49 CFR § 196.201 - What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?

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title: "49 CFR § 196.201 - What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?"
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "196.201"
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."
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# 196.201 What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?

This subpart describes the enforcement authority and sanctions exercised by the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety for achieving and maintaining pipeline safety under this part. It also prescribes the procedures governing the exercise of that authority and the imposition of those sanctions.