{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-1.96","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 1.96","heading":"The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.","body":"Is responsible for:\n(a) Pipelines. (1) Administering a national program of safety in natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline transportation including identifying pipeline safety concerns, developing uniform safety standards, and promulgating and enforcing safety regulations;\n(2) Increasing the gas and liquid pipeline industry's focus on safety beyond compliance with minimum standards, with particular attention to developing strong safety cultures in regulated entities;\n(3) Enhancing information awareness systems at the State and local levels to reduce pipeline damage from excavation and providing grants to support these systems; and\n(4) Encouraging the timely replacement of aging and deteriorating pipelines in distribution systems, especially in areas with high potential negative consequences to public safety and the environment.\n(b) Hazardous materials. (1) Administering a national program of safety, including security, in multi-modal hazardous materials transportation including identifying hazardous materials safety concerns, developing uniform safety standards, and promulgating and enforcing safety and security regulations; and\n(2) Conducting outreach and provide available grants assistance to increase awareness and emergency preparedness.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Transportation","PART 1—ORGANIZATION AND DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES","Subpart D—Operating Administrations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"8e7050b43bd2901e517490e3417af5edcb8dd26bd821fe624cddcb62f55630a3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-1.95","next":"us/49-cfr-1.97"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}