Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73not60

§60135 Enforcement Transparency

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VIII— PIPELINES › Chapter 601— SAFETY › § 60135

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

By December 31, 2007, the Secretary or the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration must publish a monthly online summary of every gas and hazardous liquid pipeline enforcement case from when the case starts until it ends. Each summary must name the operator, describe the alleged violation, list proposed penalties, note any status changes since the last summary, give final penalty amounts, and explain any penalty reductions. The agency must let a named operator provide documents or explanations it wants the public to see. Records that are exempt from disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552 do not have to be released.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §60135

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(a)Not later than December 31, 2007, the Secretary shall—

(1)provide a monthly updated summary to the public of all gas and hazardous liquid pipeline enforcement actions taken by the Secretary or the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, from the time a notice commencing an enforcement action is issued until the enforcement action is final;

(2)include in each such summary identification of the operator involved in the enforcement activity, the type of alleged violation, the penalty or penalties proposed, any changes in case status since the previous summary, the final assessment amount of each penalty, and the reasons for a reduction in the proposed penalty, if appropriate; and

(3)provide a mechanism by which a pipeline operator named in an enforcement action may make information, explanations, or documents it believes are responsive to the enforcement action available to the public.

(b)Each summary under this section shall be made available to the public by electronic means.

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

Reference

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 60135

Title 49 — Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60