US lawFederal (United States)RegulationsTitle 49 CFR — TransportationChapter I — PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONPart 196 — PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND PIPELINES FROM EXCAVATION ACTIVITYSubpart B — Damage Prevention Requirements196.10749 C.F.R. § 196.107What must an excavator do if a pipeline is damaged by excavation activity?Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 38 wordsOfficial source Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 196.107 (2026)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.Previous49 C.F.R. § 196.103Next49 C.F.R. § 196.109