‘‘(A) an explanation of how haz-
ards associated with a substance, ac-
tivity, or condition have been identi-
fied, quantified, and assessed; and
‘‘(B) a statement by the preparer
of the document accepting the find-
ings of the document.
‘‘(27) ‘risk management’ means the
systematic application, by the owner or
operator of a pipeline facility, of manage-
ment 
policies, 
procedures, 
finite 
re-
sources, and practices to the tasks of ana-
lyzing, assessing, and controlling risk in
order to protect employees, the general
public, the environment, and pipeline fa-
cilities.
‘‘(28) ‘risk management plan’ means a
management plan utilized by a gas or
hazardous liquid pipeline facility owner
or operator that encompasses risk man-
agement.
‘‘(29) ‘significant standard or regu-
latory requirement’ means any safety or
environmental standard or regulatory re-
quirement, or closely related group of
safety or environmental standards or reg-
ulatory requirements, that is likely to re-
sult in annualized compliance costs in ex-
cess of $25,000,000.
‘‘(30) ‘substitution risk’ means a po-
tential risk to public safety or the envi-
ronment from a significant standard, reg-
ulatory requirement, or option designed
to decrease other risks.’’.
(b) GATHERING LINES.—Section 60101(b)(2)
is amended by inserting ‘‘, if appropriate,’’
after ‘‘Secretary’’ the first place it appears.
SEC. 5. GENERAL AUTHORITY.
(a) MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS.—Section
60102(a) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(a)(1)’’ and inserting
‘‘(a)’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (2);
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs
(A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2),
and (3), respectively;
(4) in paragraph (1), as redesignated
by paragraph (3) of this subsection, by
striking ‘‘transporters of gas and hazard-
ous liquid and to’’; and
(5) by striking paragraph (3), as re-
designated by paragraph (3) of this sub-
section, and inserting the following:
‘‘(3) shall include a requirement that
all individuals who operate and maintain
pipeline facilities must be qualified.
Such qualifications shall address the ability
to recognize and react appropriately to ab-
normal operating conditions that may indi-
cate a dangerous situation or a condition ex-
ceeding design limits. The operator of the
pipeline facility shall ensure that employees
who operate and maintain the facility are
qualified.’’.
(b) PRACTICABILITY
AND
SAFETY
NEEDS
STANDARDS.—Section 60102(b) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘section 60103’’ and in-
serting ‘‘sections 60103 and 60112’’;
(2) in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting
‘‘safety’’ after ‘‘pipeline’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of
paragraph (3);
(4) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘con-
tribute to’’ and inserting ‘‘benefit’’;
(5) by striking the period at the end
of paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
and
(6) by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(5) the comments and recommenda-
tions of the Technical Pipeline Safety
Standards Committee, the Technical Haz-
ardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards
Committee, or both, as appropriate.’’.
(c) 
FACILITY
OPERATION
INFORMATION
STANDARDS.—Section 60102(d) is amended in
the first sentence—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘operating the
facility’’ the following: ‘‘as required by
the 
standards 
prescribed 
under 
this
chapter’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘to provide the infor-
mation’’ and inserting ‘‘to make the infor-
mation available’’; and
(3) by inserting after ‘‘to the Sec-
retary and an appropriate State official’’
the following: ‘‘as determined by the Sec-
retary’’.