Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73not60
§60138 Response Plans
Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VIII— PIPELINES › Chapter 601— SAFETY › § 60138
Summary
Secretary of Transportation must keep and, on written request, provide the latest pipeline response plan (49 CFR part 194). Copies may omit proprietary or security‑sensitive information (including 49 CFR 1520.5(a)), specific response resources and tactics, and the amount, location, and method to determine worst‑case discharges. Information exempt under section 552 of title 5 need not be disclosed.
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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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49 U.S.C. § 60138
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60