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Mission and Goals

PHMSA's mission is to protect people and the environment from the risks inherent in transportation of hazardous materials - by pipeline and other modes of transportation.
Agency Goals
  • Safety: To reduce the risk of harm to people due to the transportation of hazardous materials by pipelines and other modes.
  • Environmental Stewardship: To reduce the risk of harm to the environment due to the transportation of oil and hazardous materials by pipeline and other modes.
  • Reliability: To help maintain and improve the reliability of systems that deliver energy products and other hazardous materials.
  • Global Connectivity: To harmonize and standardize the requirements for pipeline and hazardous materials transportation internationally, to facilitate efficient and safe transportation through ports of entry and through the supply chain.
  • Preparedness and Response: To reduce the consequences (harm to people, environment, and economy) after a pipeline or hazmat failure has occurred.
About the Agency
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) was created under the Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act (P.L. 108-426) of 2004. President Bush signed the legislation into law on November 30, 2004.
 
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Our People
PHMSA has approximately 389 employees. This number includes roughly 135 field personnel who conduct inspections on hazardous materials packaging and the Nation's pipelines.
 
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Budget and Strategic Plan
PHMSA's total budget for fiscal year 2007 is approximately $149 million. This number includes approximately $75.7 million for our pipeline safety program and approximately $27.2 million for our hazardous materials safety program.
 
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History
PHMSA was established in 2005 through the Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvment Act. Prior to the Act, the programs to ensure safety in both pipeline and hazardous materials transportation were a part of the Research and Special Programs Administration.
 
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