Short Takes – 12-28-24

Blue Origin completes its last major test to get ready for first New Glenn rocket launch. GeekWire.com article. Pull quote: “Blue Origin says it has several New Glenn vehicles in production at its Florida factory, and has filled out a “full customer manifest” for launches in the months ahead. High-profile missions include satellite launches to low Earth orbit for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband constellation and the launch of twin orbiters for NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars.”

Revisions to [DOT] Civil Penalty Amounts, 2025. Federal Register DOT final rule. Summary: “This final rule provides the statutorily prescribed 2025 adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations.” Links to new penalty rates below:

• Office of Secretary,

• Federal Aviation Administration,

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,

• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,

• Federal Railroad Administration,

• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,

• Maritime Administration,

• Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

Pipeline Safety: Meeting of the Liquid and Gas Pipeline Advisory Committees. Federal Register PHMSA meeting announcement. Summary: “This notice announces a public meeting of the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, also known as the Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC), and the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, also known as the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC), to discuss the notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRMs) titled “Periodic Standards Update II” and “Cost Recovery for Siting Reviews for LNG Facilities.”” Meeting date: January 16^th, 2025.