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05/21/2013 - IME submits two INF Papers for the 43rd Session of the UN TDG
05/21/2013 - Bipartisan Bill to Reform TSCA Introduced in the Senate
05/21/2013 - FY 2014 DHS Appropriations Bill Reported from House Committee
05/19/2013 - IME Reissues Emergency Routing Poster
05/08/2013 - Terrorism Gap Amendment Filed to Immigration Legislation
05/08/2013 - IME Opposed Proposed "User Fees" for Special Permits and Approvals
05/05/2013 - IME Endorses Legislation to Close the
04/30/2013 - Rahall to Run for Re-election in the House
04/11/2013 - FY 2014 Budget Request – ATF
04/11/2013 - FY 2014 Budget Request – DHS
04/11/2013 - FY 2014 Budget Request – PHMSA
03/31/2013 - Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal of NO2 Standard
03/29/2013 - IME Remembers Dave Lilly
03/25/2013 - SAFEX Issues 1st Quarter 2013 Newsletter
03/21/2013 - FMCSA Assessment of the Hazardous Materials Safety Permit Kicks Off
03/21/2013 - Busy Week for Chemical Security
03/21/2013 - Congress Closes Out FY 2013 Appropriations
03/18/2013 - EPA Delays Perchlorate Rule
03/14/2013 - Congress Gets an Update on CFATS Implementation
03/14/2013 - HMSP Reforms – Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) Raises the “ALSR” Issue
03/11/2013 - Senate Appropriations Reports Funding Measure for the Remainder of FY 2013
03/05/2013 - House Appropriations Committee Reports FY13 Continuing Resolution
03/05/2013 - FMCSA Changes CSA HM BASIC Guidance Per IME Request
03/04/2013 - IME Supports Legislation to Disqualify Individuals Names on the TSDB from Possessing Explosives
03/03/2013 - PHMSA Promptly Addresses Engine Requirment for MBT Loading and Unloading Operations
03/03/2013 - McCarty Nominated to Head EPA
03/03/2013 - White House to Nominate McCarthy as New EPA Chief
02/28/2013 - Legislation to Clarify EPA's General Duty Clause Reintroduced in Congress with Industry Support
02/28/2013 - Wicsonsin Senate Narrowly Approves
01/28/2013 - U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces That He Will Not Serve for a Second Term
01/23/2013 - Lautenberg Reintroduces Legislation to Bar Terrorists from Obtaining Explosives Licenses or Permits
01/23/2013 - DC Circuit Declines to Rehear CASPR Suit
01/17/2013 - President Obama to Nominate B. Todd Jones as Permanent Director of ATF
01/15/2013 - CSB to Hold Webcast on 2011 Fireworks Incident
01/14/2013 - HazMat Transportation Safety Symposium
01/10/2013 - Rockerfeller to Retire
01/09/2013 - Magdy El-Sibaie Returns to PHMSA
01/09/2013 - PHMSA's 2013 HazMat Regulatory Priorities
01/08/2013 - House E&E Subcommittee to Split Environmental and Energy Roles
01/06/2013 - PHMSA Names Rick Kowalewski Acting Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety
01/06/2013 - PHMSA Publishes Final Harmonization Rules
01/03/2013 - CIE Calls for Papers for 2013 Conference
01/03/2013 - 2012 Regulatory Agenda Released
12/27/2012 - East/Gulf Coast Port Strike Deadline Extention - Update
12/27/2012 - Lisa Jackson to Leave EPA - Statement
12/26/2012 - Jackson Leaving EPA
12/26/2012 - IME Files Comments on PHMSA Incident Data Collection, Analysis, and Use
12/20/2012 - AEISG Sponsors QRA/IMESAFR Seminar and Training
12/20/2012 - EPA Finalizes Boiler Rule
12/19/2012 - Mikulski to Head Senate Appropriations Committee
12/19/2012 - TRB Recognizes IMESAFR in Report on Research Needs
12/19/2012 - Rogers to Leave House Homeland Security Committee
12/18/2012 - Conferees reject Akin Standard for Motor Carrier Safety & Security
12/17/2012 - SAFEX Issues 4th Quarter 2012 Newsletter
12/17/2012 - IAFC Reminds Members of Proper Response to Explosives Incidents
12/17/2012 - Leahy to Take Appropriations Gavel
12/13/2012 - Patterns of Safety Violations
12/12/2012 - IME Safety Library Videos Now Streaming On-Line
12/11/2012 - SAFEX Briefs SA Navy on QRA and IMESAFR V2.0
12/06/2012 - IME Briefs USCG on Potential Use of QRA
12/06/2012 - Senate Blunts Akin Standard for Motor Carrier Safety & Security
11/29/2012 - HazMat Endorsement (HME) -- Information Collection Request (ICR) Comments
11/27/2012 - Changes in House Committee Chairmen for the 113th Congress
11/10/2012 - IMESAFR V2.0 Training Session Scheduled for ISEE Conference
11/08/2012 - IME Remembers Former Canadian Regulator, Constatin Matusoff
11/07/2012 - IME Announces Information about the 2013 EPP and CIE Meetings
11/06/2012 - IME Submits INF Papers to 42nd Session of the UN TDG Sub-committee
11/04/2012 - IME Hits the CA Airwaves
10/30/2012 - IME Supports PhD in Explosives Engineering at MS&T
10/29/2012 - IME Turns the Tide on EU Track and Trace Directive
10/03/2012 - IME and FEEM Give EC Draft Guidance on Track and Trace Directive
10/01/2012 - SAFEX Issues 3rd Quarter 2012 Newsletter
09/27/2012 - FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro to Consider Request to Provide an Alternative to Prove "Fitness" Under the HMSP Program
09/21/2012 - Electronic Hazardous Waste Manifest
09/21/2012 - Stop the War on Coal Act
09/18/2012 - IME Recommends Update of ATF Ruling 77-24
09/18/2012 - ATF Announces Explosives Industry Meeting October 25 and 26, 2012
09/17/2012 - WVDEP Study Finds No Harm from Blasting Fumes
09/12/2012 - Rep. Tim Holden Brings HMSP Reform to CSA Hearing
09/10/2012 - HMSP Reform -- Rep. Nick Rahall Weighs in for Industry
09/05/2012 - Canadian Government Announces new GHG rules for Coal-Fired Plants
08/27/2012 - ATF Guidance for Natural Disasters
08/26/2012 - South African Navy Requests Briefing on QRA
08/21/2012 - IME Meets with US Trade Rep on EU Track and Trace Directive
08/21/2012 - DC Circuit Rejects EPA Transport Rule
08/20/2012 - Lead Dinitrate on REACH List of Potential Banned Substances
08/07/2012 - TSA Finalizes Adoption of HM-232F for HSSM List
08/05/2012 - Fuel Leak Reported with 2011 Dodge 5500 Diesel Truck
08/05/2012 - Legislation Introduced to Limit EPA Regulation of Chemical Facilities
07/30/2012 - ATF Issues Ruling Allowing Wood Floors in Type IV Magazines
07/29/2012 - Department of Energy Reports 27 Gigawatts of Coal-Fired Capacity to Retire in the Next Five Years
07/25/2012 - Bipartisan TSCA Reform Falls Apart
07/23/2012 - CFATS Personnel Surety Proposal Withdrawn
07/17/2012 - DC Circuit Hands EPA Victory on NO2 NAAQS
07/17/2012 - NFPA Issues 9th Edition of the Fire and Life Safety Inspection Manual
07/16/2012 - ATF Schedules Conference with Regulated Industry October 25th and 26th
07/12/2012 - Patriot Coal Files for Bankruptcy
07/12/2012 - House Passes HR 4402, Legislation to Aid Rare Earth Mineral Mining
07/09/2012 - MSHA and Industry Blamed for Dramatic Rise in Black Lung Disease in Miners
07/04/2012 - Chris Watson Retires from NRCan
07/02/2012 - EPA Retains Current Threshold for Tailoring Rule Applicability
07/02/2012 - Legislation Amending the TWIC Program Advances
07/02/2012 - PHMSA Publishes Revised Policy on Fitness Determinations for Classification Approvals
06/28/2012 - SAFEX Issues 2nd Quarter 2012 Newsletter
06/28/2012 - Appeals Court Severs Utility MACT Lawsuit
06/27/2012 - STR Conference Agreement
06/25/2012 - FMCSA Fixes HMSP Rates
06/25/2012 - Appeals Court Upholds GHG Rules
06/24/2012 - MSHA Clarifies Fall Protection Standard -- Sort Of
06/24/2012 - June 2012 Short-Term Energy Outlook Released
06/20/2012 - Senate Republicans Fail to Sink Utility MACT
06/20/2012 - IME Supports DGAC Petition to Remove PG from Explosives in Hazmat Table
06/19/2012 - Lightning Implicated in Indian Quarry Fatalities
06/19/2012 - House Appropriations Committee Rejects DOT's Special Permit and Approvals User Fee
06/17/2012 - IME Contacts USTR over Emerging Barriers to Trade with EU
06/17/2012 - EPA Releases Draft IRIS Assessment for Ammonia
06/14/2012 - New News
06/12/2012 - IME Issues White Paper on Security for Bulk Truck Access Points
06/12/2012 - Utility Files Suit on EPA Proposed NSPS for Power Plants
06/11/2012 - EPA Extends CDR Deadline
06/07/2012 - IMESAFR Training Scheduled for 7-9 August 2012
06/07/2012 - ATF Posts Explosives Industry Newsletter
05/31/2012 - DOT Releases New Emergency Response Guidebook
05/29/2012 - IME Submits Comments to NRCan on Explosives Regulatory Revision
05/23/2012 - FY 2013 DHS Appropriation -- Rep. Charlie Dent Carries the Day for Industry
05/23/2012 - UN Activities Update