Research and Special Programs Administration

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The Research and Special Programs Administration was a former agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for overseeing pipeline safety, hazardous materials transportation, and transportation research before its functions were reorganized into successor agencies.

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Generate an image of the Research and Special Programs Administration (The Research and Special Programs Administration was a former agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for overseeing pipeline safety, hazardous materials transportation, and transportation research before its functions were reorganized into successor agencies.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf agency of the United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
former United States federal agency ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dissolvedInto Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration ⓘ
Research and Innovative Technology Administration ⓘ
field public safety regulation ⓘ
transportation research and technology ⓘ
transportation safety ⓘ
governmentBranch executive branch of the United States ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
notableWork administration of federal hazardous materials transportation safety program ⓘ
administration of federal pipeline safety program ⓘ
support of multi-modal transportation research initiatives ⓘ
oversight hazardous materials safety standards enforcement ⓘ
pipeline safety standards enforcement ⓘ
transportation safety research programs ⓘ
parentOrganization United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
partOf United States Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary (historically) ⓘ
reasonForDissolution reorganization of transportation safety and research functions within the U.S. Department of Transportation ⓘ
regulates interstate pipeline transportation of hazardous liquids ⓘ
interstate pipeline transportation of natural gas ⓘ
transportation of hazardous materials by air ⓘ
transportation of hazardous materials by highway ⓘ
transportation of hazardous materials by rail ⓘ
transportation of hazardous materials by vessel ⓘ
responsibility coordination of transportation technology programs ⓘ
development of transportation safety regulations ⓘ
hazardous materials transportation safety ⓘ
oversight of hazardous materials transportation in commerce ⓘ
pipeline safety regulation ⓘ
support of transportation policy through research and analysis ⓘ
transportation research ⓘ
sector hazardous materials transportation ⓘ
pipeline transportation ⓘ
transportation research and development ⓘ
transportation safety ⓘ
successor Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration ⓘ
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) ⓘ
Research and Innovative Technology Administration ⓘ
Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) ⓘ

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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration → formedFrom → Research and Special Programs Administration ⓘ