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  1. Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility Annual Report
  2. Underground Gas Storage Compliance
  3. DOT Notification of Regulatory Review
  4. Florida One Call Legislation Revisions
  5. DOT Issues Nearly $2.5 Million in Grants to State Entities, Local Communities, and Non-Profit Organizations to Spur Involvement in Pipeline Safety Efforts
  6. Gas and Liquid Technical Advisory Committee Meetings Rescheduled for December
  7. Meeting of the Voluntary Information-Sharing System Working Group
  8. MAOP Validation Services
  9. Coastal and Marine Safety, Prevention and Emergency Response Meeting
  10. Pressure Testing Webinar – Advantages of Using TestOp®
  11. PRCI Program Manager Job Posting

DOT Issues Nearly $2.5 Million in Grants to State Entities, Local Communities, and Non-Profit Organizations to Spur Involvement in Pipeline Safety Efforts

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is issuing $2,488,497 in grants to state entities, local communities, and non-profit organizations to address pipeline safety challenges related to damage prevention and to promote more involvement in local pipeline safety initiatives and awareness efforts.

PHMSA is awarding $1,499,939 in State Damage Prevention (SDP) program grants to 16 states and Puerto Rico. Awarded annually, the grants are used to strengthen efforts in addressing pipeline failures attributed to activities such as excavation damage, one of the leading causes of pipeline accidents resulting in fatality or injury. The grants are also used to assist in establishing damage prevention programs where they do not currently exist. To accompany its SDP grants, PHMSA awarded a total of $988,558 in pipeline safety grants for technical assistance to 12 local community and non-profit organizations. PHMSA’s Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) program encourages local communities and non-profit organizations to help communities develop pipeline safety and education programs specific to their needs through technical assistance. Click here for more information and the complete breakdown of the SDP and TAG grant recipients and awarded amounts.