This is a brief analysis of the recently published final rule on railroad hazmat shipment route analysis and selection.

This is a brief note about the recently published interim final rule requiring importers to provide data about import shipments to US Customs and Border Protection 24 hours before those imports are loaded aboard ships coming to the United States.

This is a brief review of comments made about the DHS draft Risk Based Performance Standards Guidance document.

This is a review of comments submitted to date to the PHMSA in response to their proposed rule on enhanced enforcement of the HAZMAT shipping rules.

This is part of an on-going series of blog entries on the recently published final rule on rail transportation security (49 CFR parts 1520 and 1580). This blog deals with the authority to conduct a wide variety of inspections, announced and unannounced,...

This is a brief note about the confirmation that Chairman Lieberman will remain at the helm of the Senate Homeland Security Committee in the 111th Session.

This is a brief look at the on-going IST implementation at a waste water treatment plant in Salt Lake City, UT. The facility is one of the 101 most dangerous chemical facilities in the country according to a recent report by the Center for American...

This is a brief, preliminary look at a new publication recently published by the Center for American Progress. Chemical Security 101 points out that many of the most dangerous chemical facilities in this country could reduce the potential risk by...

This is a brief note about a notice published in today’s Federal Register about a TSA information collection request that TSA is planning on filing with the OMB. The information will be collected during the evaluation of a HAZMAT Security Awareness...

This is part of an on-going series of blog entries on the recently published final rule on rail transportation security (49 CFR parts 1520 and 1580). This blog deals with the change of custody requirements for rail cars containing specified quantities...