(a) In General.—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) Relationship to FOIA.—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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§ 60102. Purpose and general authority
§ 60103. Standards for liquefied natural gas pipeline facilities
§ 60104. Requirements and limitations
§ 60105. State pipeline safety program certifications
§ 60106. State pipeline safety agreements
§ 60107. State pipeline safety grants
§ 60108. Inspection and maintenance
§ 60109. High-density population areas and environmentally sensitive areas
§ 60111. Financial responsibility for liquefied natural gas facilities
§ 60112. Pipeline facilities hazardous to life and property
§ 60113. Customer-owned natural gas service lines
§ 60114. One-call notification systems
§ 60115. Technical safety standards committees
§ 60116. Public education programs
§ 60118. Compliance and waivers
§ 60121. Actions by private persons
§ 60125. Authorization of appropriations
§ 60127. Population encroachment and rights-of-way
§ 60128. Dumping within pipeline rights-of-way
§ 60129. Protection of employees providing pipeline safety information
§ 60130. Pipeline safety information grants to communities
§ 60131. Verification of pipeline qualification programs
§ 60132. National pipeline mapping system
§ 60133. Coordination of environmental reviews
§ 60134. State damage prevention programs
§ 60135. Enforcement transparency
§ 60136. Petroleum product transportation capacity study
§ 60137. Pipeline control room management
§ 60139. Maximum allowable operating pressure
§ 60140. Cover over buried pipelines
§ 60141. Standards for underground natural gas storage facilities