# 32 CFR § 553.8: Permission to install utilities

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.8

## Section

- **Citation:** 32 CFR § 553.8
- **Heading:** Permission to install utilities
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 32—National Defense > Subtitle A—Department of Defense > CHAPTER V—DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY > SUBCHAPTER D—MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND NATIONAL CEMETERIES > PART 553—ARMY CEMETERIES > Subpart A-Army National Military Cemeteries

## Text

(a) The installation of utilities in Army National Military Cemeteries, including but not limited to, telephone and fiber optic lines, electric lines, natural gas lines, water pipes, storm drains, and sanitary sewers, must be authorized by the Executive Director.
(b) Requests for licenses, permits, or easements to install water, gas, or sewer lines, or other utilities or equipment on or across an Army National Military Cemetery or an approach road in which the Government has a right-of-way, fee simple title, or other interest, must be sent to the Executive Director, who will process the request in accordance with Army policy. Requests must include a complete description of the type of license, permit, or easement desired and a map showing the location of the project.

## Nearby sections

- [32 CFR § 553.1 § 553.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.1.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.2 § 553.2 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.2.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.3 § 553.3 Statutory authorities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.3.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.4 § 553.4 Scope and applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.4.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.5 § 553.5 Maintaining order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.5.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.6 § 553.6 Standards for managing Army National Military Cemeteries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.6.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.7 § 553.7 Arlington Memorial Amphitheater.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.7.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.8 § 553.8 Permission to install utilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.8.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.9 § 553.9 Assignment of gravesites or niches.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.9.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.10 § 553.10 Proof of eligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.10.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.11 § 553.11 General rules governing eligibility for interment, inurnment, and memorialization at Arlington National Cemetery.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.11.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.12 § 553.12 Eligibility for interment in Arlington National Cemetery.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.12.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.13 § 553.13 Eligibility for inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.13.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.14 § 553.14 Eligibility for interment of cremated remains in the Arlington National Cemetery Unmarked Area.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.14.md)

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