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NOTICES: Installation of Excess Flow Valves into Gas Service Lines,
Published: 2008-06-05
This document advises operators of gas distribution pipeline
systems of a statutory requirement for installation of excess flow
valves in certain gas service lines.
RULES: Protecting Unusually Sensitive Areas From Rural Onshore Hazardous Liquid Gathering and Low-Stress Lines,
Published: 2008-06-03
PHMSA is amending its pipeline safety regulations to extend
added protection to certain environmentally sensitive areas that could
be damaged by failure of a rural onshore hazardous liquid gathering
line or lowstress pipeline. Building on PHMSA's existing regulatory
framework, the rule is intended to protect designated ``unusually
sensitive
NOTICES: International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods,
Published: 2008-06-02
This notice is to advise interested persons that PHMSA will
conduct a public meeting in preparation for the 33rd session of the
United Nation's SubCommittee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous
Goods (UNSCOE) to be held June 30July 9, 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland.
In addition, PHMSA is soliciting comments relative to any potential new
work
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-05-22
This notice invites public comments about PHMSA's intention to
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for
renewal of four existing information collections. These information
collections are described below.
NOTICES: Application for Special Permits,
Published: 2008-05-22
In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107,
Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. Each
mode of transportation
NOTICES: Applications for Modification of Special Permit,
Published: 2008-05-22
In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107,
subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. This
notice is abbreviated
NOTICES: Operators of Gas Transmission Pipelines on the Regulatory Status of Direct Sales Pipelines,
Published: 2008-05-13
PHMSA advises gas transmission pipeline operators that the
Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 [[Page 27608]]
eliminated the former exception of direct sales natural gas pipelines
from the definition of an interstate gas pipeline facility. As a
result, direct sales gas transmission pipelines subject to the
PROPOSED RULES: Standards for Increasing the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure for Gas Transmission Pipelines,
Published: 2008-05-12
PHMSA is extending the period for public comment to give [[Page 26954]]
interested persons an additional week to comment on a proposed rule to
amend the pipeline safety regulations to prescribe safety requirements
for the operation of certain gas transmission pipelines at pressures
based on higher stress levels.
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-05-09
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information Collection Requests (ICR)
abstracted below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comments. The ICRs describe the nature of
the information collections and their expected burden. PHMSA published
Notices in the
NOTICES: Delays in Processing of Special Permits Applications,
Published: 2008-05-09
In accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c),
PHMSA is publishing the following list of special permit applications
that have been in process for 180 days or more. The reason(s) for delay
and the expected completion date for action on each application is
provided in association with each identified application.
NOTICES: Petition for Rulemaking; Classification of Polyurethane Foam and Certain Finished Products,
Published: 2008-05-07
On March 30, 2007, PHMSA published a notice soliciting
comments on the merits of a petition for rulemaking filed by the
National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM). The petitioner
asked PHMSA to designate polyurethane foam and certain finished
products containing polyurethane foam as hazardous materials when
transported in commerce as a
NOTICES: Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee,
Published: 2008-05-06
This notice announces a public meeting of PHMSA's Technical
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC). The committee will meet to
vote on two proposed rules; (1) Standards for Increasing the Maximum
Allowable Operating Pressure for Gas Transmission Pipelines and, (2)
Pipeline Safety: Polyamide11 (PA11) Plastic Pipe Design Pressures.
NOTICES: Maine Department of Environmental Protection Requirements on Transportation of Cathode Ray Tubes,
Published: 2008-05-06
Interested parties are invited to comment on an application by
the Electronic Industries Alliance for an administrative determination
as to whether Federal hazardous material transportation law preempts
requirements of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection on the
transportation of cathode ray tubes and glass removed from cathode ray
PROPOSED RULES: Hazardous Materials Transportation; Registration and Fee Assessment Program,
Published: 2008-05-05
This rule proposes to amend the statutorily-mandated
registration and fee assessment program for persons who transport, or
offer for transportation, certain categories and quantities of
hazardous materials. For those registrants not qualifying as a small
business or notforprofit organization, we are proposing to increase
the fee from $975 (plus a
RULES: Fuel Cell Cartridges and Systems Transported On Board Passenger Aircraft in Carry-on Baggage,
Published: 2008-04-30
PHMSA is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to
permit certain fuel cell cartridges and fuel cell systems designed for
portable electronic devices to be transported by passengers and crew in
carryon baggage on board passengercarrying aircraft. Fuel cell
cartridges and fuel cell systems are an emerging energy technology
developed to
NOTICES: Pipeline Safety; Requests for Special Permit,
Published: 2008-04-29
The Federal pipeline safety laws allow a pipeline operator to
request PHMSA to waive compliance with any part of the Federal pipeline
safety regulations by granting a special permit to the operator. PHMSA
is publishing this notice to provide a list of special permit requests
we have received from pipeline operators seeking relief from compliance
NOTICES: Applications for Modification of Special Permit,
Published: 2008-04-22
In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107,
Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. This
notice is abbreviated
NOTICES: Applications for Special Permits,
Published: 2008-04-22
In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR Part 107,
Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. Each
mode of transportation
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-04-18
This notice announces Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval and extension until March 31, 2010 for the following
information collection requests (ICRs): OMB Control No. 21370572,
``Testing Requirements for NonBulk Packaging''; and approval and
extension until August 31, 2010 for OMB Control No. 21370039,
``Hazardous Materials Incidents.''
PROPOSED RULES: Improving the Safety of Railroad Tank Car Transportation of Hazardous Materials,
Published: 2008-04-14
On April 1, 2008, PHMSA, in consultation with the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA), published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) proposing revisions to the Federal Hazardous
Materials Regulations to improve the crashworthiness of railroad tank
cars designed to transport poison inhalation hazard (PIH) materials.
Specifically, the NPRM
NOTICES: Hazardous Materials Instructor Training Grants Program,
Published: 2008-04-11
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA) announces the availability of funds and solicitation of
applications for grants to be awarded under the Hazardous Materials
Instructor Training (HMIT) Grants Program for fiscal year 2009. The
HMIT Grants Program is open to nonprofit hazardous materials (hazmat)
employee
NOTICES: Delays in Processing of Special Permits Applications,
Published: 2008-04-10
In accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c),
PHMSA is publishing the following list of special permit applications
that have been in process for 180 days or more. The reason(s) for delay
and the expected completion date for action on each application is
provided in association with each identified application.
NOTICES: Applications for Special Permits; List,
Published: 2008-04-07
In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107,
subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety has received the application described herein. Each
mode of transportation
NOTICES: Hazardous Materials; Transport of Lithium Batteries,
Published: 2008-04-03
This notice is to advise interested persons that PHMSA will
conduct a public meeting to discuss the safe transportation of lithium
batteries.
RULES: Pipeline Safety: Administrative Procedures, Address Updates, and Technical Amendments,
Published: 2008-03-28
This interim final rule conforms PHMSA's administrative
procedures with the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and
Safety Act of 2006 (PIPES Act) by establishing the procedures PHMSA
will follow in issuing safety orders and handling requests for special
permits, including emergency special permits. This interim final rule
also notifies
