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As a member of the firm's pipeline safety practice, Bryn focuses on the regulation of pipelines and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities and the transportation of hazardous materials, and helps operators develop, implement, and defend their safety programs. Her practice covers compliance and strategic counseling, enforcement, litigation, audit preparation, and policy.
Prior to joining Van Ness Feldman, Bryn was a Senior Attorney in the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), where she handled matters related to the federal safety standards for oil and gas pipelines and LNG facilities. Bryn represented the agency in pipeline safety enforcement cases, collaborating with engineers to develop and enforce notices of probable violation, corrective action orders, and safety orders. She worked with PHMSA inspectors and with other federal and state agencies on accident and incident investigations. She also handled the legal review of PHMSA’s LNG portfolio during the projects’ FERC application process.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Bryn S. Karaus
- Pipeline Safety Update - June 22, 2017: PHMSA Partially Stays Enforcement of New Safety Standards for Underground Natural Gas Storage; DOT Seeks Input on Impediments to Transportation Infrastructure Projects - (Posted On Thursday, June 22, 2017)
- Pipeline Safety Update -May 25, 2017: President’s Proposed FY 2018 Budget Would Reduce PHMSA Funding; PHMSA Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee Meets June 6-7; PHMSA Rulemakings Update Is Unchanged - (Posted On Thursday, May 25, 2017)
- Pipeline Safety Update: May 2017- PHMSA Announces Increased Maximum Federal Civil Penalties; FY 2017 Spending Bill Increases PHMSA Funding; PHMSA posts FAQs about underground natural gas storage regulations - (Posted On Friday, May 05, 2017)
- Pipeline Safety Update: April 12, 2017- PHMSA Announces User Fee Rate Structure for Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities; PHMSA Issues Advisory Bulletin Regarding Deactivation of Threats Under Gas Transmission IM Programs - (Posted On Wednesday, April 12, 2017)
- Pipeline Safety Update: February 2017 - Elaine Chao Confirmed as Secretary of Transportation; Mike Mulvaney Confirmed as OMB Director; PHMSA Withdraws from Federal Register Final Rule Amending Safety Regulations for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines - (Posted On Wednesday, February 22, 2017)
- Pipeline Safety Update: Special Edition- January 23,2017 - (Posted On Monday, January 23, 2017)
- PHMSA Releases Final Rule Amending Safety Regulations for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines; PHMSA seeks applications for state Damage Prevention Grants - (Posted On Thursday, January 19, 2017)
- PHMSA Issues Interim Final Rule Addressing the Safety of Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities; Alan Mayberry Named PHMSA Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Safety Update, December 2016 - (Posted On Wednesday, December 21, 2016)
- Underground Natural Gas Storage Fees, Voluntary Information Sharing System, API Website: Pipeline Safety Update - Issue No. 117 - (Posted On Friday, November 11, 2016)
- PHMSA Publishes Final Rule, Underground Natural Gas Storage, Pending Final Rules: Pipeline Safety Update - Issue No. 116 - (Posted On Wednesday, October 19, 2016)
Van Ness Feldman’s Natural Gas & Oil Pipelines Practice Group is recognized by the National Law Review as a Go-To Thought Leader for the group’s analysis of environmental legislation and public policy including developments from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and it’s Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC) and Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC) , the Department of Transportation (DOT), OSHA’s process safety management (PSM) regulatory group and the Pipeline Association for Public Awareness. Van Ness Feldman’s involvement in two of the largest natural gas pipeline projects ever constructed in North America provides a unique insight related to regulatory matters and litigation impacting environmental interest holders, refiners, offshore exploration groups and production companies, offshore drilling companies, and LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) terminal developers. The following Van Ness Feldman attorney authors are the most frequent contributors on pipeline safety news: Marco Bracamonte, Jacob I. Cunningham, Michael Diamond, Bryn S. Karaus, Susan A. Olenchuk and Michael R. Pincus.