PHMSA is committed to making the electronic technologies we deploy accessible to individuals with disabilities. We incorporate Section 508 compliance testing in the design, development, and maintenance of our website. The Agencies work on accessible design is continuous, and we welcome feedback on improving the accessibility features of our site.

On May 15, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Notification and Federal Employee Anti-Discrimination and Retaliation (No Fear) Act, which increases federal agency accountability for acts of discrimination or reprisal against employees.

For your convenience, PHMSA provides hypertext links to information created and maintained by other Federal, public, or private organizations. PHMSA cannot control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of the information provided by another site.

All non-Federal external links generate an exit page with a dialogue informing you that you are leaving the PHMSA site and subject to the privacy and security policies of that particular site. Federal sites are considered to have the same level of privacy and security and do not use an exit page. However, most sites have differing policies, so you should always verify privacy and security information as a best practice.

This site does not link to any site that exhibits hate, bias, or discrimination. PHMSA reserves the right to deny or remove links that contain false information, unproven claims, or is determined to be in conflict with the mission or policies of PHMSA.

The Freedom of Information Act, commonly known as the FOIA, (5 U.S.C. § 552), was enacted by Congress in 1966 to give the American public greater access to the Federal Government's records. Congress has since expanded the scope of the FOIA to encompass electronic records. However, you do not have to file a FOIA request to obtain information which is routinely available for public inspection, including records from docketed cases, broadcast applications and related files, petitions for rulemakings, various legal and technical publications, legislative history compilations, etc. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.453 and 0.455.

A "cookie" is a small text file that is stored on your computer and makes it easy for you to move around a website without having to continually re-enter your name, password, preferences, etc. PHMSA does not use cookies on it's public website. Please refer to the PHMSA Privacy Policy for more information.

PHMSA respects your right to privacy and will protect it when you visit our website. PHMSA collects no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you specifically and knowingly choose to provide such information to us. If you choose to provide information to us, we use it only to fulfill your request for information or services.

PHMSA maintains an inventory of our website content and associated online publication schedules and priorities, as required by Section 207(f)(2) of the E-Government Act of 2002.

We strive to make the PHMSA's network and online systems highly reliable and available. To this end, we must periodically bring down systems for service, software updates, repairs, routine maintenance, and performance tuning. Accordingly, we have established a network maintenance window when some or all systems might be brought down for maintenance work. While this work is essential, we also recognize that it presents an inconvenience. Whenever it is necessary to bring down all systems, appropriate notification is posted on the home page.