Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73

§60138 Response plans

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VIII— - PIPELINES › Chapter CHAPTER 601— - SAFETY › § 60138

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Transportation must keep the latest pipeline response plan on file (response plan is defined in part 194 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) and must give a copy to anyone who asks in writing. The copy can leave out four types of information: proprietary data; security‑sensitive items (see section 1520.5(a) of title 49, CFR); specific response resources and tactical deployment plans; and the exact amount, location, and calculation of worst‑case discharges (see part 194). It does not require releasing records exempt under section 552 of title 5.

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Title 49, §60138

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(a)The Secretary of Transportation shall—

(1)maintain on file a copy of the most recent response plan (as defined in part 194 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) prepared by an owner or operator of a pipeline facility; and

(2)provide upon written request to a person a copy of the plan, which may exclude, as the Secretary determines appropriate—

(A)proprietary information;

(B)security-sensitive information, including information described in section 1520.5(a) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;

(C)specific response resources and tactical resource deployment plans; and

(D)the specific amount and location of worst case discharges (as defined in part 194 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations), including the process by which an owner or operator determines the worst case discharge.

(b)Nothing in this section may be construed to require disclosure of information or records that are exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 60138

Title 49 — Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73