Facing criticism from lawmakers for lax oversight, the headnof the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration nacknowledged last week that the agency has had trouble hiringnand retaining pipeline inspectors, but that it was making prog-nress on that front.n”This is something that when I came into this position nwas a huge problem for the agency,” Administrator Cynthia nQuarterman told a subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, nScience and Transportation Committee. “We had essentially 72nvacancies, almost a quarter of the PHMSA staff.”
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