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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Federal agency
What it does
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) was established on November 20, 2004 under the Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-426). PHMSA was created to protect the American public and the environment by ensuring the safe and secure movement of hazardous materials to industry and consumers by all transportation modes, including the nation's pipelines. Through PHMSA, the Department develops and enforces regulations for the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound operation of the nation's 2.3 million mile pipeline transportation system and the nearly 1 million daily shipments of hazardous materials by land, sea, and air.
Where it sits
A component of Transportation Department.
Recent actions
Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities
Hazardous Materials: Notice of Actions on Special Permits
Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for Modification to Special Permits
Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for New Special Permits
Pipeline Safety: LNG Safety Best Practices Workshop Series Presented by the National Center of Excellence for LNG Safety
Pipeline Safety: Amendments to Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities
Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With International Standards