---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 196.201"
title: "49"
number: "196.201"
heading: "What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/196.201"
---

# §196.201. What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?


This subpart describes the enforcement authority and sanctions exercised by the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety for achieving and maintaining pipeline safety under this part. It also prescribes the procedures governing the exercise of that authority and the imposition of those sanctions.


## 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.