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  • 2025-05050 — Hazardous Materials: Notice of Actions on Special Permits
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 13821
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), part of the Department of Transportation, has released a notice about the status of certain special permit applications related to hazardous materials. These permits allow exceptions to regular regulations, and the administration has granted or denied the applications as noted in their announcement. Anyone interested in commenting on these decisions should submit their comments by April 25, 2025. For further information or to view the applications, individuals can contact Donald Burger at the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety.

    Simple Explanation

    The government has special rules for dealing with dangerous stuff, and they sometimes let some people change the rules a bit. They just decided who gets to change the rules this time, and if people want to talk about it, they need to do that before April 25, 2025.

  • 2025-00858 — Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for New Special Permits
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 4848
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) of the Department of Transportation has announced a list of applications for new special permits related to hazardous materials. These permits are part of the Department's Hazardous Material Regulations. Comments on the applications are will be accepted until February 18, 2025. To learn more, individuals can contact the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety or visit the Records Center in Washington, DC.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is thinking about giving special permission to some people and companies to handle dangerous stuff safely. They want to hear what people think about these ideas until February 18, 2025.

  • 2025-00860 — Hazardous Materials: Notice of Actions on Special Permits
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 4849
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) of the Department of Transportation has announced the receipt of applications for special permits. These permits relate to the handling and transportation of hazardous materials according to federal regulations. Members of the public can submit comments on these applications by February 18, 2025. The applications can be viewed at the Records Center, and further inquiries can be directed to Donald Burger, the Chief of the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety.

    Simple Explanation

    The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has received special requests about moving dangerous stuff safely, and people can say what they think about these requests until February 18, 2025. If anyone has questions, they can ask Mr. Donald Burger, who's in charge of this.

  • 2025-01365 — Pipeline Safety: Project-Specific Waiver of the Build America, Buy America Act Requirements for Certain Products Used by Philadelphia Gas Works Under the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program
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    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 7243
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is issuing a waiver from the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act requirements for certain products that the Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) needs for its safety and modernization grant project. The waiver applies because these products are not readily available in the U.S., or they are too costly to obtain domestically. The waiver covers products like electro-fusion tapping tees, anodeless risers, and lockwing valves, among others, and enables PGW to proceed with updating their gas distribution system in Philadelphia's disadvantaged neighborhoods. This waiver is only applicable to PGW's project and is effective until June 30, 2029.

    Simple Explanation

    The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is letting the Philadelphia Gas Works use some special parts that are hard to get or too expensive in America for a big safety project. This rule change helps keep the project going, and it's just for them until the year 2029.

  • 2021-02767 — Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for New Special Permits
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 8986
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has announced the receipt of applications for special permits related to the transportation of hazardous materials. These applications detail requests for permits to use various transportation methods like motor vehicles, rail freight, cargo vessels, and aircraft, including passenger-carrying planes. People interested in commenting on these applications must do so by March 12, 2021. Copies of the applications can be reviewed at the Records Center in Washington, DC.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is looking at requests from people who want to move dangerous stuff using different kinds of vehicles, like trucks, trains, and planes. They're asking for feedback from people, but it's not super clear how to do that.

  • 2024-28899 — National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures; Proposed Categorical Exclusions
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    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 99327
    Reading Time:about 34 minutes

    The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), part of the Department of Transportation, is proposing new procedures to implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). These procedures establish categorical exclusions (CEs), which are categories of actions deemed to typically have minimal environmental impacts. PHMSA invites public comments on these proposed CEs and procedures, aiming to ensure their activities minimize environmental effects and involve public and governmental engagement. Comments must be submitted by January 9, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is making a new plan to quickly check if some actions are safe for the environment, like making sure that new rules for pipelines won't hurt nature too much. They want people to read their plan, say if they think it's good or bad, and write back by January 9, 2025, to help make sure they're doing a good job protecting the earth.

  • C1-2020-23353 — Hazardous Materials: Editorial Corrections and Clarifications
    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 2564
    Reading Time:less than a minute

    The document is a correction notice related to a previously published rule by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration under the Transportation Department. It corrects a date error in rule document 2020-23353, originally published on December 21, 2020. Both occurrences of "January 20, 2021" on page 83366 are updated to "January 21, 2021" to reflect the correct date in the DATES section.

    Simple Explanation

    The document talks about a small mistake where someone wrote the wrong date—January 20, 2021—and it should actually be January 21, 2021. It's like fixing an error in a story to make sure everyone knows the right date.

  • 2025-02971 — Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for Modification to Special Permits
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 10566
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) within the Department of Transportation has announced that it has received applications to modify existing special permits related to hazardous materials transportation. These applications pertain to various modes of transport such as motor vehicles, rail freight, cargo vessels, and aircraft. Interested parties are invited to submit their comments referencing the application number by March 11, 2025. The applications and related documents are available for public inspection in Washington, DC, or online.

    Simple Explanation

    The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration wants to change some special rules for moving dangerous materials in different ways like by trucks, trains, boats, and planes. People can say what they think about these changes by March 11, 2025, and can see more details either in Washington, DC, or on the internet.

  • 2020-28777 — Pipeline Safety: Frequently Asked Questions on the Gas Transmission Rule
    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 3839
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    PHMSA is asking the public to comment on a second set of draft Frequently Asked Questions (Batch-2 FAQs) related to the "Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines" rule. This rule involves reconfirming Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP) and expanding assessment requirements for gas transmission pipelines. The FAQs are designed to help explain the rule and how to implement necessary changes, but they are not legally binding. Interested individuals can submit their comments via the Federal Register or by mail, and once reviewed, the final version of the FAQs will be available online.

    Simple Explanation

    PHMSA is asking people to give their thoughts on some questions they created to help understand new safety rules for gas pipes. These rules are about making sure the pipes can handle the right amount of pressure and are checked properly.

  • 2025-02973 — Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for New Special Permits
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 10567
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has announced that it has received various applications for special permits related to hazardous materials transportation. PHMSA is inviting public comments on these applications, which must be submitted by March 26, 2025. The applications can cover different transportation modes, such as motor vehicles, rail freight, cargo vessels, and aircraft. Copies of these applications are available for public inspection at the designated location in Washington, DC.

    Simple Explanation

    The Department of Transportation has gotten some requests to do special things with dangerous stuff in cars, trains, boats, and planes. They want to know what people think by March 26, 2025, and you can go look at these requests in Washington, DC.

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