# What must I do to alleviate interference currents?

**Citation:** 49 CFR 195.577  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2026-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

(a) For pipelines exposed to stray currents, you must have a program to identify, test for, and minimize the detrimental effects of such currents.

(b) You must design and install each impressed current or galvanic anode system to minimize any adverse effects on existing adjacent metallic structures

## Document text

(a) For pipelines exposed to stray currents, you must have a program to identify, test for, and minimize the detrimental effects of such currents.

(b) You must design and install each impressed current or galvanic anode system to minimize any adverse effects on existing adjacent metallic structures.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-195.577>
- Source ID: `ecfr`
- SHA-256: `6da10a92d0aacf9042f5536a123163d5ebf7857aa4d2c98bc374fed71cc06d24`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T05:54:41.219Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T00:44:32.776Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-195-577`

### Source metadata

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{
  "cfrTitle": 49,
  "part": "195",
  "section": "195.577",
  "subpart": "Subpart H—Corrosion Control",
  "corpusVersion": "2026-08-18",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
}
```