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 PUBLIC LAW 104-304—OCT. 12, 1996 110 STAT. 3797 (commonly referred to as 'smart pigs'). The Secretary may extend such standards to require existing natural gas transmission pipeline or hazardous liquid pipeline facilities, whose basic construction would accommodate an instrumented internal inspection device to be modified to permit the inspection of such facilities with instrumented internal inspection devices.". (2) PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.— Section 60102(f)(2) is amended— (A) by striking "(2) Not later than" and inserting the following: "(2) PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.— Not later than"; and (B) by inserting ", if necessary, additional" after "the Secretary shall prescribe". (f) UPDATING STANDARDS.—Section 60102 is amended by adding at the end the following: "(1) UPDATING STANDARDS.— The Secretary shall, to the extent appropriate and practicable, update incorporated industry standards that have been adopted as part of the Federal pipeline safety regulatory program under this chapter.". (g) MAPPING. —Section 60102(c) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(4) PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS. — "(A) Not later than one year after the date of enactment of the Accountable Pipeline Safety and Accountability Act of 1996, and annually thereafter, the owner or operator of each interstate gas pipeline facility shall provide to the governing body of each municipality in which the interstate gas pipeline facility is located, a map identifying the location of such facility. "(B)(i) Not later than June 1, 1998, the Secretary shall survey and assess the public education programs under section 60116 and the public safety programs under section 60102(c) and determine their effectiveness and applicability as components of a model program. In particular, the survey shall include the methods by which operators notify residents of the location of the facility and its right of way, public information regarding existing One-Call programs, and appropriate procedures to be followed by residents of affected municipalities in the event of accidents involving interstate gas pipeline facilities. "(ii) Not later than one year after the survey and assessment are completed, the Secretary shall institute a rulemaking to determine the most effective public safety and education program components and promulgate if appropriate, standards implementing those cotnponents on a nationwide basis. In the event that the Secretary finds Rulemaking, that promulgation of such standards are not appropriate. Reports. the Secretary shall report to Congress the reasons for that finding.", (h) REMOTE CONTROL.— Section 60102(j) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(3) REMOTELY CONTROLLED VALVES.— (A) Not later than June 1, 1998, the Secretary shall survey and assess the effectiveness of remotely controlled valves to shut off the flow of natural gas in the event of a rupture of an interstate natural gas pipeline facility and shall make a determination about

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