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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 5120 (Reported in House) — To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transporta... · Sec. 28

Sec. 28. Regulatory updates

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In this section, the term outstanding regulation means— a final rule required to be issued under the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 ( Public Law 112–90 ; 125 Stat. 1904) that has not been published in the Federal Register; a final rule required to be issued under the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–183 ; 130 Stat. 514) that has not been published in the Federal Register; and any other final rule regarding gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facilities required to be issued under this Act or an Act enacted before the date of enactment of this Act that has not been published by the date required in such Act in the Federal Register.
Not later than 5 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter until an outstanding regulation is published in the Federal Register, the Secretary of Transportation shall provide an update on the status of each outstanding regulation by— publishing on a publicly available website of the Department of Transportation information regarding the status of each outstanding regulation; and submitting notification to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
The information described in section (b)(1) shall include— with respect to an outstanding regulation under review by the Office of the Secretary for not more than 45 days— the date that such outstanding regulation was submitted to the Office of the Secretary for review; and the staff allocations within the Office of the Secretary with respect to each such outstanding regulation and any resource constraints affecting the review; with respect to an outstanding regulation under review by the Office of the Secretary for more than 45 days— the information described in paragraph (1); a description of why such outstanding regulation is under extended review; a work plan for finalizing review of such outstanding regulation; and the date of anticipated completion of such review; with respect to an outstanding regulation that has been transmitted to neither the Office of Management and Budget nor the Office of the Secretary— a description of the work plan for such outstanding regulation; the anticipated date on which such regulation will be transmitted to the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the Secretary; the staff allocations with respect to such outstanding regulation; any resource constraints affecting the rulemaking process for such outstanding regulation; and any other details associated with the development of such outstanding regulation that affect the progress of the rulemaking process with respect to such outstanding regulation; and with respect to an outstanding regulation that has been transmitted to the Office of Management and Budget— the date such outstanding regulation was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review; and a statement of whether the outstanding regulation remains under review by the Office of Management and Budget or has been transmitted for further review by the Office of the Secretary or the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
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  • Pub. L. 112-90
  • 125 Stat. 1904
  • 130 Stat. 514
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