---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 192.603"
title: "49"
number: "192.603"
heading: "General provisions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/192.603"
---

# §192.603. General provisions.

- (a) No person may operate a segment of pipeline unless it is operated in accordance with this subpart.
- (b) Each operator shall keep records necessary to administer the procedures established under [§ 192.605](/cfr/49/192.605.md).
- (c) The Associate Administrator or the State Agency that has submitted a current certification under the pipeline safety laws, ([49 U.S.C. 60101](/usc/49/60101.md) et seq.) with respect to the pipeline facility governed by an operator's plans and procedures may, after notice and opportunity for hearing as provided in [49 CFR 190.206](/cfr/49/190.206.md) or the relevant State procedures, require the operator to amend its plans and procedures as necessary to provide a reasonable level of safety.

## Notes

### Amendments

[35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 192-66, 56 FR 31090, July 9, 1991; Amdt. 192-71, 59 FR 6584, Feb. 11, 1994; Amdt. 192-75, 61 FR 18517, Apr. 26, 1996; Amdt. 192-118, 78 FR 58915, Sept. 25, 2013]

### 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

[35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 192-66, 56 FR 31090, July 9, 1991; Amdt. 192-71, 59 FR 6584, Feb. 11, 1994; Amdt. 192-75, 61 FR 18517, Apr. 26, 1996; Amdt. 192-118, 78 FR 58915, Sept. 25, 2013]