PHMSA Civil Penalties Listed On Web Site

PHMSA Civil Penalties On-line.pdf

On October 15, 2016 the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a notice (81 FR 71566)  advising pipeline owners and operators that the PHMSA has now made a civil penalty framework accessible on its Web site and, effective October 17, 2016, a respondent in an enforcement case may request a proposed civil penalty calculation related to that case. It further advises pipeline owners and operators that PHMSA will, as appropriate, issue higher penalties in order to apply stronger deterrence and drive down incident risk.  A respondent in an enforcement case may request the proposed civil penalty calculation associated with its case, effective October 17, 2016. In addition, the civil penalty summary attached to this policy statement is now available on PHMSA’s Web site.