49 CFR § 196.101 - What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s196.101"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 196.101 - What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?"
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "196.101"
section_name: "What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?"
chapter_name: "PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "PIPELINE SAFETY"
part_number: "196"
part_name: "PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND PIPELINES FROM EXCAVATION ACTIVITY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 60101  and 49 CFR 1.97."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 43866, July 23, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "196"
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# 196.101 What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?

This subpart prescribes the minimum requirements that excavators must follow to protect pipelines subject to PHMSA or State pipeline safety regulations from excavation-related damage.