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PRESS RELEASES FOR 2007
January
 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Revises Requirements for
Oxygen Cylinders and Oxygen Generators Carried by Aircraft (01/31/07)
May
US DOT Pipeline Safety Agency Teams With Alaska To Strengthen Oil and Gas
Oversight (05/15/07)
June
New
Electronic Guidebook to Help First Responders Quickly and Safely Respond to
HazMat Incidents (06/28/07)
August
New
US DOT Rule to Ban Non-Rechargeable Lithium Battery Shipments on Passenger
Aircraft Finalized (08/09/07)
October
U.S. DOT Supports National Fire Prevention Week with Hazardous Materials Safety
Guidance (10/12/07)
$250,000
Grant Boosts Hazardous Materials Response Training Around the Nation (10/01/07)
DOT
Grants $372,000 to American Indian Tribes to Improve Hazardous Materials
Planning and Training (10/01/07)
DOT Grants $12.8 Million to First Responders and Emergency Workers to
Improve Hazardous Materials Planning and Training (10/01/07)
December
New US DOT Hazmat Safety Rule to Place Lithium Battery Limits in Carry-on
Baggage on Passenger Aircraft Effective January 1, 2008 (12/28/07)
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