---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 195.401"
title: "49"
number: "195.401"
heading: "General requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/195.401"
---

# §195.401. General requirements.

- (a) No operator may operate or maintain its pipeline systems at a level of safety lower than that required by this subpart and the procedures it is required to establish under [§ 195.402(a)](/cfr/49/195.402.md?p=a) of this subpart.
- (b) An operator must make repairs on its pipeline system according to the following requirements:
  - (1) **Non Integrity management repairs.** Whenever an operator discovers any condition that could adversely affect the safe operation of its pipeline system, it must correct the condition within a reasonable time. However, if the condition is of such a nature that it presents an immediate hazard to persons or property, the operator may not operate the affected part of the system until it has corrected the unsafe condition.
  - (2) **Integrity management repairs.** When an operator discovers a condition on a pipeline covered under [§ 195.452](/cfr/49/195.452.md), the operator must correct the condition as prescribed in [§ 195.452(h)](/cfr/49/195.452.md?p=h).
  - (3) **Prioritizing repairs.** An operator must consider the risk to people, property, and the environment in prioritizing the correction of any conditions referenced in paragraphs [(b)(1)](#b-1) and [(2)](#b-2) of this section.
- (c) Except as provided in [§ 195.5](/cfr/49/195.5.md), no operator may operate any part of any of the following pipelines unless it was designed and constructed as required by this part:
  - (1) An interstate pipeline, other than a low-stress pipeline, on which construction was begun after March 31, 1970, that transports hazardous liquid.
  - (2) An interstate offshore gathering line, other than a low-stress pipeline, on which construction was begun after July 31, 1977, that transports hazardous liquid.
  - (3) An intrastate pipeline, other than a low-stress pipeline, on which construction was begun after October 20, 1985, that transports hazardous liquid.
  - (4) **A pipeline on which construction was begun after July 11, 1991, that transports carbon dioxide.**
  - (5) **A low-stress pipeline on which construction was begun after August 10, 1994.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[Amdt. 195-22, 46 FR 38360, July 27, 1981, as amended by Amdt. 195-33, 50 FR 15899, Apr. 23, 1985; Amdt. 195-33A, 50 FR 39008, Sept. 26, 1985; Amdt. 195-36, 51 FR 15008, Apr. 22, 1986; Amdt. 195-45, 56 FR 26926, June 12, 1991; Amdt. 195-53, 59 FR 35471, July 12, 1994; Amdt. 195-94, 75 FR 48607, Aug. 11, 2010; Amdt. 195-102, 84 FR 52295, Oct. 1, 2019]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: Amdt. 195-22, 46 FR 38360, July 27, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Amdt. 195-22, 46 FR 38360, July 27, 1981, as amended by Amdt. 195-33, 50 FR 15899, Apr. 23, 1985; Amdt. 195-33A, 50 FR 39008, Sept. 26, 1985; Amdt. 195-36, 51 FR 15008, Apr. 22, 1986; Amdt. 195-45, 56 FR 26926, June 12, 1991; Amdt. 195-53, 59 FR 35471, July 12, 1994; Amdt. 195-94, 75 FR 48607, Aug. 11, 2010; Amdt. 195-102, 84 FR 52295, Oct. 1, 2019]