# Stolt Tank Containers — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** 11-0006
- **title:** Stolt Tank Containers — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2011-02-15
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** 11-0006 response to Stolt Tank Containers concerning 172.101, 173.115.
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U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave, SE
Washington. D.C. 20590
AUG 0 9 2010
Mr. Tom Sauta
Hydro-Test Proclucls Inc.
gS l-Judson Road
Slow. MA 01775
Rd. No. W-(lIl06
Dear Mr. Saula:
This is in reference to your request for a clarification of a requirement appearing in 49 CFR
180.205(g)(6) thaI states Iraining materials (e.g., CGA publication C-l.l) may be used for
training persons who requalify cylinders using the volumetric expansion test methods.
Specifically, you ask whether the sole use of the referenced publication would satisfy the
training requirements in § 172.702. We apologize for the delay in responding and any
inconvenience it may have caused.
The answer to your question is no. As you are aware, we specifically stated in the preamble of
the H M -244A final rule that CGA C 1.1 could be used as guidance material to assist cylinder
requaJifiers in selling up their training procedures and was not to be considered as a stand-alone
1001 for training persons on how to perform requalification of cylinders using the volumetric
expclllsion lest method. [n the final rule, we also stated we were removing the entries in
§§ 171. 7(b) and 1XO.205(g)(h) that refer to the publication. However, due to an oversight, the
amendalory language was inadvertenl1y omitted. These regulatory entries are scheduled for
removal in an upcoming (BM-244C) final nile.
I hope this information is helpful. Please contact this office shouJd you have additional
questions.
S incerel y,
T. Glenll Fosler
Acting Chief. Regulatory Review and Reinvention
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards

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Attn: Ms. Hattie Mitchell
U.S. Department of Transportation ~1'r)oIe..rs I Irk! (\./\j
West Building Ground Floor 10-000('
Room W12-l40
1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
Washington, DC 20590-0001
Re; Request for written interpretation
I am writing to request a written interpretation on § l80.205(g)( 6) of CFR Title49 which states;
'Training materials (e.g. , CGA publication C-1.1) may be used for training persons who requalify
cylinders using the volumetric expansion test method."
Hydro-Test Products is involved with the re-training requirement of §172.702 for cylinder requa1ifiers. We feel
that §l80.205(g)(6) is misleading in that many cylinder requalifiers, independent inspectors and enforcement
inspectors are of the opinion that by using this pamphlet, the training requirements are met.
Please advice your department's position, as to whether §180.205(g)(6) meets the requirements of §172.702.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to your reply.
Best Regards,
~"., SAvlA
Tom Sauta
Hydro-Test Products Inc.
H"elro- Test' Product's Inc.
85 71&ison RD6td SlOW, .I.'Jas.sttchtneIU 01775 USA
Jel: 1100-225-94881978-897-4647 pox: 978-897-1~2
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