15 U.S.C. § 2223c — Report and recommendations

Page 1805 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 2224 who develop and disseminate hazardous mate- rials identification and response data, and who collect, collate, analyze, and disseminate haz- ardous materials incident data; (2) State and local operational officials with emergency response or relevant regulatory re- sponsibilities; and (3) representatives of companies engaged in the manufacture and processing of chemicals. (Pub. L. 101–446, § 3, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1045; Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, § 1112(d), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2276.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Firefighters’ Safe- ty Study Act, and not as part of the Federal Fire Pre- vention and Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS 2002—Par. (1)(E). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted ‘‘the Bu- reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice,’’ for ‘‘the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms,’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective 60 days after Nov. 25, 2002, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as an Effective Date note under section 101 of Title 6, Do- mestic Security. § 2223c. Report and recommendations The working group established under section 2223b of this title shall, within 1 year after Octo- ber 22, 1990, submit a report to the Adminis- trator and to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate presenting the re- sults of the review carried out under sections 2223a to 2223e of this title, along with rec- ommendations to ensure that response informa- tion disseminated to emergency response per- sonnel is appropriate for operational personnel at the local level. (Pub. L. 101–446, § 4, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1045.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Firefighters’ Safe- ty Study Act, and not as part of the Federal Fire Pre- vention and Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter. § 2223d. Annual revision of recommendations After the submission of the report cited in sec- tion 2223c of this title, the working group estab- lished under section 2223b of this title shall meet as needed, but at least once every 12 months, to review and recommend changes and additions to the report cited in section 2223c of this title, that are necessary and appropriate for oper- ational personnel at the local level. (Pub. L. 101–446, § 5, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1046.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Firefighters’ Safe- ty Study Act, and not as part of the Federal Fire Pre- vention and Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter. § 2223e. ‘‘Emergency response personnel’’ defined As used in sections 2223a to 2223e of this title, the term ‘‘emergency response personnel’’ means personnel responsible for mitigation ac- tivities in a medical emergency, fire emergency, hazardous material emergency, or natural dis- aster. (Pub. L. 101–446, § 6, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1046.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Firefighters’ Safe- ty Study Act, and not as part of the Federal Fire Pre- vention and Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter. § 2224. Listings of places of public accommoda- tion (a) Submissions by States (1) Not later than 2 years after September 25, 1990, each State (acting through its Governor or the Governor’s designee) shall, under procedures formulated by the Administrator of FEMA, sub- mit to the Administrator of FEMA a list of those places of public accommodation affecting commerce located in the State which meet the requirements of the guidelines described in sec- tion 2225 of this title. (2) The Administrator of FEMA shall formu- late procedures under which each State (acting through its Governor or the Governor’s des- ignee) shall periodically update the list sub- mitted pursuant to paragraph (1). (b) Compilation and distribution of master list (1) Not later than 60 days after the expiration of the 2-year period referred to in subsection (a), the Administrator of FEMA shall compile and publish in the Federal Register a national mas- ter list of all of the places of public accommoda- tion affecting commerce located in each State that meet the requirements of the guidelines de- scribed in section 2225 of this title, and shall dis- tribute such list to each agency of the Federal Government and take steps to make the employ- ees of such agencies aware of its existence and contents. (2) The Administrator of FEMA shall periodi- cally update the national master list compiled pursuant to paragraph (1) to reflect changes in the State lists submitted to the Administrator of FEMA pursuant to subsection (a), and shall periodically redistribute the updated master list to each agency of the Federal Government. (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given to it under sec- tion 5701(1) of title 5. (Pub. L. 93–498, § 28, as added Pub. L. 101–391, § 3(a), Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 747; amended Pub. L. 102–522, title I, § 104, Oct. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 3411; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802(b)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2100.)