49 U.S.C. § 60124 : US Code - Section 60124: Biennial reports

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(a) Submission and Contents. - Not later than August 15, 1997,
and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation shall
submit to Congress a report on carrying out this chapter for the 2
immediately preceding calendar years for gas and a report on
carrying out this chapter for such period for hazardous liquid.
Each report shall include the following information about the prior
year for gas or hazardous liquid, as appropriate:
(1) a thorough compilation of the leak repairs, accidents, and
casualties and a statement of cause when investigated and
established by the National Transportation Safety Board.
(2) a list of applicable pipeline safety standards prescribed
under this chapter including identification of standards
prescribed during the year.
(3) a summary of the reasons for each waiver granted under
section 60118(c) and (d) of this title.
(4) an evaluation of the degree of compliance with applicable
safety standards, including a list of enforcement actions and
compromises of alleged violations by location and company name.
(5) a summary of outstanding problems in carrying out this
chapter, in order of priority.
(6) an analysis and evaluation of -
(A) research activities, including their policy implications,
completed as a result of the United States Government and
private sponsorship; and
(B) technological progress in safety achieved.
(7) a list, with a brief statement of the issues, of completed
or pending judicial actions under this chapter.
(8) the extent to which technical information was distributed
to the scientific community and consumer-oriented information was
made available to the public.
(9) a compilation of certifications filed under section 60105
of this title that were -
(A) in effect; or
(B) rejected in any part by the Secretary and a summary of
the reasons for each rejection.
(10) a compilation of agreements made under section 60106 of
this title that were -
(A) in effect; or
(B) ended in any part by the Secretary and a summary of the
reasons for ending each agreement.
(11) a description of the number and qualifications of State
pipeline safety inspectors in each State for which a
certification under section 60105 of this title or an agreement
under section 60106 of this title is in effect and the number and
qualifications of inspectors the Secretary recommends for that
State.
(12) recommendations for legislation the Secretary considers
necessary -
(A) to promote cooperation among the States in improving -
(i) gas pipeline safety; or
(ii) hazardous liquid pipeline safety programs; and
(B) to strengthen the national gas pipeline safety program.
(b) Submission of One Report. - The Secretary may submit one
report to carry out subsection (a) of this section.