{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 196.1","title":"What is the purpose and scope of this part?","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"This part prescribes the minimum requirements that excavators must follow to protect underground pipelines from excavation-related damage. It also establishes an enforcement process for violations of these requirements.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-196-1.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-196-1.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-196-1","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-196.1","body":"This part prescribes the minimum requirements that excavators must follow to protect underground pipelines from excavation-related damage. It also establishes an enforcement process for violations of these requirements.","truncated":false,"body_characters":219}