---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 196.1"
title: "49"
number: "196.1"
heading: "What is the purpose and scope of this part?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/196.1"
---

# §196.1. What is the purpose and scope of this part?


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.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.; and 49 CFR 1.97.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 43866, July 23, 2015, unless otherwise noted.