{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-192.375","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 192.375","heading":"Service lines: Plastic.","body":"(a) Each plastic service line outside a building must be installed below ground level, except that—\n(1) It may be installed in accordance with § 192.321(g); and\n(2) It may terminate above ground level and outside the building, if—\n(i) The above ground level part of the plastic service line is protected against deterioration and external damage;\n(ii) The plastic service line is not used to support external loads; and\n(iii) The riser portion of the service line meets the design requirements of § 192.204.\n(b) Each plastic service line inside a building must be protected against external damage.","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":"751e8e4f9017a7fbfc31bed64a70e5aaca71a30a99f2459f1cde8c13ddbfc405","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-192.373","next":"us/49-cfr-192.376"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}