The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a January 27th Interpretive Letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to the materials of trade...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) transmitted a January 27th Interpretive Letter addressing the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to shipping papers. See...more
Pursuing a record high civil penalty from a pipeline operator involved in a major oil spill, the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) sent a powerful New Year’s message...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a January 7th Interpretive Letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to the term “surfactant”...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a January 6th Interpretive Letter clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the definition of a...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a December 8th Interpretive Letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to bulk containers commonly...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a September 30th Interpretive Letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to the preparation of shipping...more
Over the past two weeks, three significant regulatory updates have been issued that pipeline operators should track closely. First, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published in the Federal...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) clarified in an August 12th Interpretive Letter the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to emergency discharge control equipment for...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a July 15th Interpretive Letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to intermediate bulk containers (“IBCs”). See...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Office of Pipeline Safety (“OPS”) issued a July 17th memorandum titled: Inspection and Enforcement Priorities (“Memorandum”)....more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued a June 5th Interpretive Letter clarifying the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to United Nations specification packaging exceptions...more
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group breaks down an advance notice of proposed rulemaking by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on possible amendments to the Hazardous Materials...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued a May 2, 2025, Letter of Interpretation (“LOI”) addressing the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to the use of...more
On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced revisions to its procedures for pipeline safety enforcement actions. The changes,...more
On May 21, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) submitted an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to the Office of the Federal Register (publisher of the Federal Register) seeking public...more
On May 5, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published in the Federal Register an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) titled “Pipeline...more
In Sierra Club v. United States Dep’t of Transportation, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) vacated and remanded a final rule issued by the Department of...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an October 1st Interpretive Letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”): …to determine...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a September 25th Interpretive Letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to the definition of...more
The Department of Transportation’s operating agencies have announced their random drug and alcohol testing rates for 2025. The rates are the same as 2024, except that PHMSA has increased its random drug testing rate to 50%....more
The regulatory environment is top of mind these days coupled with speculation over potential change. Any attention paid to our obligations for safe and lawful operation is positive as we strive for compliance by our companies...more
The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published on Oct. 28, 2024, a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that recommends modernizing and simplifying the...more
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated a series of regulations passed by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). The...more