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nspection and Enforcement Priorities/Office of Pipeline Safety: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration July 17th...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Office of Pipeline Safety (“OPS”) issued a July 17th memorandum titled: Inspection and Enforcement Priorities (“Memorandum”)....more

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D.C. Circuit Vacates New PHMSA Rules Related to Natural Gas Pipelines

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On 16 August 2024, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion vacating portions of new natural gas-related pipeline-safety standards promulgated by The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),...more

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PHMSA's Proposed New Methane Leak Detection and Repair Requirements—What LNG Facilities Need to Know

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Background - On 5 May 2023, the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled “Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and...more

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Natural Gas Gathering Pipelines Subject to Federal Oversight by PHMSA

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The US Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a final rule on November 2, 2021 expanding the applicability of the federal pipeline safety regulations to certain...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’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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President Trump Jumpstarts LNG Development and Transportation

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On April 11, 2019, President Trump signed an Executive Order on Promoting Energy Infrastructure on Economic Growth which included provisions related to updating regulations linked to facilities which handle liquefied natural...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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PHMSA Sets Safety Standards for Underground Gas Storage Facilities

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Operators of underground storage facilities will need to assess the operational safety of their facilities and document the implementation of safety solutions....more

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Senate Passes Reauthorization Bill for PHMSA - Bill Puts Pressure on the Agency to Complete Delayed Congressional Pipeline Safety...

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The U.S. Senate passed S. 2276, the Securing America's Future Energy: Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act (SAFE PIPES Act) on March 3, 2016. The SAFE PIPES Act would reauthorize the...more

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