# Termination of approval.

**Citation:** 49 CFR 173.300c  
**Type / status:** regulation / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2001-10-01  
**Published:** Not stated

(a) The Associate Administrator may terminate an approval issued under § 173.300a or § 173.300b of this subpart if he determines:

(1) That information upon which approval was based is fraudulent or substantially erroneous;

(2) That the holder has not complied with subchapter C of this chapter;

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## Document text

(a) The Associate Administrator may terminate an approval issued under § 173.300a or § 173.300b of this subpart if he determines:

(1) That information upon which approval was based is fraudulent or substantially erroneous;

(2) That the holder has not complied with subchapter C of this chapter;

(3) That, in the case of an independent inspection agency, the agency or an employee thereof is or appears to be controlled or improperly influenced by cylinder manufacturing interests;

(4) That the holder is subject to an outstanding final judgment of a Federal court which concerns the enforcement of subchapter C of this chapter and which has not been satisfied within a reasonable period of time; or

(5) That continuation of the approval is not consistent with the requirements of transportation safety.

(b) The Associate Administrator, before he terminates an approval issued under § 173.300a or § 173.300b of this subpart, notifies the holder in writing of the reasons therefor and provides the holder an opportunity to show why the approval should not be terminated.

[Amdt. 173-97, 41 FR 18415, May 4, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 173-142, 45 FR 81572, Dec. 11, 1980; Amdt. 173-224, 56 FR 66279, Dec. 20, 1991; 66 FR 45379, Aug. 28, 2001]

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2001-title49-vol2/CFR-2001-title49-vol2-sec173-300c>
- Source ID: `govinfo-cfr`
- SHA-256: `60d5958fa02c4b026c3c724afb45e18c88ebf8e05c75282fb4ee98690c147fe3`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T06:37:25.439Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T23:31:56.424Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-173-300c`

### Source metadata

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