The 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.

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DOT Names Students-Of-The-Year (1/11/96)

DOT Awards $1 Million Grant to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (1/11/96)

DOT Report Showcases Advanced Materials Initiatives (1/26/96)

RSPA Implements Ticketing Program for Violations of Hazardous Materials Regulations (2/26/96)

RSPA Revises Compressed Gas Cylinder Specifications (3/4/96)

DOT Announces Regulatory Relief to Small Businesses (3/20/96)

DOT Provides Computerized Hazmat Communication & Training for Emergency Responders at Olympic Games (4/4/96)

DOT Unveils High-Tech Crisis Management Center (5/2/96)

DOT Releases the 1996 North American Emergency Response Guidebook (5/9/96)

DOT Announces Streamlined Procedures for Hazardous Materials Exemptions, Approvals, Registration, and Reporting (5/9/96)

DOT Issues Immediate Ban on Chemical Oxygen Generators as Cargo on Passenger Airlines (5/23/96)

DOT Resolves Safety Issues with Iroquois Pipeline (5/23/96)

Department of Transportation Announces Interagency Initiative on Emergency Response (6/5/96)

Transportation Department Announces Partnership to Pursue Pipeline R&D (6/20/96)

DOT Awards $1 Million to University of Michigan (8/8/96)

DOT Awards $1 Million Grant to Penn State University (8/12/96)

DOT Awards $1 Million to University of California at Berkeley (8/12/96)

DOT Awards $1 Million Grant to University of Arkansas (8/13/96)

DOT Awards $1 Million Grant to University of Tennessee (8/14/96)

DOT Awards $250,000 Grant to San Jose State University (8/16/96)

DOT Awards $1 Million to University of Washington (8/19/96)

DOT Awards $874,576 Grant To University of Minnesota (8/23/96)

DOT Awards $874,000 Grant to University of South Florida (8/26/96)

DOT Awards $1 Million to Texas A & M For Transportation Research (9/10/96)

DOT Awards $1 Million to University of Nebraska For Transportation Research (9/10/96)

Secretary Peña Announces $6 Million Grant to States and Territories (10/1/96)

DOT Directs Corrective Measures (10/8/96)

DOT Awards $1 Million to City University of New York For Transportation Research (10/24/96)

Transportation Department's Surplus Computers To Benefit Memphis Area Elementary Students (10/28/96)

National Conference to Highlight Transportation Education Programs (10/28/96)

DOT Awards $2.6 Million to Northwestern University for Transportation Research (11/15/96)

DOT/FAA/RSPA Initiatives on Air Transportation of Hazardous Materials (11/18/96)

DOT Announces Framework for Pipeline Risk Management Demonstration Projects (11/18/96)

Government-Industry Team Moves Ahead with Plans for National Pipeline Map (12/4/96)

DOT Announces $9.9 Million Contract to Marasco Newton Group (12/16/96)