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On January 3, 2012, the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011, became effective. Under the new
law, the DOT and other federal agencies are required to conduct a number of studies or develop rules over the next two years
regarding the expansion of integrity management, use of automatic and remote-controlled shut-off valves, leak detection systems,
sufficiency of existing regulation of gathering pipelines, use of excess flow valves, verification of maximum allowable operating
pressure, incident notification, and other pipeline-safety related rules. The new law also increases civil penalties for violations,
The DOT has already sought comments on potential rules that address many areas of the newly adopted legislation. Any new
regulations could impact our businesses and increase our operating costs.
The states administer federal pipeline safety standards under the NGPSA and have the authority to conduct pipeline inspections,
to investigate accidents and to oversee compliance and enforcement, safety programs and record maintenance and reporting.
Congress, the DOT and individual states may pass additional pipeline safety requirements, but such requirements, if adopted,
would not be expected to affect us disproportionately relative to other companies in our industry.
Employees
As of January 31, 2013, we employed 13,847 persons, 2,067 of which are represented by labor unions. We believe that our relations
with our employees are satisfactory.
SEC Reporting
We file or furnish annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any related
amendments and supplements thereto with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). From time to time, we may also
file registration and related statements pertaining to equity or debt offerings. You may read and copy any materials we file or
furnish with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain
information regarding the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-732-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an
Internet website at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding
issuers that file electronically with the SEC.
We provide electronic access, free of charge, to our periodic and current reports on our Internet website located at http://
www.energytransfer.com. These reports are available on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file
such materials with the SEC. Information contained on our website is not part of this report.
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