The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published on Oct. 28, 2024, a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that recommends modernizing and simplifying the...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a July 16th Interpretive Letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to: …the size of a...more
In a unanimous opinion, a panel of judges from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the “D.C. Circuit”) vacated four key aspects from a 2022 rulemaking by the Pipeline and Hazardous...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a July 2nd Interpretive Letter clarification of the Federal Hazardous Materials Regulation (“HMR”) applicable to elemental mercury. PHMSA...more
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
Over one million shipments of hazardous materials reportedly travel in U.S. commerce every single day. A common misunderstanding is the nature of hazardous materials—they are more commonplace than you think!...more
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
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (“PHMSA”) published in the April 10th Federal Register final rules amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”). See 89 Fed. Reg. 25434....more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a November 30, 2023, interpretive response a question regarding the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) application to...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a September 28th interpretive letter a request for clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to training...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) is accepting comments through December 4, 2023 regarding forty-six (46) topics for proposed updates to the Hazardous...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an August 28th letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the maintenance of Department of...more
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is suspending a rule that allows liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be transported by rail in specialized tank cars, starting 31 October 2023. This final rule overturns a Trump-era rule...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) transmitted a July 17th letter clarifying the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the classification of ammonium...more
On July 5, 2023, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit stakeholder feedback on initiatives PHMSA is considering that may...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a May 9th interpretive letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to products containing...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a May 8th letter a request for clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulation (“HMR”) in terms of applicability to a Portable Emission...more
On May 4, 2023, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) titled “Pipeline Safety: Gas Leak Detection...more
On April 14, 2023, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a request for feedback on its recycled plastics policy. 88 Fed. Reg. 23140. PHMSA states...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that includes amendments to the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”). See...more
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
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a December 22, 2022, interpretive letter clarification of Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) as to what constitutes a “contiguous facility...more
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
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
The United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an October 13th letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to a...more