January 13, 2021: 2019 Annual Civil Penalty Report
PHMSA processed a total of 218 enforcement cases and 253 tickets during the calendar year 2019. These enforcement actions resulted […]
Category: DOT HazMat Alerts
June 19, 2020: DOT Issues Final Rule Allowing Bulk Transport of LNG By Rail
The Department of Transportation (USDOT), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), issued […]
April 20, 2020: PHMSA Issues Notice of Enforcement Discretion for the Manufacturing of Packaging Designs Beyond Periodic Retesting Dates
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a notice of enforcement discretion that will temporarily relax some of the […]
July 31, 2019: (FR) DOT Issues Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts
The Department of Transportation has issued a final rule regarding revisions to civil penalty amounts. The final rule provides the […]
January 2, 2019: U.S. Miscalculated Benefit of Better Train Brakes
The Department of Transportation has acknowledged that President Trump’s administration miscalculated the potential benefits of having better brakes on trains […]
November 27, 2018: Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts
The Department of Transportation has issued a final rule regarding the total amount able to be imposed under civil penalty […]
November 7, 2018: (FR)(HM-219A) Response to Petitions From Industry To Modify, Clarify, or Eliminate Regulations
PHMSA issued a final rule amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations in response to 19 petitions submitted by the regulated community […]
October 18, 2018: (FR)(HM-259) Hazardous Materials: Notification of the Pilot-in-Command and Response to Air Related Petitions for Rulemaking
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule regarding the Hazardous Materials Regulations […]
September 25, 2018: (HM-251F)(FR) Removal of Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brake System Requirements for High Hazard Flammable Unit Trains
Upon determining that the requirements were not economically justified, PHMSA and FRA have issued a final rule that will remove […]
September 25, 2018: Notice of Funding Opportunity for Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements; Extension
The Federal Railroad Administration has extended the deadline on applications for the Fiscal Year 2018 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements […]
