PHMSA - Organization - Office of the Chief Counsel

Office of the Chief Counsel

Advises, assists, and represents PHMSA's pipeline and hazardous materials safety programs and provides legal guidance for the agency, oversees the preparation and use of legal instruments, assists and advises on a broad range of technical and diverse legal issues, represents the agency in cases involving civil rights allegations of discrimination and provides advice on personnel and employment matters. The attorneys serve the public by developing, implementing, and promoting legal, ethical and practical agency actions that have been coordinated with interested parties.

U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
East Building, 2nd Floor
Mail Stop: E26-105
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20590

Email: phmsachiefcounsel@dot.gov

202-366-4400

202-366-7041 (Fax)

PHMSA Attorneys

General Law Division

Hazardous Materials Safety Law Division

Pipeline Safety Law Division

This Division provides legal support to PHMSA on all issues of general applicability to both safety programs (ethics, information release, tort claims, employment, procurement, appropriations law).

List of General Law Attorneys.

List of General Law duties and resources.

The attorneys in this Division provide legal support to the Office of Hazardous Material Safety, the Chief Safety Officer, and the Administrator.

List of Hazardous Materials Law Attorneys.

Federal Law
Regulations
Compliance Response Options
Enforcement Decisions
Appeal decisions and links to ALJ and Approvals decisions and Orders of Chief Counsel.
Regulatory Interpretations
Preemption Determinations

The attorneys in this Division provide legal support to the Office of Pipeline Safety, the Chief Safety Officer, and the Administrator.

List of Pipeline Law Attorneys.