49 CFR § 190.201 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s190.201"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 190.201 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "190.201"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "PIPELINE SAFETY"
part_number: "190"
part_name: "PIPELINE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT AND REGULATORY PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1321(b); 49 U.S.C. 60101"
regulatory_source: "45 FR 20413, Mar. 27, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "190"
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# 190.201 Purpose and scope.

(a) This subpart describes the enforcement authority and sanctions exercised by the Associate Administrator for achieving and maintaining pipeline safety and compliance under 49 U.S.C. 60101 *et seq.,* 33 U.S.C. 1321(j), and any regulation or order issued thereunder. It also prescribes the procedures governing the exercise of that authority and the imposition of those sanctions.

(b) A person who is the subject of action pursuant to this subpart may be represented by legal counsel at all stages of the proceeding.

[45 FR 20413, Mar. 27, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 190-6, 61 FR 18513, Apr. 26, 1996; Amdt. 190-16, 78 FR 58909, Sept. 25, 2013]