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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is a United States Department of Transportation agency created in 2004, responsible for developing and enforcing regulations for the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound transportation of energy and other hazardous materials.
In pipeline transport systems, the efficient and safe movement of fluids—whether gas, oil, water, or chemicals—relies on effective fluid control mechanisms. These mechanisms help regulate the flow, pressure, and direction of the fluids within the pipeline, preventing blockages, backflows, and ensuring smooth transportation over long distances.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates the interstate transmission and wholesale sale of electricity and natural gas and regulates the prices of interstate transport of petroleum by pipeline.
This includes all aspects of transportation, including the movement of goods and the purchase of all transportation-related products and services as well as the movement of people". [70] Employment in the transportation and material moving industry accounted for 7.4% of all employment, and was the 5th largest employment group in the United States.
The U.S. Department of Justice has weighed in on a legal challenge brought by a Wisconsin-based tribe against Enbridge over its Line 5 oil pipeline.
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 pipeline owners owe Stark County schools and governments $4.8 million for taxes they didn’t pay in 2019, 2020 and 2021, according to data provided by the Stark County Auditor’s Office.
The US natural gas pipeline system is a complex system of pipelines that carries natural gas nationwide and for import and export for use by millions of people daily for their consumer and commercial needs. Across the country, there are more than 210 pipeline systems that total more than 305,000 miles of interstate and intrastate pipelines. [1]