Rule published to the federal register in July 2020. …
Incident Reporting and Notification You may 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 (LOI) regarding many subjects related …