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PHMSA's safety programs are housed in the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) and the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS). PHMSA is headquartered in Washington, D.C. PHMSA was created within the U.S. Department of Transportation under the Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act of 2004, [ 2 ] which then-United States ...
It is also oversees of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation, which is responsible for the safety of the nation's oil and gas pipelines as well as the transportation of hazardous materials. [1]
This amendment sought to standardize international hazardous material transportation requirements as recommended by the United Nations, [16] define preemption over local state regulations that differed from the Act's regulations, and to give more authority to the Secretary of Transportation in requiring registration of hazardous materials ...
The Illinois Department of Transportation was created by the 77th Illinois General Assembly in January 1972. The department absorbed the functions of the former Department of Public Works and Buildings, acquired some planning and safety inspection functions of other state agencies, and received responsibility for state assistance to local mass transportation agencies such as the Chicago-area ...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration failed to adequately explain why ...
(The Center Square) – Several new laws go into effect Jan. 1 that affect Illinois drivers. Among the nearly 300 new laws going into effect are updates to drivers’ education, including ...
Here are the 5 worst hazmat incidents in Illinois. Semis and trains have transported hazardous materials for years, but sometimes things go wrong. Here are the 5 worst hazmat incidents in Illinois.
The Illinois EPA was established in July 1970, shortly after the first Earth Day. Governor Richard Ogilvie signed into law the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (PA 76-2429), which became effective on July 1, 1970, and created the Illinois EPA. Illinois was the first US state with a comprehensive environmental protection act.