{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 179.202-8","title":"-8 Bottom outlets.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"If the tank car is equipped with a bottom outlet, the handle must be removed prior to train movement or be designed with protection safety system(s) to prevent unintended actuation during train accident scenarios.\n\n[80 FR 26749, May 8, 2015]","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-179-202-8.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-179-202-8.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-179-202-8","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-179.202-8","body":"If the tank car is equipped with a bottom outlet, the handle must be removed prior to train movement or be designed with protection safety system(s) to prevent unintended actuation during train accident scenarios.\n\n[80 FR 26749, May 8, 2015]","truncated":false,"body_characters":241}