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 2002
January
 RSPA
Awards $600,000 in Underground Damage Prevention Grants (1/11/02)
RSPA
Administrator Engleman Appoints Joost as Top Attorney (1/23/02)
February
U.S.
Transportation Department Announces Grant to University of Rhode
Island for Transportation Research (2/7/02)
U.S.
Transportation Department Announces Grant to University of Alabama for
Transportation Research (2/7/02)
April
RSPA
Solicits Technology Research to Improve Pipeline Safety and Security(4/17/02)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Grant to University of Wisconsin for Transportation Research
May
Pipeline
Safety Actions Remove Research & Special Programs Administration
from NTSB Most Wanted List (5/16/02)
DOT
Selects 10 University Transportation Centers for Grants (5/24/02)
June
 U.S.
Transportation Department
Announces Grant to Assumption College for Transportation Research (6/3/02)
U.S.
Transportation Department Announces Grant to University of Denver for
Transportation Research (6/3/02)
RSPA
Solicits Research in Operations, Controls, and Monitoring Technologies
to Strengthen Pipeline Safety and Security (6/6/02)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Seeks Penalty Against Distrigas for Security and Safety
Violations (6/17/02)
Businesses
Encouraged to Renew Hazmat Registration Over Internet (6/20/02)
July
U.S.
Transportation Department Announces Grant to George Mason University
for Transportation Education and Research (7/2/02)
U.S.
Transportation Department Announces Grant to Rutgers University For
Transportation Education and Research (7/2/02)
U.S.
Transportation Department Announces Grant to South Carolina State
University for Transportation Education and Research (7/2/02)
DOT
Awards Grant to University of South Florida for Transportation
Education and Research (7/2/02)
DOT
Selects Members to Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee
(7/3/02)
USDOT Orders Corrective
Action in Minnesota Oil Pipeline Spill
(7/5/02)
Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee to Meet July 18 To Address
Integrity Management Programs for Gas Transmission Operators
(7/8/02)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Awards $500,000 Grant to Common Ground Alliance To
Protect Pipelines from Excavation Damage
(7/8/02)
Federal
Advisory Committee Votes Clear Way for Improved RSPA Pipeline Safety
Rules (7/25/02)
RSPA/Volpe
Navigation System Deployed in St. Lawrence Seaway (9/6/02)
October
U.S.
Department of Transportation Awards $12.8 Million in Hazardous
Materials Planning and Training Grants (10/24/02)
November
Mineta
Names New Deputy Administrator for Research and Special Programs
Administration (11/7/02)
U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) Awards $1.6 Million for Pipeline
Safety Research (11/15/02)
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