# How do I install cathodic protection on breakout tanks?

**Citation:** 49 CFR 195.565  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2026-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

After October 2, 2000, when you install cathodic protection under § 195.563(a) to protect the bottom of an aboveground breakout tank of more than 500 barrels 79.49m3 capacity built to API Spec 12F (incorporated by reference, see § 195.3), API Std 620 (incorporated by reference, see § 195.3), API Std

## Document text

After October 2, 2000, when you install cathodic protection under § 195.563(a) to protect the bottom of an aboveground breakout tank of more than 500 barrels 79.49m3 capacity built to API Spec 12F (incorporated by reference, see § 195.3), API Std 620 (incorporated by reference, see § 195.3), API Std 650 (incorporated by reference, see § 195.3), or API Std 650's predecessor, Standard 12C, you must install the system in accordance with ANSI/API RP 651 (incorporated by reference, see § 195.3). However, you don't need to comply with API RP 651 when installing any tank for which you note in the corrosion control procedures established under § 195.402(c)(3) why complying with all or certain provisions of API RP 651 is not necessary for the safety of the tank.

[Amdt. 195-99, 80 FR 188, Jan. 5, 2015, as amended by Amdt. 195-107, 89 FR 33284, Apr. 29, 2024]

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-195.565>
- Source ID: `ecfr`
- SHA-256: `f1ba9984226e41b1194218e66008d9d10bcc10b4ef175de2cfde237c5f09935d`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T05:54:41.219Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T23:15:43.734Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-195-565`

### Source metadata

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  "subpart": "Subpart H—Corrosion Control",
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