---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 192.376"
title: "49"
number: "192.376"
heading: "Installation of plastic service lines by trenchless excavation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/192.376"
---

# §192.376. Installation of plastic service lines by trenchless excavation.


Plastic service lines installed by trenchless excavation must comply with the following:

- (a) Each operator shall take practicable steps to provide sufficient clearance for installation and maintenance activities from other underground utilities and structures at the time of installation.
- (b) For each pipeline section, plastic pipe and components that are pulled through the ground must use a weak link, as defined by [§ 192.3](/cfr/49/192.3.md), to ensure the pipeline will not be damaged by any excessive forces during the pulling process.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Amdt. 192-124, 83 FR 58719, Nov. 20, 2018]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 185(w)(3), 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60101 et. seq., and 49 CFR 1.97.

### Source

Source: 35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Amdt. 192-124, 83 FR 58719, Nov. 20, 2018]