{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 192.353","title":"Customer meters and regulators: Location.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"(a) Each meter and service regulator, whether inside or outside a building, must be installed in a readily accessible location and be protected from corrosion and other damage, including, if installed outside a building, vehicular damage that may be anticipated. However, the upstream regulator in a ","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-192-353.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-192-353.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-192-353","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-192.353","body":"(a) Each meter and service regulator, whether inside or outside a building, must be installed in a readily accessible location and be protected from corrosion and other damage, including, if installed outside a building, vehicular damage that may be anticipated. However, the upstream regulator in a series may be buried.\n\n(b) Each service regulator installed within a building must be located as near as practical to the point of service line entrance.\n\n(c) Each meter installed within a building must be located in a ventilated place and not less than 3 feet (914 millimeters) from any source of ignition or any source of heat which might damage the meter.\n\n(d) Where feasible, the upstream regulator in a series must be located outside the building, unless it is located in a separate metering or regulating building.\n\n[35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 192-85, 63 FR 37503, July 13, 1998; Amdt. 192-93, 68 FR 53900, Sept. 15, 2003]","truncated":false,"body_characters":949}