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Releases new data on Bakken crude oil to support increased safety measures
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released the details of its comprehensive rulemaking proposal to improve the safe transportation of large quantities of flammable materials by rail -...
WASHINGTON – As Congress considers legislation to avoid a shortfall of the Highway Trust Fund, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and 11 of his predecessors offered the following open letter to Congress. In addition to Secretary Foxx, Secretaries Ray LaHood, Mary Peters, Norman Mineta, Rodney...
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PHMSA Amends Regulations to Reduce Hazardous Materials Paperwork Burden. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) incorporated 22 longstanding hazardous materials special permits and four competent authority approvals into the Hazardous Materials...
EDITOR's NOTE: As of March 6, 2014, this article links below to an amended Emergency Order that supercedes the earlier order.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today...
Letter dated Feb 21, 2014, affirming agreed upon safety steps for rail transportation of crude oil by the major freight railroads.
WASHINGTON – The Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced the first results from its 2013 investigation into the...
PHMSA Advisory Bulletin Reminds Oil Pipeline Operators to Update Facility Response Plans. The Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is issuing this advisory bulletin to remind all onshore oil pipeline operators of the circumstances of the 2010 Marshall, Mich.,...
Safety is DOT's top priority, and we agree that a comprehensive, all-of-the-above approach is needed to ensure the safe transport of crude oil. DOT has already begun taking actions on these recommendations and other additional steps, from investigating proper classification through the Bakken...