{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-192.353","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 192.353","heading":"Customer meters and regulators: Location.","body":"(a) Each meter and service regulator, whether inside or outside a building, must be installed in a readily accessible location and be protected from corrosion and other damage, including, if installed outside a building, vehicular damage that may be anticipated. However, the upstream regulator in a series may be buried.\n(b) Each service regulator installed within a building must be located as near as practical to the point of service line entrance.\n(c) Each meter installed within a building must be located in a ventilated place and not less than 3 feet (914 millimeters) from any source of ignition or any source of heat which might damage the meter.\n(d) Where feasible, the upstream regulator in a series must be located outside the building, unless it is located in a separate metering or regulating building.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER I—PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER D—PIPELINE SAFETY","PART 192—TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE: MINIMUM FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS","Subpart H—Customer Meters, Service Regulators, and Service Lines"],"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":"6d55b795fafcdb2330e367cc1a8fc243febb95d7ba2376d8895ac4261258e528","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-192.351","next":"us/49-cfr-192.355"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}