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PHMSA Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Seeking Stakeholder Comments Related to Repair Criteria for Hazardous Liquid...

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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

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Senate Subcommittee Considers Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Amid Ongoing PHMSA LNG Rulemaking

On Thursday, May 15, the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines and Safety held a hearing titled, “Pipeline Safety Reauthorization: Ensuring the Safe and Efficient...more

Snell & Wilmer

D.C. Circuit Curbs Department of Transportation’s Pipeline Rules, Further Signaling an Everchanging Approach to the Administrative...

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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

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Reauthorized PHMSA Seems Set for Renewed Environmental Emphasis Under Biden

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The Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) states that its mission "is to protect people and the environment by advancing the safe transportation of energy and other hazardous materials that are...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Recent Developments in Pipeline Safety

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PHMSA focuses on proposed rule for gas transmission and gathering pipelines. Key Points: ..GAO has released a report assessing the adequacy of PHMSA odorization requirements. ..PHMSA will split the forthcoming Gas...more

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Energy Quarterly Report: FERC Updates & PHMSA Regulations - Q3 2017

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The Senate confirmed President Trump’s nominees to fill two of the four open seats on the FERC, producing a quorum for the first time since February. Neil Chatterjee (Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s energy advisor),...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Pipeline Operators Take Note: PHMSA Issues Interim Emergency Pipeline Safety Rules – Should You Be Concerned?

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On October 3, 2016, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”), within the U.S. Department of Transportation, released a new rule on its authority to issue emergency orders for pipeline safety. The...more

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Pipeline Proposal Would Expand Reporting and Testing, Cost $22.4M Annually

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This year has been marked by a series of high-profile pipeline incidents in Montana, West Virginia and California, among others. In response to these incidents, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration...more

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Major Pipeline Safety Rulemakings Coming in 2015

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Authorization of the federal pipeline safety programs will expire on September 30th of this year. With this looming deadline, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is scrambling to finish the 42...more

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