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49 USC CHAPTER 157 - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS 01/06/03

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TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION

SUBTITLE IV - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION

PART C - PIPELINE CARRIERS

CHAPTER 157 - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

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CHAPTER 157 - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

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SUBCHAPTER A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Sec.

15701. Providing transportation and service.

SUBCHAPTER B - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

15721. Definitions.

15722. Records: form; inspection; preservation.

15723. Reports by carriers, lessors, and associations.

AMENDMENTS

1996 - Pub. L. 104-287, Sec. 5(43)(A), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat.

3392, struck out duplicative chapter heading and made technical

amendments to items for subchapters A and B.

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CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This chapter is referred to in sections 16101, 16102 of this

title.

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49 USC SUBCHAPTER A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 01/06/03

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TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION

SUBTITLE IV - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION

PART C - PIPELINE CARRIERS

CHAPTER 157 - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

SUBCHAPTER A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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SUBCHAPTER A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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AMENDMENTS

1996 - Pub. L. 104-287, Sec. 5(43)(B)(i), Oct. 11, 1996, 110

Stat. 3393, made technical amendment to subchapter heading.

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49 USC Sec. 15701 01/06/03

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TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION

SUBTITLE IV - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION

PART C - PIPELINE CARRIERS

CHAPTER 157 - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

SUBCHAPTER A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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Sec. 15701. Providing transportation and service

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(a) Service on Reasonable Request. - A pipeline carrier providing

transportation or service under this part shall provide the

transportation or service on reasonable request.

(b) Rates and Other Terms. - A pipeline carrier shall also

provide to any person, on request, the carrier's rates and other

service terms. The response by a pipeline carrier to a request for

the carrier's rates and other service terms shall be -

(1) in writing and forwarded to the requesting person promptly

after receipt of the request; or

(2) promptly made available in electronic form.

(c) Limitation on Rate Increases and Changes to Service Terms. -

A pipeline carrier may not increase any common carrier rates or

change any common carrier service terms unless 20 days have expired

after written or electronic notice is provided to any person who,

within the previous 12 months -

(1) has requested such rates or terms under subsection (b); or

(2) has made arrangements with the carrier for a shipment that

would be subject to such increased rates or changed terms.

(d) Provision of Service. - A pipeline carrier shall provide

transportation or service in accordance with the rates and service

terms, and any changes thereto, as published or otherwise made

available under subsection (b) or (c).

(e) Regulations. - The Board shall, by regulation, establish

rules to implement this section. The regulations shall provide for

immediate disclosure and dissemination of rates and service terms,

including classifications, rules, and practices, and their

effective dates. The regulations may modify the 20-day period

specified in subsection (c). Final regulations shall be adopted by

the Board not later than 180 days after January 1, 1996.

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(Added Pub. L. 104-88, title I, Sec. 106(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109

Stat. 925; amended Pub. L. 104-287, Sec. 5(44), Oct. 11, 1996, 110

Stat. 3393.)

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PRIOR PROVISIONS

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in

section 11101 of this title prior to the general amendment of this

subtitle by Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 102(a).

AMENDMENTS

1996 - Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104-287 substituted "January 1, 1996"

for "the effective date of this section".

EFFECTIVE DATE

Chapter effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in

Pub. L. 104-88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104-88, set out as a note

under section 701 of this title.

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49 USC SUBCHAPTER B - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS 01/06/03

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TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION

SUBTITLE IV - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION

PART C - PIPELINE CARRIERS

CHAPTER 157 - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

SUBCHAPTER B - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

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SUBCHAPTER B - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

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AMENDMENTS

1996 - Pub. L. 104-287, Sec. 5(43)(B)(ii), Oct. 11, 1996, 110

Stat. 3393, made technical amendment to subchapter heading.

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49 USC Sec. 15721 01/06/03

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TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION

SUBTITLE IV - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION

PART C - PIPELINE CARRIERS

CHAPTER 157 - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

SUBCHAPTER B - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

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Sec. 15721. Definitions

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In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:

(1) Carrier, lessor. - The terms "carrier" and "lessor" include

a receiver or trustee of a pipeline carrier and lessor,

respectively.

(2) Lessor. - The term "lessor" means a person owning a

pipeline that is leased to and operated by a carrier providing

transportation under this part.

(3) Association. - The term "association" means an organization

maintained by or in the interest of a group of pipeline carriers

that performs a service, or engages in activities, related to

transportation under this part.

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(Added Pub. L. 104-88, title I, Sec. 106(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109

Stat. 925.)

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PRIOR PROVISIONS

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in

section 11141 of this title prior to the general amendment of this

subtitle by Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 102(a).

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49 USC Sec. 15722 01/06/03

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TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION

SUBTITLE IV - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION

PART C - PIPELINE CARRIERS

CHAPTER 157 - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

SUBCHAPTER B - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

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Sec. 15722. Records: form; inspection; preservation

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(a) Form of Records. - The Board may prescribe the form of

records required to be prepared or compiled under this subchapter

by pipeline carriers and lessors, including records related to

movement of traffic and receipts and expenditures of money.

(b) Inspection. - The Board, or an employee designated by the

Board, may on demand and display of proper credentials -

(1) inspect and examine the lands, buildings, and equipment of

a pipeline carrier or lessor; and

(2) inspect and copy any record of -

(A) a pipeline carrier, lessor, or association; and

(B) a person controlling, controlled by, or under common

control with a pipeline carrier if the Board considers

inspection relevant to that person's relation to, or

transaction with, that carrier.

(c) Preservation Period. - The Board may prescribe the time

period during which operating, accounting, and financial records

must be preserved by pipeline carriers and lessors.

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(Added Pub. L. 104-88, title I, Sec. 106(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109

Stat. 926.)

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PRIOR PROVISIONS

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in

section 11144 of this title prior to the general amendment of this

subtitle by Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 102(a).

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 16101, 16103 of this

title.

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49 USC Sec. 15723 01/06/03

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TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION

SUBTITLE IV - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION

PART C - PIPELINE CARRIERS

CHAPTER 157 - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

SUBCHAPTER B - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

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Sec. 15723. Reports by carriers, lessors, and associations

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(a) Filing of Reports. - The Board may require pipeline carriers,

lessors, and associations, or classes of them as the Board may

prescribe, to file annual, periodic, and special reports with the

Board containing answers to questions asked by it.

(b) Under Oath. - Any report under this section shall be made

under oath.

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(Added Pub. L. 104-88, title I, Sec. 106(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109

Stat. 926.)

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PRIOR PROVISIONS

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in

section 11145 of this title prior to the general amendment of this

subtitle by Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 102(a).

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