# Tapping pipelines under pressure.

**Citation:** 49 CFR 192.627  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2026-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

Each tap made on a pipeline under pressure must be performed by a crew qualified to make hot taps.

## Document text

Each tap made on a pipeline under pressure must be performed by a crew qualified to make hot taps.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-192.627>
- Source ID: `ecfr`
- SHA-256: `7b9d4e6b70d76d5bdb6b708760299eaeefd1d0705c2689355ee595e2e4ddf49b`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T05:54:34.435Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T08:15:00.052Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-192-627`

### Source metadata

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  "cfrTitle": 49,
  "part": "192",
  "section": "192.627",
  "subpart": "Subpart L—Operations",
  "corpusVersion": "2026-08-18",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
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```