{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 195.408","title":"Communications.","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 operator must have a communication system to provide for the transmission of information needed for the safe operation of its pipeline system.\n\n(b) The communication system required by paragraph (a) of this section must, as a minimum, include means for:\n\n(1) Monitoring operational data as r","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-195-408.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-195-408.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-195-408","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-195.408","body":"(a) Each operator must have a communication system to provide for the transmission of information needed for the safe operation of its pipeline system.\n\n(b) The communication system required by paragraph (a) of this section must, as a minimum, include means for:\n\n(1) Monitoring operational data as required by § 195.402(c)(9);\n\n(2) Receiving notices from operator personnel, the public, and public authorities of abnormal or emergency conditions and sending this information to appropriate personnel or government agencies for corrective action;\n\n(3) Conducting two-way vocal communication between a control center and the scene of abnormal operations and emergencies; and\n\n(4) Providing communication with fire, police, and other appropriate public officials during emergency conditions, including a natural disaster.","truncated":false,"body_characters":819}