{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 196.205","title":"Can PHMSA assess administrative civil penalties for violations?","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"Yes. When the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety has reason to believe that a person has violated any provision of the 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq. or any regulation or order issued thereunder, including a violation of excavation damage prevention requirements under this part and 49 U.S.C. 60114","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-196-205.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-196-205.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-196-205","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-196.205","body":"Yes. When the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety has reason to believe that a person has violated any provision of the 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq. or any regulation or order issued thereunder, including a violation of excavation damage prevention requirements under this part and 49 U.S.C. 60114(d) in a State with an excavation damage prevention law enforcement program PHMSA has deemed inadequate under 49 CFR part 198, subpart D, PHMSA may conduct a proceeding to determine the nature and extent of the violation and to assess a civil penalty.","truncated":false,"body_characters":551}