{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-196.107","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 196.107","heading":"What must an excavator do if a pipeline is damaged by excavation activity?","body":"If a pipeline is damaged in any way by excavation activity, the excavator must promptly report such damage to the pipeline operator, whether or not a leak occurs, at the earliest practicable moment following discovery of the 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 196—PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND PIPELINES FROM EXCAVATION ACTIVITY","Subpart B—Damage Prevention Requirements"],"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":"b90d681e6bb5634c6d924b57c92eac63a76ef486a96ae38d015dfad788f5f909","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-196.105","next":"us/49-cfr-196.109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}