General Interest

Senate confirms Elliott’s nomination as PHMSA director

Oct. 6, 2017

The US Senate confirmed Howard R. Elliott’s nomination as US Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration director on Oct. 5 by voice vote.

Nick Snow

The US Senate confirmed Howard R. Elliott’s nomination as US Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration director on Oct. 5 by voice vote.

The action came after the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee approved the nomination on Oct. 4 (OGJ Online, Oct. 5, 2017).

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Nick Snow

NICK SNOW covered oil and gas in Washington for more than 30 years. He worked in several capacities for The Oil Daily and was founding editor of Petroleum Finance Week before joining OGJ as its Washington correspondent in September 2005 and becoming its full-time Washington editor in October 2007. He retired from OGJ in January 2020.