Share this article The U.S. Department of Homeland approved a second Jones Act waiver late Thursday in response to the Colonial Pipeline shutdown, which has now been reopened. “Today, Secretary Mayorkas approved a temporary and targeted Jones Act waiver request for a second company,” the DHS said in a statement. “This decision was made after careful consideration and consultation with interagency partners across the federal government as part of the whole-of-government response President Biden directed to address the impacts of the Colonial Pipeline shut down.” The waiver follows a first waiver issued Wednesday to an individual company also on a “temporary and targeted” basis, allowing a foreign-flagged tanker to transport gas and jet fuel from the U.S. Gulf Coast to the eastern seaboard. That company has now been tipped as Valero.