PHMSA pipeline news
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.
US DOT awards US$98 million in grants to support pipeline safety at community level
US Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration awards money to enhance safety at community level.
World Pipelines Spotlight with C-FER Technologies
This spotlight session reviews some of the topics and themes raised in C-FER’s article for World Pipelines, entitled ‘Revisiting the risk’, written by staff engineer, Tyler Paxman and Mark Stephens.
PHMSA issues advisory on maintenance plans to address hazardous leaks
PHMSA advisory bulletin: updating inspection and maintenance plans to address hazardous leaks.
FOSA praises confirmation of Pete Buttigieg as US Secretary of Transportation
The Fiber Optic Sensing Association comments on the appointment of Pete Buttigieg as US Secretary of Transportation.
US NTSB issues 14 safety recommendations following gas explosion investigation
NTSB issues 14 safety recommendations following investigation of 2018 natural gas explosion.