PHMSA pipeline news
PHMSA issues proposed civil penalty to Colonial Pipeline Co.
The penalty of nearly US$1 million is for control room management failures.
PHMSA recognises April as National Safe Digging Month
Reminder to call 811 a few days before any home or commercial digging project.
New safety research announcement released
PHMSA is soliciting research proposals based on research gaps identified during the PHMSA Research Forum.
The US announces it will require valves on new pipelines to prevent disasters
Jeffrey Jones, SkyX, argues that the new ruling does not tackle the problem head on.
NTSB responds to PHMSA’s valve and rupture detection rule
The National Transportation Safety Board has reviewed PHMSA’s new rule for automatic shutoff valve installation and minimum rupture detection standards.
PHMSA announces requirements for pipeline shut-off valves
New rule will help improve public safety and reduce greenhouse gas emissions following pipeline failures.
PHMSA releases 2022 Notice Of Funding Opportunity
PHMSA has released the 2022 NOFO for its Competitive Academic Agreement Program.
PHMSA: new rule strengthens pipeline standards for great lakes, coastal waters
The US Department of Transportation’s PHMSA issued an Interim Final Rule in the Federal Register that designates the Great Lakes, coastal beaches, and marine coastal waters as ‘Unusually Sensitive Areas’.
PRCI collaborates with PHMSA to enhance underground storage safety and integrity
Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) has been awarded a research project from the US Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
New federal regulations add more than 400 000 miles of gas gathering pipelines under US federal oversight
USDOT’s PHMSA issues final rule expanding federal pipeline safety oversight.