The Administrator is the Agency's chief executive, appointed by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate. The PHMSA Administrator provides direction to nearly 500 employees within the agency's Washington, DC Headquarters and Regions. Cynthia L. Quarterman is the third and current administrator.

Meet PHMSA's Key Officials - The PHMSA Administrator is supported by a senior leadership team comprised of a Deputy Administrator, Chief Safety Officer, Chief Counsel, Associate Administrators for Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety, and Directors for Public Affairs and Civil Rights.

The Office of Hazardous Materials Safety is the Federal safety authority for the transportation of hazardous materials by air, rail, highway, and water. Information here includes guidance documents, hazmat carriers' special permits and approvals information, reports and incidents summaries, penalty action reports, registration information and forms, the Emergency Response Guidebook for First Responders, Freedom of Information Act requests, and the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness grants program.

The Office of Pipeline Safety is the Federal safety authority for the nation's 2.6 million miles of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Here you can find information regarding pipeline regulations, proposed and final rulemakings, pipeline statistics, Common Ground Alliance and One Call programs, request procedures under Freedom of Information Act guidelines, reports on major pipeline accidents/incidents and corrective action orders, National Pipeline Mapping System information, training and publications, and online library of Pipeline Safety forms and public information files.