Several long-serving senior executives at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) have decided to leave the Agency or retire in the next few months. DOT / PHMSA is the lead U.S. government regulatory body responsible for overseeing pipeline and hazardous materials safety.

Among those retiring is William Schoonover, Associate Administrator, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, who is the top career official in the government responsible for hazmat safety issues.

“Mr. Schoonover has been an effective, results-oriented leader since first coming to OHMS in 2016″, said RIPA President Paul Rankin. “Over the years, he has demonstrated a willingness to work with the various industries he oversees, including the container reconditioning industry, to achieve positive outcomes that promote the safe and efficient transportation of hazardous materials. He will be greatly missed and we wish him well going forward,” Rankin noted.

Several top Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration employees have agreed to take voluntary resignation offers from the Office of Personnel Management, according to a leaked memorandum from acting Administrator Ben Kochman. Those departing include PHMSA Executive Director Howard “Mac” McMillan; Alan Mayberry, who leads the Office of Pipeline Safety; Vasiliki Tsaganos, the agency’s top lawyer; and senior advisers Richard Chávez and Lisa Farmer.