49 CFR § 198.51 - What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?

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title: "49 CFR § 198.51 - What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?"
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "198.51"
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: "198"
part_name: "REGULATIONS FOR GRANTS TO AID STATE PIPELINE SAFETY PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 60101  49 CFR 1.97."
regulatory_source: "55 FR 38691, Sept. 20, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
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# 198.51 What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?

This subpart establishes standards for effective State damage prevention enforcement programs and prescribes the administrative procedures available to a State that elects to contest a notice of inadequacy.