{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 194.7","title":"Operating restrictions and interim operating authorization.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"(a) An operator of a pipeline for which a response plan is required under § 194.101, may not handle, store, or transport oil in that pipeline unless the operator has submitted a response plan meeting the requirements of this part.\n\n(b) An operator must operate its onshore pipeline facilities in acco","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-194-7.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-194-7.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-194-7","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-194.7","body":"(a) An operator of a pipeline for which a response plan is required under § 194.101, may not handle, store, or transport oil in that pipeline unless the operator has submitted a response plan meeting the requirements of this part.\n\n(b) An operator must operate its onshore pipeline facilities in accordance with the applicable response plan.\n\n(c) The operator of a pipeline line section described in § 194.103(c), may continue to operate the pipeline for two years after the date of submission of a response plan, pending approval or disapproval of that plan, only if the operator has submitted the certification required by § 194.119(e).\n\n[Amdt. 194-4, 70 FR 8746, Feb. 23, 2005]","truncated":false,"body_characters":680}