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U.S. DOT/RSPA - Hazardous Materials: Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas Service; Response to Petitions for Reconsideration; Editorial Revisions; and Rules Clarification; Final Rule
Document ID: PHMSA-RSPA-1997-2133-0222
Document Type: Rule
Agency: Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Final Rule; In response to petitions for reconsideration filed by Farmland Industries, Inc. (Farmland), The Fertilizer Institute (TFI), and AmeriGas Propane, L.P. (AmeriGas), RSPA is revising a requirement concerning the daily pressure testing of transfer hoses on these cargo tank motor vehicles, and the agency is revising Section 171.5(a) for consistency with Section 178.337-11(a)(1)(i) by removing a hose rupture (i.e., incomplete separation) as a condition that causes the internal self-closing stop valve to function. This action grants certain petitions for reconsideration of the final rule pertaining to effective and practical standards to assure the integrity of transfer hoses used in unloading operations. Also, in this final rule, RSPA is granting the request by Farmland and TFI to extend the expiration date of the final rule for four months, to July 1, l999, RSPA is denying the request by AmeriGas for an immediate stay of the provisions of Section 171.5(a)(1)(iii) and the AmeriGas request for reconsideration of: (1) the provision in Section 171.5(c) setting forth an expiration date for the final rule; and (2) RSPA's interpretation of the attendance requirements in Section 177.834(i) that qualified person must always maintain an unobstructed view of the cargo tank. Additionally, this action makes editorial revisions and clarifies certain provisions adopted in the final rule.
Document Subtype:
Final Rule
Received Date:
December 05 1997, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Page Count:
28
Comment Due Date:
December 5 1997, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
U.S. DOT/RSPA - Hazardous Materials: Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas Service; Response to Petitions for Reconsideration; Editorial Revisions; and Rules Clarification; Final Rule
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