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49 U.S.C. § 60110 — Excess flow valves

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49 U.S.C. § 60110 — Excess flow valves

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**(a) Application.—** This section applies only to— (1) a natural gas distribution system installed after the effective date of regulations prescribed under this section; and (2) any other natural gas distribution system when repair to the system requires replacing a part to accommodate installing excess flow valves. **(b) Installation Requirements and Considerations.—** Not later than April 24, 1994, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe standards on the circumstances, if any, under which an operator of a natural gas distribution system must install excess flow valves in the system. The Secretary shall consider— (1) the system design pressure; (2) the system operating pressure; (3) the types of customers to which the distribution system supplies gas, including hospitals, schools, and commercial enterprises; (4) the technical feasibility and cost of installing, operating, and maintaining the valve; (5) the public safety benefits of installing the valve; (6) the location of customer meters; and (7) other factors the Secretary considers relevant. **(c) Notification of Availability.—** (1) Not later than October 24, 1994, the Secretary shall prescribe standards requiring an operator of a natural gas distribution system to notify in writing its customers having lines in which excess flow valves are not required by law but can be installed according to the standards prescribed under subsection (e) of this section, of— (A) the availability of excess flow valves for installation in the system; (B) safety benefits to be derived from installation; and (C) costs associated with installation, maintenance, and replacement. (2) The standards shall provide that, except when installation is required under subsection (b) of this section, excess flow valves shall be installed at the request of the customer if the customer will pay all costs associated with installation. **(d) Report.—** If the Secretary decides under subsection (b) of this section that there are no circumstances under which an operator must install excess flow valves, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the reasons for the decision not later than 30 days after the decision is made. **(e) Performance Standards.—** Not later than April 24, 1994, the Secretary shall develop standards for the performance of excess flow valves used to protect lines in a natural gas distribution system. The Secretary may adopt industry accepted performance standards in order to comply with the requirement under the preceding sentence. The standards shall be incorporated into regulations the Secretary prescribes under this section. All excess flow valves shall be installed according to the standards.

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49 U.S.C. § 60102 — Purpose and general authority

**(a) Purpose and Minimum Safety Standards.—** (1) **Purpose.—** — The purpose of this chapter is to provide adequate protection against risks to life and property posed by pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities by improving the regulatory and enforcement authority of the Secretary of Transportation. (2) **Minimum safety standards.—** — The Secretary shall prescribe minimum safety standards for pipeline transportation and for pipeline facilities. The standards— (A) apply to any or all of the owners or operators of pipeline facilities; (B) may apply to the design, installation, inspection, emergency plans and procedures, testing, construction, extension, operation, replacement, and maintenance of pipeline facilities; and (C) shall include a requirement that all individuals who operate and maintain pipeline facilities shall be qualified to operate and maintain the pipeline facilities. (3) **Qualifications of pipeline operators.—** — The qualifications applicable to an individual who operates and maintains a pipeline facility shall address the ability to recognize and react appropriately to abnormal operating conditions that may indicate a dangerous situation or a condition exceeding design limits. The operator of a pipeline facility shall ensure that employees who operate and maintain the facility are qualified to operate and maintain the pipeline facilities. **(b) Practicability and Safety Needs Standards.—** (1) **In general.—** — A standard prescribed under subsection (a) shall be— (A) practicable; and (B) designed to meet the need for— (i) gas pipeline safety, or safely transporting hazardous liquids, as appropriate; and (ii) protecting the environment. (2) **Factors for consideration.—** — When prescribing any standard under th

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49 U.S.C. § 60110 — Excess flow valves

Page 1769 TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION § 60110 number of people living or working in proximity to pipeline facilities. ‘‘(6) The appropriateness of applying repair criteria, such as pressure reductions and special requirements for scheduling remediation, to areas that are not high-consequence areas. ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act [Jan. 3, 2012], the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra- structure and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report, based on the evaluation conducted under sub- section (a), containing the Secretary’s analysis and findings regarding— ‘‘(1) expansion of integrity management require- ments, or elements thereof, beyond high-consequence areas; and ‘‘(2) with respect to gas transmission pipeline facili- ties, whether applying the integrity management program requirements, or elements thereof, to addi- tional areas would mitigate the need for class loca- tion requirements. ‘‘(d) DATA REPORTING.—The Secretary shall collect any relevant data necessary to complete the evaluation required by subsection (a). ‘‘(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—[Amended this section.] ‘‘(f) RULEMAKING REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(1) REVIEW PERIOD DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘review period’ means the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act [Jan. 3, 2012] and ending on the earlier of— ‘‘(A) the date that is 1 year after the date of com- pletion of the report under subsection (c); or ‘‘(B) the date that is 3 years after the date of en- actment of this Act. ‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY.—In order to provide Congress the necessary time to review the results of the repor

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