{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-196.205","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 196.205","heading":"Can PHMSA assess administrative civil penalties for violations?","body":"Yes. When the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety has reason to believe that a person has violated any provision of the 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq. or any regulation or order issued thereunder, including a violation of excavation damage prevention requirements under this part and 49 U.S.C. 60114(d) in a State with an excavation damage prevention law enforcement program PHMSA has deemed inadequate under 49 CFR part 198, subpart D, PHMSA may conduct a proceeding to determine the nature and extent of the violation and to assess a civil penalty.","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 C—Administrative Enforcement Process"],"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":"f035645ef5f1e1f72e05d1c76edf774620f50bbf04a64557f87d6165a1b41632","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-196.203","next":"us/49-cfr-196.207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}