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Appeals Court Invalidates Key Parts of PHMSA’s 2022 Rulemaking on Natural Gas Safety

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In a unanimous opinion, a panel of judges from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the “D.C. Circuit”) vacated four key aspects from a 2022 rulemaking by the Pipeline and Hazardous...more

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Louisiana AG Leads Coalition Protesting LNG Transportation Regulation

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A 25-state coalition of AGs, led by Louisiana AG Jeff Landry, has written a letter to Tristan Brown, Acting Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,...more

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Louisiana’s Latest Legislative Session Includes New Laws on Preemployment Background Checks, Natural Gas Pipeline Reporting...

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The Louisiana State Legislature adjourned earlier this month, completing three months of legislative work in which legislators filed more than 1,400 separate bills. As of June 23, 2021, 448 bills have officially become law...more

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Midstream Processing Facilities: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Guidance Addresses Agency Jurisdictional...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) published in the November 4th Federal Register a set of draft Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) addressing federal oversight of midstream processing...more

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10th Circuit expands PSM coverage

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The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals (covering Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah) issued an opinion on Tuesday (10/27/2020) that expands the applicability of OSHA’s process-safety-management standard to...more

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PHMSA Issues Final Rule on Underground Natural Gas Storage Safety Establishing a Phased-in, Multi-Year Timeframe for Integrity...

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On February 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued its long-awaited Final Rule establishing safety regulations applicable to underground...more

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PHMSA Schedules Public Meeting on New Pipeline Safety Regulations, Safety Culture

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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) will hold a two-day public meeting on February 26–27, 2020, to discuss with pipeline safety stakeholders the implementation of two final rules published in...more

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PHMSA Issues Final Rule on Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities Safety

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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA’s) long-awaited final rule on the minimum safety standards for underground natural gas storage facilities (UNGSFs) was published in the February 12 Federal...more

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PHMSA proposes new rule authorizing the transport of LNG by rail

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The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to authorize the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by...more

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PHMSA’s New Rules Aim to Overhaul Pipeline Safety

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On October 1, 2019, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) published three final rules relating to the transportation of hazardous liquids and gas along regulated sectors of the nation’s...more

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PHMSA Raises Random Drug Testing Rate To 50% For 2018

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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration announced December 8, 2017 that during calendar year 2018, the minimum random drug testing rate will be increased to 50%. ...more

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Natural Gas Pipeline and Underground Storage: Recent Developments in Pipeline Safety

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This Client Alert notes two recent updates in the area of natural gas pipeline and underground natural gas storage safety. Latham & Watkins will continue to provide updates as additional events unfold in this area of rapid...more

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PHMSA Sets Standards to Enhance Safety of Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities

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On December 14, 2016, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a division of the Department of Transportation (DOT), issued an Interim Final Rule (the “IFR”) to implement safety standards for the...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - July 2016 #5

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Environmental and Policy Focus - State Supreme Court rules in state’s favor on Delta property rights - Sacramento Bee - Jul 21 - The California Supreme Court ruled last Thursday that the state has the right to...more

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PIPES Act Puts More Priorities in PHMSA’s Regulatory Pipeline

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On June 22, 2016, the Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2016 (PIPES Act) was signed into law. The new law reauthorizes the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials...more

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President Obama Signs PIPES Act of 2016, Reauthorizing PHMSA and Introducing New Mandates for Oil and Gas Pipeline Programs

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On June 22, 2016, President Obama signed a bill reauthorizing the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) oil and gas pipeline programs through 2019. Obama’s final stamp on the Protecting our...more

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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Reauthorized

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The newly enacted legislation further bolsters PHMSA’s growing oversight of storage and pipeline transport facilities. On June 22, US President Barack Obama signed the Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and...more

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Shake-Ups Planned for Pipeline Safety Regulation

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The federal agency responsible for regulating the safety of natural gas and hazardous liquids pipelines has been in the spotlight recently as both chambers of Congress focused on reauthorizing the Department of...more

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Energy Newsletter - October 2015

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FERC Shares Best Practices for Stakeholder Outreach in Gas Project Permitting - The dramatic increase in domestic energy production over the past several years has resulted in the involvement of the Federal Energy...more

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CG Policy on Barging of Produced Water

On October 30, 2013, the United States Coast Guard published a “Proposed Policy Letter: Carriage of Conditionally Permitted Shale Gas Extraction Waste Water in Bulk” (“Proposed Policy”) pertaining to the barging of “shale...more

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Florida House Subcommittee Advances Fracking Disclosure Bills

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The Florida House Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee voted 8-4 on Tuesday in support of two bills that would require disclosure of chemicals used in fracking. While not as shale rich as its neighboring states to...more

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Governor Brown Signs SB 4 Regulating Hydraulic Fracturing Well Stimulation Treatments

Hydraulic fracturing continues to increase, but regulations have lagged behind the practice. Hydraulic fracturing (sometimes called well stimulation treatment) is used as means to extract and explore underground oil and gas....more

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