PHMSA - News & Updates

News & Updates

Please visit the PHMSA News Archives to obtain announcements issued in prior months and years.

January 2013

	Advisory Bulletin: Pipeline Accident and Incident Notification Time Limit
	January 30

	Notice: Deadline Extension for CY2012 Gas Transmission and Gathering Annual Reports
	January 28

	PHMSA Administrator Testifies at Rockefeller Field Hearing
	January 28

	PIPA Land Planning in North Dakota & Virginia - Recorded Webinars Available
	January 25

	PHMSA Posts Record Enforcement Numbers in 2012
	January 24

	DOT Launches Free App Featuring Emergency Response Guidebook
	January 18

	January 15th, Webinar on Land Planning near North Dakota
	January 9

	Pipeline Data Meeting - Webcast & Presentations Available
	January 7

	Pipeline Safety Act: One Year Later
	January 3

December 2012

	PHMSA Issues Final Rule on Harmonization with International Standards; Seeks Further Input on Domestic Transport of Lithium Batteries
	December 31

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
	December 21

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to NiSource Subsidiary
	December 21

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Texas Eastern Transmission, LP
	December 21

	Advisory Bulletin: MAOP Reporting Requirements
	December 21

	PHMSA Issues Corrective Action Order to Columbia Gas
	December 20

	West Virginia Updates
	December 14

	Safety Alert: Unauthorized Compressed Gas Cylinders
	December 11

	Pipeline Safety Experts to Discuss Tougher Safety Regulations
	December 6

	Advisory Bulletin: Using Meaningful Metrics in Conducting Pipeline Integrity Management Program Evaluations
	December 5

November 2012

	Meeting Notice: PHMSA will hold Meetings of the Liquid and Gas Pipeline Safety Advisory Committees
	Pipeline Safety: Meetings of the Pipeline Safety Advisory Committee

	PHMSA Alerting Shippers & Carriers to Dangers of Counterfeit Air Bags
	November 21

	The Cast & Wrought Iron Pipeline Inventory
	November 21

	PHMSA Issues Emergency Special Permit to KMLT for Hurricane Relief
	November 20

	Administrator Calls for Shared Responsibility & Efforts in Pipeline Safety
	November 8

	PHMSA Issues Emergency Special Permit to Commercial Motor Vehicles for Hurricane Assistance
	November 7

	PHMSA Issues Emergency Special Permit to Wal-Mart for Hurricane Relief
	November 5

Hurricane Sandy: Emergency Relief & Disaster Recovery Updates

	PHMSA Issues Emergency Special Permit to Williams Gas Pipeline for Hurricane Relief
	November 3

	PHMSA Consent Agreement and Order with Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC
	November 2

October 2012

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company
	October 26

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to El Paso Natural Gas Company for Bushland, TX Violation
	October 24

	Public Meeting: Diluted Bitumen Study - October 23
	October 22

	Safety Advisory: Unauthorized Marking of Compressed Gas Cylinders
	October 22

PHMSA Seeks Comments on Proposed Revisions to Fireworks Regulations

	Pipeline Safety Advisory Issued: Communication During Emergencies
	October 11

	USDOT Awards States and Communities $45 million in Pipeline Safety Grants
	October 11

	Secretary's blog: It's Fire Prevention Week; Have 2 Ways Out and Know What's Below Before You Dig
	October 9

September 2012

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Enterprise Crude Pipelines, LLC
	September 28

	Pipeline Near Misses from the Field
	Sept. 28

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Stone Energy Corp.
	September 14

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Tampa Bay Pipeline Co.
	September 14

	PHMSA Inspection of Enbridge (Toledo) Pipeline Results in NOPV and Civil Penalty
	September 13

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Enbridge
	September 10

	Secretary blogs: Pipeline Safety Update - Stay informed on the status of pipeline safety across the country
	September 10

August 2012

	Register - October 5 Webinar, Improving Pipeline Leak Detection
	August 28

	Register - September 20-21 Forum, Improving Oil & Gas Regulations with Performance-based Models
	August 27

	DOT Announces Over $1.5 Million in State Pipeline Safety Grants
	August 27

	PHMSA Moves to Implement Tougher Pipeline Safety Regulations
	August 17

	PHMSA, Public Safety Officials & Washington Gas Host First Responder Training to Remind the Public to Call 811 BEFORE Digging
	August 10

	PHMSA Issues Amended CAO to Enbridge
	August 2

	Final Order Issued to Sunoco Logistics Partners
	August 1

July 2012

	PHMSA CAO to Enbridge for July 27, 2012 Failure in Wisconsin on Line 14
	July 27

	"The Reg Map" simplifies the informal rulemaking process
	July 24

	U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Visits Columbus for Update on Pipeline Modernization Project in Ohio
	July 12

	PHMSA Statement on NTSB Enbridge 2010 Oil Spill Findings
	July 10

	PHMSA Seeks Public Input to Define Hazmat Return Policy
	July 5

	PHMSA Proposes Enforcement Action Against Enbridge
	July 2

June 2012

	DOT Issues Safety Alert on Transporting Fireworks and Updates Travel Safety Tips for the General Public
	June 28

	PHMSA Merges Rail Car Special Permits into Hazmat Regs
	June 25

PHMSA Reminds Public to Practice Fireworks Safety this Fourth of July

	PHMSA Administrator Issues Statement on June IG Report: More Pipeline Safety Resources Are Needed
	June 20

	July 13: Public Workshop, Implementing Incorporation by Reference Requirements of Section 24 of the Pipeline Safety Act of 2011
	June 15

	Research & Development Update: High Tech Solutions Near for Inspecting Unpiggable Natural Gas Pipelines
	June 14

	Advisory Bulletin: Clarification for Mechanical Fitting Failure Report Form
	June 11

	Notice: PHMSA seeks comment on special permit requests
	June 11

	June 27: Public Meeting, Implementing Distribution Integrity Management Programs (DIMP) for Gas Pipelines
	June 8

	PHMSA Seeks Comment on Proposal to Collect Information on Use of Excess Flow Valves
	June 4

	June 13: Public Meeting, International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
	June 4

May 2012

	Withdrawal of Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Combustible Liquids
	May 30

	Secretary Blogs: 2012 Emergency Response Guidebook an Important Tool for First Responders
	May 30

	DOT Releases New Emergency Response Guidebook
	May 30

	July 18-19: PHMSA to Host Government/ Industry Pipeline Research & Development Forum
	May 30

	Comment Period Extended for Pipeline Damage Prevention Programs Proposed Rule
	May 30

	HMSA Proposes Hazmat Regulations Updates to Relieve Burdens, Increase Clarity.
	May 25

	PHMSA Encourages Vets, Reservists to Apply for Pipeline Safety Jobs
	May 24

	Secretary Blogs: 811 One Call Grants Extend Pipeline Safety Progress
	May 17

	DOT Issues Grants to States for Pipeline Safety Call Centers
	May 16

	PHMSA Reminds Pipeline Operators to Preserve and Verify Records
	May 7

	View and download: New PSA, "Avoid a 'Grimm' Situation; Call 811 Before You Dig."
	May 1

	PHMSA Continues Aggressive Pipeline Safety Push with New PSA
	May 1

April 2012

	PHMSA Continues Push to Clarify & Update Hazmat Rules
	April 26

	Secretary Blogs: Pipeline Modernization Plan Means Safety and Jobs
	April 23

	Secretary LaHood Pledges Support to Expedite Pipeline Modernization Project
	April 20

	2011 Hazmat Penalty Action Report Now Available
	April 16

	Hazmat Harmonization Rule on Air Packaging Issued
	April 16

	PHMSA Seeks Comment on Transportation of Lithium Batteries
	April 11

	One Year Later: Our Progress in Pipeline Safety Since Call to Action
	April 4

	Administrator Blogs: It's National Safe Digging Month; Call 811 BEFORE you dig and stay informed.
	April 2

	PHMSA Recognizes Governors' Safe Digging Month Proclamations
	April 2

March 2012

	Pipeline Safety Rule Proposes Stronger Damage Prevention Programs, Increased Accountability for Violators
	March 30

	PHMSA Proposes Updating Hazmat Rules to Better Balance Safety Standards and Regulatory Requirements
	March 26

	December 2011 Pipeline Emergency Response Forum Summary Now Available
	March 15

February 2012

	PHMSA's 2013 Budget Request Focuses on Increased Safety & Accountability
	February 13

	PHMSA Announces Availability of $1 Million in Pipeline Safety Grants to Help Keep Communities Safe
	February 10

	DOT's Pipeline Safety Agency Closes Record Number of Enforcement Orders for Three Consecutive Years
	February 8

January 2012

	President Obama signs the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011
	January 3