{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 195.13","title":"What requirements apply to pipelines transporting hazardous liquids by gravity?","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"(a) Scope. Pipelines transporting hazardous liquids by gravity must comply with the reporting requirements of subpart B of this part.\n\n(b) Implementation period—(1) Annual reporting. Comply with the annual reporting requirements in subpart B of this part by March 31, 2021.\n\n(2) Accident and safety-r","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-195-13.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-195-13.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-195-13","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-195.13","body":"(a) Scope. Pipelines transporting hazardous liquids by gravity must comply with the reporting requirements of subpart B of this part.\n\n(b) Implementation period—(1) Annual reporting. Comply with the annual reporting requirements in subpart B of this part by March 31, 2021.\n\n(2) Accident and safety-related reporting. Comply with the accident and safety-related condition reporting requirements in subpart B of this part by January 1, 2021.\n\n(c) Exceptions. (1) This section does not apply to the transportation of a hazardous liquid in a gravity line that meets the definition of a low-stress pipeline, travels no farther than 1 mile from a facility boundary, and does not cross any waterways used for commercial navigation.\n\n(2) The reporting requirements in §§ 195.52, 195.61, and 195.65 do not apply to the transportation of a hazardous liquid in a gravity line.\n\n(3) The drug and alcohol testing requirements in part 199 of this subchapter do not apply to the transportation of a hazardous liquid in a gravity line.\n\n[Amdt. 195-102, 84 FR 52294, Oct. 1, 2019]","truncated":false,"body_characters":1064}