Welcome to
the Research & Special Projects 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 2000
 U.S.
Department of Transportation Seeks $674,000 Penalty Against PEPCO For
Safety Violations in Pipeline Failure (12/20/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Grant to University of
Alabama, Rutgers for Transportation Research (12/20/00)
DOT
Proposes To Temporarily Reduce Hazardous Materials Registration Fees
(12/11/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Increased Environmental
Protection (12/8/00)
DOT
Announces Rule To Enhance Pipeline Safety (12/1/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $21.8 Million in Grants for
Transportation Research (11/16/00)
U.S.
Transportation Agency Announces Virginia Man Sentenced for Falsifying
Documents (11/8/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Names Jack Murray New RSPA
Deputy Administrator (10/24/00)
Statement
of U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater Concerning Pipeline
Safety Legislation (10/11/00)
Statement
of U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Upon Introduction of the
Pipeline Safety Act of 2000 (10/3/00)
DOT
Announces $250,000 Grant to the International Association of Fire
Fighters (9/29/00)
DOT
Announces Grant of $12.8 Million for Hazardous Materials Planning and
Training (9/29/00)
Statement
of U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Upon Senate
Passage of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2000
(9/8/00)
DOT Issues
Safety Advisory on Transportation of Lithium Batteries
(9/7/00)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Announces Tentative
Acceptance of Additional Safety Tests on Olympic Pipeline
(8/7/00)
RSPA
Administrator Announces Appointments To Head HAZMAT,
Pipeline Safety (7/31/00)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Invites Public To Meeting on
Testing Results of Olympic Pipeline (7/31/00)
RSPA
Administrator Coyner Announces Grant To University of
Denver for Transportation Research (7/21/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Contracts Under
the Advanced Vehicle Program (6/21/00)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Forms Partnership with
Washington State To Participate in Interstate Pipeline
Inspections (June 8, 2000)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Seeks $3.05 Million Penalty
Against Olympic Pipeline For Safety Violations in
Pipeline Failure (6/2/00)
 U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Grant to Purdue
University for Transportation Research (5/1/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Proposed Rule
on Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence
Areas (4/24/00)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Issues Corrective Action
Order to Pepco for Pipeline Spill (4/14/00)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Results of
Hazmat Program Evaluation; See Change, Improved Safety
Ahead (4/6/00)
Changes in
Hazardous Materials Registration and Fee Assessment
Program to Improve Safety (2/15/00)
U.S.
Transportation Agency Announces Civil Penalty Against New
York Firm for Hazardous Materials Violations (2/1/00)
Secretary
Slater Announces Grant to University of Alabama for
Transportation Research (1/12/00)
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