{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 195.412","title":"Inspection of rights-of-way and crossings under navigable waters.","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 shall, at intervals not exceeding 3 weeks, but at least 26 times each calendar year, inspect the surface conditions on or adjacent to each pipeline right-of-way. Methods of inspection include walking, driving, flying or other appropriate means of traversing the right-of-way.\n\n(b) E","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-195-412.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-195-412.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-195-412","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-195.412","body":"(a) Each operator shall, at intervals not exceeding 3 weeks, but at least 26 times each calendar year, inspect the surface conditions on or adjacent to each pipeline right-of-way. Methods of inspection include walking, driving, flying or other appropriate means of traversing the right-of-way.\n\n(b) Except for offshore pipelines, each operator shall, at intervals not exceeding 5 years, inspect each crossing under a navigable waterway to determine the condition of the crossing.\n\n[Amdt. 195-22, 46 FR 38360, July 27, 1981, as amended by Amdt. 195-24, 47 FR 46852, Oct. 21, 1982; Amdt. 195-52, 59 FR 33397, June 28, 1994]","truncated":false,"body_characters":621}