Welcome to
the Research & Special Programs Administration's (RSPA) Public Affairs web page. RSPA is responsible for a variety of safety and
regulatory programs. The Office of Pipeline Safety is
responsible for regulating the safe transportation of 1.5
million miles of interstate & intrastate natural gas
pipelines. The Office of Hazardous Material
Transportation issues standards for almost all types of
hazardous materials transportation. Also, the Volpe
National Transportation Systems Center is an organization within RSPA dedicated to
enhancing the effectiveness, efficiency, and
responsiveness of other Federal organizations with
critical transportation-related functions and missions.
PRESS RELEASES FOR
2003
December
DOT Awards $906,000 Federal Grant for Transportation Research and Education to
University of Alabama (12/29/03)
DOT Awards $1.8 Million Federal Grant for Transportation Research and Education
to University of Rhode Island (12/29/03)
Transportation Department Enhances Community Protection With Final Rule for Natural
Gas Pipelines (12/15/03)
October
DOT Awards $1.8 Million Federal Grant for
Transportation Research and Education to Montana State University (10/8/03)
DOT Awards $906,000 Federal Grant for Transportation
Research and Education to Iowa State University (10/8/03)
DOT Awards $906,000
Federal Grant for Transportation Research and Education to City University
of New York (10/8/03)
September
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards Training Grant of $250,000
To the International
Association of Fire Fighters (9/25/03)
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $12.8 Million in Hazardous
Materials Planning and Training Grants (9/25/03)
DOT Selects Members to Technical Pipeline Safety Standards
Committee (9/12/03)
DOT Awards $5.4 Million in
Federal Grants for Transportation Research and Education (9/11/03)
DOT Proposes Regulations Change
for Aluminum Cylinders Due to Safety Concern for Divers, Firefighters
and Others (9/10/03)
Transportation Department
Awards $1.9 Million for Pipeline Safety Research (9/8/03)
July
DOT
Awards Over $14.7 Million in Federal Grants for Transportation
Research And Education (7/16/03)
DOT
Investment in Pipeline Safety Research Reaches $5.8 million (7/9/03)
May
RSPA Solicits Applications for
Underground Damage Prevention Grants (5/15/03)
DOT
Awards Grant to University of Wisconsin for Transportation Education and
Research (5/14/03)
March
Samuel
G. Bonasso Serving as Acting Administrator for USDOT’s RSPA
(3/31/03)
RSPA
Moves to Enhance the Security of Hazardous Materials Shipments (3/27/03)
February
U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) Awards $627,000 for Pipeline Safety
Research (3/3/03)
January
RSPA Delivers on Gas Pipeline
Safety with Integrity Management (1/30/03)
U.S.
Department of Transportation 12th Annual University
Transportation Center Student of the Year Awards Are Announced
(1/22/03)
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