49 CFR § 192.1001 - What definitions apply to this subpart?

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title: "49 CFR § 192.1001 - What definitions apply to this subpart?"
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "192.1001"
section_name: "What definitions apply to this subpart?"
chapter_name: "PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "PIPELINE SAFETY"
part_number: "192"
part_name: "TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE: MINIMUM FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 185(w)(3), 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60101  and 49 CFR 1.97."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
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# 192.1001 What definitions apply to this subpart?

The following definitions apply to this subpart:

*Excavation Damage* means any impact that results in the need to repair or replace an underground facility due to a weakening, or the partial or complete destruction, of the facility, including, but not limited to, the protective coating, lateral support, cathodic protection or the housing for the line device or facility.

*Hazardous Leak* means a leak that represents an existing or probable hazard to persons or property and requires immediate repair or continuous action until the conditions are no longer hazardous.

*Integrity Management Plan* or *IM Plan* means a written explanation of the mechanisms or procedures the operator will use to implement its integrity management program and to ensure compliance with this subpart.

*Integrity Management Program* or *IM Program* means an overall approach by an operator to ensure the integrity of its gas distribution system.

*Mechanical fitting* means a mechanical device used to connect sections of pipe. The term “Mechanical fitting” applies only to:

(1) Stab Type fittings;

(2) Nut Follower Type fittings;

(3) Bolted Type fittings; or

(4) Other Compression Type fittings.

*Small LPG Operator* means an operator of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distribution pipeline that serves fewer than 100 customers from a single source.

[74 FR 63934, Dec. 4, 2009, as amended at 76 FR 5499, Feb. 1, 2011]