[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-6385]
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[Federal Register: March 18, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Special Programs Administration
49 CFR Parts 173 and 180
[Docket No. HM-183; Notice No. 94-2]
RIN 2137-AC37
Construction of Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles; Confirmation of
Effective Date
AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; confirmation of effective date.
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SUMMARY: On January 12, 1994, RSPA published a final rule to extend the
compliance date for the continued construction of cargo tank motor
vehicles to the MC 306, MC 307, MC 312, MC 331, and MC 338
specifications. The effective date of the rule was March 14, 1994,
contingent upon RSPA receiving no comments opposing the extension by
February 11, 1994. This document confirms that RSPA received no
opposing comments and, therefore, the effective date of the final rule
is March 14, 1994.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 14, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Karim, (202) 366-4488, Office
of Hazardous Materials Standards, Research and Special Programs
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
20590-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 12, 1994, RSPA published a final
rule to extend the compliance date for the continued construction of
cargo tank motor vehicles to the MC 306, MC 307, MC 312, MC 331, and MC
338 specifications from April 21, 1994 to August 31, 1995 (Docket HM-
183, Amdt. Nos. 173-212 and 180-2, 59 FR 1784). The January 12 rule was
in response to comments received from several cargo tank manufacturers
requesting an extension to allow them additional time to implement
engineering procedures and design modifications required for
manufacture of cargo tank motor vehicles to the new DOT 406, DOT 407
and DOT 412 specifications and to the revised MC 331 and MC 338
specifications. RSPA stated in the final rule that the effective date
would be March 14, 1994, unless by February 11, 1994, RSPA received
comments that illustrated extension of the compliance date would not be
in the public interest. RSPA received three comments to the final rule;
all comments were in support of the extension. Therefore, this document
confirms that the effective date of the January 12 final rule is March
14, 1994.
Issued in Washington, DC on March 14, 1994, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR part 106, appendix A.
Alan I. Roberts,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 94-6385 Filed 3-17-94; 8:45 am]
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