Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 2019 Annual Modal Research Plan

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration – Town Hall Meeting

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration-Town Hall MeetingWashinngton, DCWednesday, October 16, 2019 

Thank you, Skip, for that introduction and for your great leadership at PHMSA. 

Check the Box: Partner Resources

Here are some helpful hazmat resources from our modal partners and stakeholders. For more from PHMSA, visit our Outreach & Engagement page!

Check the Box: Getting Started with Shipping Hazmat

Before you offer hazmat for shipment, you—the shipper—are responsible for properly classifying and packaging your material with the correct hazard communications (e.g., marks, labels, and shipping documentation). These general steps do not list all the requirements and are only meant...

Check the Box: Is it Hazmat?

This is our friend Hazardous Matt: He’s made of hazardous materials (hazmat), which means that we...

Oil Spill Response Plan Audit Report

The Oil Spill Response Plan (OSRP) Program was developed in response to legislative authority in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, PL 101-380 (OPA 90), which requires operators have response plans in order to handle, store, or transport oil. PHMSA’s Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is responsible...

News Digest - PHMSA 19-17

DOT issues revised Regulatory Impact Analysis updating original RIA associated with electronically controlled pneumatic brake provision of PHMSA’s May 8, 2015, Final Rule titled “Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains.” The U.S. Department of...

DOT Issues Nearly $2.5 Million in Grants to State Entities, Local Communities, and Non-Profit Organizations to Spur Involvement in Pipeline Safety Efforts

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced today that it is issuing $2,488,497 in grants to state entities, local communities, and non-profit organizations to address pipeline safety challenges related to damage...

Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) 2017 Annual Modal Research Plan

DOT Announces More Than $4 Million in Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Instructor and Safety Training Grants

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced more than $4 million in FY 2017 Hazardous Materials Instructor Training (HMIT) and Supplemental Public Sector Training (SPST) grants....