{"operation":"document","citation":"06-0116","title":"Utah Highway Patrol Vehicle Safety Section — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2006-06-15","effective_on":null,"summary":"06-0116 response to Utah Highway Patrol Vehicle Safety Section concerning 180.415.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0116.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0116.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0116","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2006/060116.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nVashinaton, D.C. 2059\n00 Seventh Street, S.W\nPipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration\nJUN 15 2006\nSenior Trooper\nMr. Bradley W. Clayton\nRef. No. 06-0116\nVehicle Safety Section\nUtah Highway Patrol\n5500 West Amelia Earhart Dr.\nSuite 360\nSalt Lake City, Utah 84116\nDear Mr. Clayton:\nThis responds to your letter requesting clarification of the\ncargo tank test date markings under the Hazardous Materials\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).\nask whether the test date marking requirements ir\nSpecifically, you\n§ 180.415 (b) (2) may be satisfied by placing them on a metal\nplate\nbolted to an appurtenance such as a hose tube or a\nfender.\nAs you are aware, § 180.415 (b) (2) requires test date\nmarkings on a cargo tank to be placed near the specification\nthese required markings to the cargo tank body. Therefore,\nplate or anywhere on the front head. The intent is to affix\nthe scenario you describe does not satisfy that requirement\nof the HMR.\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if\nwe can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nHitler. nitthell\nHattie L. Mitchell\nChief,\nRegulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials\n. Standards\n180.41516)\n060116\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nUtah Highway Patrol\nStevens\nCOLONEL SCOTT T. DUNCAN\nSuperintendent\n$180.415 (b)\nState of Utah\nJON M. HUNTSMAN, JR.\nCargo Tanks\nGovernor\nGARY R. HERBERT\n06-0116\nLieutenant Governor\nTo:\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nResearch and Special Programs Administration\n10 April, 2006\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nFrom: Senior Trooper Bradley W. Clayton\nUtah Highway Patrol\n5500 West Amelia Earhart Dr. Suite 360\nSalt Lake City, Utah 84116\nTopic: Cargo Tank Test Date Markings\nSection 180.415(b) states; \"Each cargo tank must be durably and legibly marked, in English,\nfollowing provisions:\nwith the date (month and year) and the type of test or inspection performed, subject to the\nSection 180.415(b)(2) states; \"The markings must be in letters and numbers at least 32 mm (1.25\ninches) high, near the specification plate or anywhere on the front head\nDoes the term \"Each cargo tank\" and \"near the specification plate or anywhere on the front\nbe displayed on a metal plate bolted to a cargo tank appurtenance such as a hose tube or fender?\nhead\" mean the marking must be on the tank shell itself or are the test date markings allowed to\n(This metal plate could easily be removed by bolts and affixed to a different cargo tank)\nThank you for considering this question\nSincerely\nBute Clat\nSenior Trooper\nUtah Highway Patrol\nVehicle Safety Section\n4501 South 2700 West, Box 141100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-1100\ntelephone 801-965-4379 • facsimile 801-965-4716","truncated":false,"body_characters":2767}