This Division provides legal support to PHMSA on all issues of general applicability to both safety programs (ethics, information release, tort claims, privacy, FOIA, employment, procurement, grants and appropriations law).

List of General Law Attorneys.

List of General Law duties and resources.

• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
• Privacy Act
• Ethics 
• Acquisition Services Division  
• Employment
  • EO/EEO
  • No Fear
• Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)
• Grants
• Appropriations

The attorneys in this Division provide legal support to the Office of Hazardous Material Safety, the Chief Safety Officer, the Administrator and other DOT agencies.

List of Hazardous Materials Law Attorneys.

• Federal Law
• Regulations
• Compliance Response Options
• Enforcement Decisions
  Appeal decisions and links to ALJ and Approvals decisions and Orders of Chief Counsel.
• Regulatory Interpretations
• Preemption Determinations

The attorneys in this Division provide legal support to the Office of Pipeline Safety, the Chief Safety Officer, and the Administrator. 

List of Pipeline Law Attorneys.

• Pipeline Regulations and Laws
• Pipeline Document Library