49 CFR § 198.31 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s198.31"
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title: "49 CFR § 198.31 - Scope."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "198.31"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "PIPELINE SAFETY"
part_number: "198"
part_name: "REGULATIONS FOR GRANTS TO AID STATE PIPELINE SAFETY PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 60101  49 CFR 1.97."
regulatory_source: "55 FR 38691, Sept. 20, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "198"
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# 198.31 Scope.

This subpart implements parts of the pipeline safety laws (49 U.S.C. 60101 *et seq.*), which direct the Secretary to require each State to adopt a one-call damage prevention program as a condition to receiving a full grant-in-aid for its pipeline safety compliance program.

[Amdt. 198-2, 61 FR 18518, Apr. 26, 1996]