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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a July 10th Interpretive Letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to fissile exceptions for radioactive materials....more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials Regulations: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Letter of Interpretation...

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

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a June 5th interpretive letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to reclassifying a...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials Regulations: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a June 3rd interpretive letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the display of the...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Cargo...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued a December 20, 2024, Interpretive Letter addressing the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Lithium...

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

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing...

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

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DOT Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates for 2025

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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

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a July 2nd Interpretive Letter clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the transportation of...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Shipping...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a May 1st Interpretive Response a question regarding the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to shipping papers....more

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Resilience Reimagined: TSA Amends Critical Pipeline Security Directive

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The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) has issued an amended directive on pipeline security, SD-Pipeline-2021-02D (the “Directive”). The Directive is based on and supersedes the...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Shipper...

The United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) sent a December 22, 2022, interpretive letter to Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. (“Linde Gas”) addressing the...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing...

The United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a December 6th interpretive letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Training...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a November 22, 2022, Interpretive Letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations to hazardous materials training for a forklift...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Shipping...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an October 3rd interpretive letter a request regarding Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to proper shipping...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Motor...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an October 25th interpretive letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to fuel...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Fuel...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an October 25th Interpretive Letter a question regarding the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”)...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretation Response Addressing...

The United States Department of Transportation and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a July 28th interpretation response a question involving application of the Hazardous Materials...more

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In re Ultra Petroleum Corp. – Fifth Circuit: Debtors May Reject FERC-Approved Gas Transportation Agreements

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In Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Ultra Resources, Inc. (In re Ultra Petroleum Corp.),1 a panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Fifth Circuit Panel”) provided valuable clarity regarding a 2004 decision in...more

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TSA Issues Cybersecurity Rules for Transportation Sector

On December 2, 2021, the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced two new Security Directives and additional guidance for voluntary measures to strengthen cybersecurity...more

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TSA's Pipeline of Cybersecurity Requirements

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on July 20, 2021, reversed two decades of pipeline cybersecurity policies. Having previously advocated for voluntary pipeline cybersecurity standards, the TSA quickly issued...more

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On-Demand Webinar | Linear Infrastructure Redux: Adapting Your Projects to Meet the New Regulatory Climate

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Linear infrastructure projects, including oil and gas pipelines, electric transmission lines and transportation, have faced a number of regulatory challenges over the last year. Some of these challenges stem from changes in...more

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[Webinar] Linear Infrastructure Redux: Adapting Your Projects to Meet the New Regulatory Climate - June 15th, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm...

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Linear infrastructure projects, including oil and gas pipelines, electric transmission lines and transportation, have faced a number of regulatory challenges over the last year. Some of these challenges stem from changes in...more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials Regulations: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Addresses Application of...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a May 7th letter a question regarding the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to certain packaging requirements....more

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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a January 17th letter a question regarding the applicability of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the...more

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