Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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10.14.2016
Insufficient Guidance, Oversight, and Coordination Hinder PHMSA’s Full Implementation of Mandates and Recommendations
08.25.2016
Six Louisiana Officials Charged With Improper Ammunition Disposal
09.16.2016
Virginia Company Sentenced for Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
09.21.2016
Audit Initiated of PHMSA’s Technical Assistance Grant Program
09.07.2016
District of Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Improperly Removing and Disposing of Asbestos Materials
09.08.2016
DOT’s Conference Spending Policies Reflect Federal Requirements, but Ineffective Controls Do Not Ensure Compliance
08.09.2016
PG&E Convicted of Obstruction and Multiple Violations of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act
06.07.2016
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson and Chairman Charles Grassley on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
05.27.2016
Airgas Doral, Inc. Ordered To Pay $7 Million for Shipping Argon Gas in Violation of Hazmat Materials Regulations
05.05.2016
District of Columbia Man Indicted for Improperly Removing Asbestos and Defrauding Investors
05.13.2016
Airgas Doral, Inc. Pleads Guilty to Shipping Argon Gas in Violation of Hazardous Materials Regulations
05.11.2016
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Readiness to Implement the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014
04.20.2016
Letter to Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member Cummings on OIG’s Open Audit Recommendations
03.21.2016
Michigan Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Distribution of Infectious Human Remains Fraud Scheme
03.09.2016
Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Certifying and Marking Cargo Tanks
03.16.2016
Budget and Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
03.15.2016
Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
03.08.2016
Letter to Ranking Member Capuano on Enhancing Implementation and Oversight of DOT’s Pipeline Safety Program
02.03.2016
President of Pennsylvania Hazmat Packaging Firm Sentenced and Ordered to Pay $300,000 in Restitution
01.29.2016
Michigan Couple Arrested in Fraud Scheme Involving Distribution of Infectious Human Remains
01.21.2016
Letter to Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
12.22.2015
Virginia Chemical Company Pleads Guilty to Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Waste
12.11.2015
Arizona Man Sentenced in Contaminated Body Parts Scheme
11.16.2015
DOT's FY 2016 Top Management Challenges
10.07.2015
Arizona Man Charged in Contaminated Body Parts Scheme
11.19.2015
Georgia Contractor Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act Violation
11.05.2015
DOT Had Major Success in PIV Implementation, But Problems Persist In Other Cybersecurity Areas
11.03.2015
Pennsylvania Hazmat Package Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges
10.29.2015
California Man Sentenced to Falsely Certifying Oxygen Cylinders for Aircraft
11.05.2015
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson and Chairman Charles Grassley on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
10.14.2015
Business and Three Individuals Charged with Smuggling Goods and Transporting Hazmat
09.29.2015
Pennsylvania Hazardous Material Packaging Manufacturer Charged With Fraud
08.20.2015
Montana Man Sentenced for Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
08.19.2015
Eleven Defendants Indicted After Explosion of Vacuum Cargo Tank Trailer
07.29.2015
New Hampshire Man Charged with Illegally Transporting Hazardous Materials
07.09.2015
California Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Certifying Oxygen Cylinders for Aircraft
06.23.2015
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Compliance with the Reducing Over-Classification Act
06.16.2015
Ohio Woman Charged with Illegally Transporting Radioactive Material on a Commercial Flight into the U.S.
05.28.2015
California Man Charged with Falsely Certifying Oxygen Cylinders for Aircraft
05.13.2015
Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
04.30.2015
Former Shell Pipeline Company Corrosion Control Coordinator Sentenced
05.05.2015
Audit Initiated of PHMSA’s Progress Addressing Significant Safety Issues
04.09.2015
Some Deficiencies Exist in DOT’s Enforcement and Oversight of Certification and Warrant Authority for Its Contracting Officers
03.27.2015
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson and Chairman Charles E. Grassley on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
03.11.2015
Exide Agrees to Shutdown Recycling Plant, Pay $50 Million in Cleanup Costs, and Admits to Felony Violations Involving Illegal Storage, Disposal, Shipment, and Transportation of Hazardous Wastes
01.07.2015
Former Shell Pipeline Company, L.P. Official Convicted
11.14.2014
Shell Pipeline Company, L.P. Official Charged for Lying to PHMSA
10.15.2014
Montana Man Indicted for Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials from a Bakken Oil Field
10.30.2014
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Illegally Transporting Hazardous Materials
08.27.2014
Pennsylvania Weapons Manufacturer Fined $1.2 million for Hazmat Crimes
07.14.2014
Former Logistics Manager Sentenced for False Statements Concerning Hazardous Materials Shipments
07.17.2014
PHMSA Has Addressed Most Weaknesses We Identified in Its Special Permit and Approval Processes
07.10.2014
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Hazardous Materials Violations
06.23.2014
Pennsylvania Company Charged with Hazardous Materials Violations
06.10.2014
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Contract Close-Out Process
05.21.2014
Pennsylvania Weapons Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Hazmat Charges
05.06.2014
Pennsylvania Weapons Manufacturer Charged with Hazardous Materials Violations
05.07.2014
PHMSA’s State Pipeline Safety Program Lacks Effective Management and Oversight
04.11.2014
Former Radiograph Technician Sentenced to Probation for Violating Pipeline Safety Law
04.01.2014
PG&E Charged with Multiple Violations of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act
01.27.2014
Company Sentenced for its Role in the Illegal Transportation of Explosives
12.16.2013
DOT's FY 2014 Top Management Challenges
11.06.2013
Logistics Manager Indicted for Producing False Shipping Manifests
10.28.2013
Owner of Chemical Plant Sentenced for Submitting False Statements and Causing the Death of an Employee
10.23.2013
Former Radiograph Technician Sentenced to Probation for False Statements on Rockies Express Pipeline
10.09.2013
Pipeline Radiograph Technician Charged with Violating Pipeline Safety Laws and Making False Statements
09.30.2013
Company Owner Sentenced to 84 Months for Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
09.30.2013
Shipping Company Pleads Guilty to Illegal Transportation of Explosives
09.26.2013
Management Advisory: Suspended or Debarred Firms Are Listed on State DBE Directories as Eligible for DBE Participation
09.23.2013
DOT Does Not Fully Comply With Requirements of the Reducing Over-Classification Act
07.31.2013
Company Owner Sentenced for Hazardous Materials Violations
07.11.2013
Audit Initiated of PHMSA’s Progress In Improving Its Special Permits and Approvals Program
05.28.2013
Walmart Agrees to Pay More Than $81 Million To Settle Federal Environmental Crimes
05.14.2013
Company Owner Guilty of Hazardous Materials Violations
05.09.2013
Owner of Chemical Plant Pleads Guilty to Submitting False Statements and Causing the Death of an Employee
03.05.2013
Top Ten OIG Recommendations for the U.S. Department of Transportation
02.19.2013
Owner of Oil Recovery Company Indicted for Illegal Storage of Hazardous Waste
11.30.2012
IMPACT Magazine
10.02.2012
Stockton Man Fined $100,000 for Unlawful Refilling and Transporting of Compressed Natural Gas Cylinders
09.15.2012
Pennsylvania Company Makes Global Settlement to Resolve Criminal and Civil Hazmat Charges
07.19.2012
Former President of Texas Company Indicted for Employee Deaths and Environmental Violations
06.18.2012
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operators' Integrity Management Programs Need More Rigorous PHMSA Oversight
05.24.2012
Virginia Man Sentenced for Faulty Inspections and Certifications of Cylinders Containing Hazardous Materials
05.21.2012
California Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Refilling and Transporting Uncertified Compressed Gas Cylinders
04.12.2012
Audit Initiated of PHMSA's Management and Oversight of the State Pipeline Safety Program
01.12.2012
PHMSA's Inadequate Management and Oversight of Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grants Limited the Program's Effectiveness
11.29.2011
Pittsburgh Company and Two Officials Charged With Illegal Hazmat Shipments
11.01.2011
Owner of San Francisco Export Company Charged with the Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
12.10.2010
Audit Initiated of PHMSA's Oversight of Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operator Integrity Management Programs
10.27.2010
Notification of Reviews of PHMSA’s Oversight of Pipeline Safety
10.01.2010
Audit Initiated of PHMSA's Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grants Program
09.29.2010
Woman Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Distributing Unregistered Pesticides
04.22.2010
Actions Taken and Needed To Improve Management and Oversight of PHMSA’s Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals Program
03.04.2010
New Approaches Needed In Managing PHMSA's Special Permits and Approvals Program
02.01.2010
Trucking Company President and Trucking Company Sentenced for PHMSA Related Scheme
09.10.2009
PHMSA's Process for Granting Special Permits and Approvals for Transporting Hazardous Materials Raises Safety Concerns
06.30.2008
Audit Initiated of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's Special Permits and Approvals Program
06.25.2008
Actions Needed To Enhance Pipeline Security
05.21.2008
Actions Needed to Enhance Pipeline Security
09.07.2007
Review of Congressional Earmarks Within Department of Transportation Programs
08.29.2007
More Incurred-Cost Audits of DOT Procurement Contracts Should Be Obtained
06.18.2007
Federal Jury Convicts Alaska Resident of Illegally Transporting Hazmat In Idaho
06.12.2007
Audit Initiated of Implementation of the Pipeline Security Annex Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
12.07.2006
California Man Jailed and Fined for Sale of Illegally Imported Freon
09.18.2006
Report on Integrity Threats to Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
08.29.2006
Audit Initiated of PHMSA's Special Permits and Approvals Program
07.27.2006
Two Former Employees Of A Seattle Fuel Delivery Company Plead Guilty In Case Involving Over $3.9 Million Of Stolen Motor Fuel
07.19.2006
Two Former Employees of a Seattle Fuel Delivery Company Plead Guilty In Case Involving Over $3.9 Million Of Stolen Motor Fuel
06.20.2006
Owner of Brooklyn, New York Oil Distribution Company Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced in Connection with a $784,000 Motor Fuel Excise Tax Evasion Scheme
05.18.2006
Owner of California Composites Manufacturing Company Sentenced for Unlawful Transportation and Distribution of Substandard Compressed Gas Cylinders
04.27.2006
Principal Assistant Inspector General for Auditing and Evaluation Testified On Pipeline Safety
03.16.2006
Pipeline Safety: Progress and Remaining Challenges
11.30.2005
Virginia Company and Employees Fined a Combined $163,500 in Hazmat Case
11.22.2005
Owner of Fire Safety Company Jailed and Ordered to Pay $11,000 for Fraudulently Certifying the Integrity of Compressed Gas Cylinders
10.20.2005
Actions Taken and Needed in Implementing Mandates and Recommendations Regarding Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
10.14.2005
Resident of Phoenix, AZ pleads guilty to environmental crimes at industrial facility
10.12.2005
Management Advisory: Accounting and Financial Reporting of Related Hurricane Costs
09.26.2005
Oklahoma State Contract Inspector Gets Jail Time for Accepting Bribes and Falsifying Documents in a Hazardous Materials Disposal Case
08.23.2005
Owner of Connecticut Company Pleads Guilty to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Violations
08.16.2005
Company Official Sentenced in a Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Disposal Case Involving Bribery
07.29.2005
Owner of Maine Fire Safety Company Pleads Guilty to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Violations
07.27.2005
Illinois Company Fined $130,000 and Executive Sentenced to Prison for Shipping Undeclared Hazardous Materials (HazMat) on Commercial Aircraft
07.26.2005
Virginia Fire Safety Company, Owner, and Manager Plead Guilty to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Violations
07.13.2005
Audit initiated on Integrity Threats to Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
06.20.2005
California Man Sentenced to Jail for Conspiracy to Illegally Transport Hazardous Materials (HazMat)
05.26.2005
Oklahoma State Contract Inspector Pleads Guilty in Hazardous Materials Disposal Case
05.11.2005
Laparkan Trading Ltd., Co. sentenced for violating federal regulations in connection with transporting hazardous materials
05.11.2005
Background Checks For Holders of Commercial Drivers Licenses With Hazardous Materials Endorsements
05.05.2005
Bridge Contractor and Company President Plead Guilty to Illegal Transportation and Disposal of Hazardous Waste
05.05.2005
Seaboard Marine sentenced for criminal violations
04.29.2005
Painting Company Executive Sentenced to Two Years in Prison, Ordered to Pay $100,000 For Illegal HazMat Disposal
04.22.2005
Bridge Contractor Employee Pleads Guilty to Delivering a Bribe in Oklahoma Hazmat Disposal Case
04.01.2005
Photo Refurbishing Company/Owner to Pay $500,000 for HazMat Violations
03.23.2005
Ohio Fire Safety Corporation and Owner to Pay $13,347 for Falsely Certifying the Integrity of Compressed Gas Cylinders
03.17.2005
Warehouse owner pleads guilty and is sentenced on charges of storing hazardous waste
03.10.2005
Former Paint Company Executive Gets Five-Month Jail Term in Hazardous Materials Case
01.05.2005
Ohio Fire Safety Corporation and Owner Plead Guilty to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Violations
12.21.2004
California Men Sentenced on Charges Related to the Transport and Sale of Illegally Imported Freon
12.17.2004
Former Technician Sentenced to Seven Years for Unlawfully Transporting Hazardous Waste
11.29.2004
Audit Announcement: Implementation of Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Mandates and Recommendations Research and Special Programs Administration
11.08.2004
Man Sentenced to Prison for Transporting Fireworks in Unmarked Vehicle across state lines
09.30.2004
Volpe's Project Management Controls
09.20.2004
Former Paint Company Employee Pleads Guilty in Hazardous Materials Case
09.20.2004
Company Fined and VP Gets Jail Time For Hazardous Materials Violations
09.10.2004
A Cuba, Missouri commercial trucking company, its owner and an employee have been sentenced on Department of Transportation and environmental violations
08.20.2004
Two Pyrotechnic Corporations And Three Company Officers Fined a Combined $88,000 in Fatal Plant Explosion Case
08.11.2004
Painting Company and Three Individuals Plead Guilty In Connection with Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Materials (Hazmat)
08.05.2004
Corporate President Sentenced for False Certification of Air Supply Cylinders for Firefighters
08.04.2004
Audit of Financial Controls for Cost Accounting and Billing Practices, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
08.04.2004
Role and Functions of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
07.29.2004
Two California Men Indicted for Conspiracy and Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
07.20.2004
Progress and Challenges in Improving Pipeline Safety
06.17.2004
Trucking Company and Owner Plead Guilty to Violating Hours of Service Regulations and Illegally Dumping Diesel Fuel
06.16.2004
Actions Taken and Actions Needed To Improve Pipeline Safety
06.15.2004
Actions Taken and Needed for Improving Pipeline Safety
06.14.2004
Actions Taken and Needed for Improving Pipeline Safety
05.17.2004
Final defendant involved in a June 2001 explosion at Pyro Products, Inc. and Next F/X. Inc. pleads guilty to making a false statement to investigators
05.14.2004
Former Jefferson County fireworks manufacturing company NEXT F/X, Incorporated pleads guilty to illegal transportation of hazardous materials
05.04.2004
Firm President Made False Statements About Retesting of 2,000 High-Pressure Cylinders
05.04.2004
Colonial Pipeline Company Fined $400,000 for Tennessee Pipeline Rupture
04.29.2004
Connecticut Man Sentenced to 46-Month Prison Term for Smuggling Hazmat on Commercial Aircraft
03.08.2004
Florida Man Sentenced for Illegally Shipping Motorcycle
01.30.2004
Hialeah, FL Man Guilty of Hazmat, Credit Card Crimes
01.21.2004
Former Company Vice President Fined for Illegally Shipping Hazmat
12.19.2003
Emery Worldwide Airlines Sentenced for Multiple Hazmat Violations
12.05.2003
Owner of Indirect Air Carrier Guilty of Making False Statements Regarding Hazmat
12.03.2003
Hazardous Waste Handler to Pay $1.29 Million for Violating Environmental Laws
10.28.2003
Medical Supplier Fined $3,000 for Shipping Unlabeled Hazmat
08.05.2003
Long Beach Man Receives $25,000 Fine & Two-Year Jail Term for Hazmat Dumping
08.01.2003
Company Manager Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Test Certifications on Fire Extinguishers
07.16.2003
Passenger Convicted of Illegally Transporting Ammonia on a Passenger Plane
07.10.2003
Audit Initiated of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
06.19.2003
Two Olympic Pipeline Executives Jailed in First-Ever Jail Terms in Pipeline Rupture Case
06.05.2003
Medical Supplier to Plead Guilty to Shipping Unlabeled HazMat
04.16.2003
Audit Initiated of RSPA’s Progress in Implementing Recommendations for Improving Pipeline Safety
10.29.2002
Former Security Guard Sentenced for Misusing DOT ID
01.18.2001
Surface Transportation Safety excerpt from the January 18, 2001 Top DOT Management Challenges report