PUBLIC LAW 102-508—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3293 in a manner to accommodate the installsttion of excess flow valves.". SEC. 105. TECHNICAL PIPELINE SAFETY STANDARDS COMMITTEE. Section 4 of the Natural Gas PipeHne Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1673) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3) by striking the period and inserting ", including 2 members who have education, background, or experience in environmental protection or public safety. At least 1 of the members selected under this psiragraph shall have no financial interests in the pipeline, petroleum, or natural gas industries."; and (2) in subsection (b) by inserting after the sixth sentence the following new sentence: "The Committee, if requested by the Secretary, shall make recommendations to the Secretary concerning policy development.". SEC. 106. OPERATOR TESTING. Section 3(a)(1) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1672(a)(1)) is further amended— (1) in the third sentence by striking "may" and inserting "shall"; and (2) by inserting after the third sentence the following new sentence: "Such certification may, as the Secretary considers appropriate, be performed by the operator. Such testing and certification shall address the ability to recognize and appropriately react to abnormal operating conditions which may indicate a dangerous situation or a condition exceeding design limits.". SEC. 107. REPLACEMENT OF CAST IRON PIPELINES. Section 13 of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1680) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(c) REPLACEME^^^ OF CAST IRON PIPELINES.— The Secretary PuWic shall publish a notice as to the availability of the industry guide- i'^«>"nationlines, developed by the Gas Piping Technology Committee, for the replacement of cast iron pipelines. Within 2 years after the industry guidelines become available, the Secretary shall conduct a survey of operators with cast iron pipe in their systems to determine the extent to which each operator has adopted a plan for the safe management and replacement of cast iron, the elements of the plan, including anticipated rate of replacement, and the progress that has been made. Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (relating to coordination of Federal information poUcy), shall not apply to the conduct of such survey. Nothing in this section shall preclude the Secretary from developing such Federal guidelines or regulations with respect to cast iron pipelines as the Secretary deems appropriate.". SEC. 108. PIPELINE FACILITY INSPECTION AMENDMENTS. Section 3(h) of the Natural Gas PipeUne Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1672(h)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking "pipeline facility operators described in paragraph (1)(A)" and inserting "operators of pipeline facilities described in paragraph (3)"; (2) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking "paragraph (1)(A)" and inserting "paragraph (3)";
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