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Who's commenting on PHMSA rules
218 companies and organizations have filed 479 comment letters on 46 proposed rules from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). The most frequent commenter is Environmental Defense Fund. 2 rules are open for comment now.
- Comment letters
- 479
- Organizations
- 218
- Rules with letters
- 46
- Open for comment now
- 2
Open for comment now
- Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With International Standards PHMSA_FRDOC_0001 · due December 28, 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With International Standards PHMSA-2025-0048 · due December 28, 2026
Who comments most on PHMSA rules
- Environmental Defense Fund · 27 letters on 15 rules · Environment & Conservation
- Pipeline Safety Trust · 26 letters on 18 rules · Advocacy & Nonprofits
- Dangerous Goods Advisory Council · 22 letters on 19 rules · Other
- Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles · 14 letters on 14 rules · Transportation & Logistics
- National Association of Pipeline Safety Representatives (NAPSR) · 14 letters on 11 rules · Energy, Mining & Utilities
- Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) · 13 letters on 10 rules · Energy, Mining & Utilities
- American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) · 10 letters on 10 rules · Energy, Mining & Utilities
- Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance · 9 letters on 9 rules · Transportation & Logistics
- Institute of Makers of Explosives · 8 letters on 7 rules · Manufacturing & Chemicals
- Alliance for Chemical Distribution · 7 letters on 7 rules · Manufacturing & Chemicals
- American Petroleum Institute (API) · 7 letters on 7 rules · Energy, Mining & Utilities
- Southwest Gas Corporation · 7 letters on 7 rules · Energy, Mining & Utilities
- American Gas Association (AGA) and American Public Gas Association (APGA) · 6 letters on 6 rules · Energy, Mining & Utilities
- National Tank Truck Carriers · 6 letters on 6 rules · Transportation & Logistics
- South Bow Corporation · 6 letters on 6 rules · Energy, Mining & Utilities
- American Petroleum Institute and Liquid Energy Pipeline Association · 5 letters on 5 rules · Energy, Mining & Utilities
- Medical Device Transport Council (MDTC) · 5 letters on 5 rules · Transportation & Logistics
- National Propane Gas Association · 5 letters on 5 rules · Energy, Mining & Utilities
- SMART TD · 5 letters on 5 rules · Labor Unions
- The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) · 5 letters on 4 rules · Manufacturing & Chemicals
- American Gas Association (AGA) · 4 letters on 4 rules · Energy, Mining & Utilities
- American Pyrotechnics Association · 4 letters on 4 rules · Other
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen · 4 letters on 4 rules · Labor Unions
- GPA Midstream Association and Interstate Natural Gas Association of America · 4 letters on 4 rules · Energy, Mining & Utilities
- Household& Commercial Products Association (HCPA) · 4 letters on 4 rules · Manufacturing & Chemicals
- Industrial Packaging Association of North America (IPANA) · 4 letters on 4 rules · Manufacturing & Chemicals
- Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM) · 4 letters on 4 rules · Other
- International Vessel Operators Dangerous Goods Association (IVODGA) · 4 letters on 4 rules · Transportation & Logistics
- The Williams Companies, Inc. · 4 letters on 4 rules · Energy, Mining & Utilities
- Air Liquide Large Industries · 3 letters on 3 rules · Manufacturing & Chemicals
Letters by industry
Energy, Mining & Utilities 148 Other 96 Transportation & Logistics 61 Manufacturing & Chemicals 53 Environment & Conservation 40 Advocacy & Nonprofits 36 Labor Unions 17 Healthcare 7 Technology, Media & Telecom 7 Law, Accounting & Consulting 6 Real Estate & Construction 3 Government & Tribes 3 Pharma & Medical Devices 2
Letters by year
Rules and how many letters each drew
- Pipeline Safety: Crimson Pipeline LP's Petition for Declaratory Order Regarding the Requirements for Baseline Integrity Assessments PHMSA-2026-2477 · 2 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Repair Criteria for Hazardous Liquid and Gas Transmission Pipelines PHMSA-2025-0019 · 22 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Breakout Tank Inspection Rule PHMSA-2025-1271 · 8 letters
- Administrative Rulemaking: Regulatory Procedures PHMSA-2026-1555 · 3 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Adjust Annual Report Deadlines PHMSA-2025-0108 · 12 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Eliminating Limitations on Welders and Welding Operators PHMSA-2026-1552 · 11 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Hazardous Liquid Valve Maintenance Schedule PHMSA-2026-1554 · 5 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Integration of Innovative Remote Sensing Technologies for Right-of-Way Patrols on Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines PHMSA-2025-0118 · 20 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Property Damage Definition for Reporting Incidents on Gas Pipelines and Accidents on Hazardous Liquid and Carbon Dioxide Pipelines PHMSA-2025-0109 · 13 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Remote Monitoring of Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Rectifiers PHMSA-2026-1550 · 5 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Removing Unnecessary Provision for Material Properties Verification During MAOP Reconfirmation PHMSA-2026-1549 · 8 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Timeframe To Make RMVs Operational PHMSA-2026-1553 · 13 letters
- Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With International Standards PHMSA-2023-0111 · 14 letters
- Hazardous Materials: Modernizing Regulations To Facilitate Transportation of Hazardous Materials Integral to Spacecraft Components and Payloads PHMSA-2024-0065 · 9 letters
- Hazardous Materials: Modernizing Regulations To Facilitate Transportation of Hazardous Materials Using Highly Automated Transportation Systems PHMSA-2024-0064 · 22 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Clarifying Recordkeeping Requirements for Testing in MAOP Reconfirmation Regulation PHMSA-2025-0117 · 6 letters
- Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 14175 PHMSA-2025-0103 · 2 letters Final rule 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 21287 PHMSA-2025-0101 · 4 letters Final rule 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 21379 PHMSA-2025-0102 · 3 letters Final rule 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 21478 PHMSA-2025-0104 · 8 letters Final rule 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permits 12412 and 11646 Into the Hazardous Materials Regulations PHMSA-2025-0100 · 5 letters Final rule 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Allowing Fireworks Certification Agencies (FCAs) To Approve Professional Fireworks PHMSA-2025-0105 · 11 letters Final rule 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Improving Efficiencies for Special Permits and Approvals Renewals PHMSA-2025-0095 · 26 letters Final rule 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Modernizing Payments To and From America's Bank Account PHMSA-2025-0096 · 4 letters Final rule 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Reduce Training Burdens for America's Farmers PHMSA-2025-0098 · 1 letter Final rule 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens by Allowing Continued Use of Department of Transportation Special Permit Packagings PHMSA-2025-0094 · 11 letters Final rule 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens on Domestic Aerosol Shippers PHMSA-2025-0089 · 17 letters Final rule 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens on Domestic Companies Using Battery-Powered Equipment in Trades PHMSA-2025-0091 · 11 letters Final rule 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Reducing Costs to Domestic Shippers and Carriers of Limited Quantities PHMSA-2025-0090 · 7 letters Final rule 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Reducing Recordkeeping Requirements for Domestic Carriers PHMSA-2025-0097 · 7 letters Final rule 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Reducing Undue Paperwork Burdens to Domestic Carriers PHMSA-2025-0092 · 10 letters Final rule 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Remove Redundant List of U.S. EPA CERCLA Hazardous Substances PHMSA-2025-0093 · 6 letters Final rule 2026
- Hazardous Materials: Removing Burdensome Rail Reporting Requirements PHMSA-2025-0099 · 4 letters Final rule 2026
- Pipeline Safety: Atmospheric Corrosion Reassessment for Pipeline Replacements PHMSA-2025-0115 · 4 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Codify Enforcement Discretion on Incidental Gathering Lines PHMSA-2025-0113 · 3 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Eliminating Burdensome and Duplicative Deadlines for Gas Pipeline Coating Damage Assessments and Remedial Actions PHMSA-2025-0114 · 5 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Exception for In-Plant Piping Systems PHMSA-2025-0112 · 15 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Harmonize Class Location Change Pressure Test Requirements With Subpart J Pressure Test Requirements PHMSA-2025-0116 · 6 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Rationalize Special Permit Conditions PHMSA-2025-0135 · 9 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Amendments to Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities Rulemaking PHMSA-2019-0091 · 2 letters
- Hazardous Materials: Mandatory Regulatory Reviews To Unleash American Energy and Improve Government Efficiency PHMSA-2025-0032 · 19 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Mandatory Regulatory Reviews To Unleash American Energy and Improve Government Efficiency PHMSA-2025-0050 · 39 letters
- Hazardous Materials: Advancing Safety of Highway, Rail, and Vessel Transportation; Extension of Comment Period PHMSA-2018-0080 · 16 letters Final rule 2026
- Electronic Signatures, Forms and Storage for Drug and Alcohol Testing Records DOT-OST-2022-0027 · 29 letters
- Pipeline Safety: Cost Recovery for Siting Reviews for LNG Facilities PHMSA-2022-0118 · 1 letter
- Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee PHMSA-2024-0005 · 21 letters
