{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 195.252","title":"Backfilling.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"When a ditch for a pipeline is backfilled, it must be backfilled in a manner that:\n\n(a) Provides firm support under the pipe; and\n\n(b) Prevents damage to the pipe and pipe coating from equipment or from the backfill material.\n\n[Amdt. 195-78, 68 FR 53528, Sept. 11, 2003]","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-195-252.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-195-252.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-195-252","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-195.252","body":"When a ditch for a pipeline is backfilled, it must be backfilled in a manner that:\n\n(a) Provides firm support under the pipe; and\n\n(b) Prevents damage to the pipe and pipe coating from equipment or from the backfill material.\n\n[Amdt. 195-78, 68 FR 53528, Sept. 11, 2003]","truncated":false,"body_characters":270}