[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR179.3]

[Page 1018]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 179_SPECIFICATIONS FOR TANK CARS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart A_Introduction, Approvals and Reports
 
Sec. 179.3  Procedure for securing approval.

    (a) Application for approval of designs, materials and construction, 
conversion or alteration of tank car tanks under these specifications, 
complete with detailed prints, must be submitted in prescribed form to 
the Executive Director--Tank Car Safety, AAR, for consideration by its 
Tank Car Committee and other appropriate committees. Approval or 
rejections of applications based on appropriate committee action will be 
issued by the executive director.
    (b) When, in the opinion of the Committee, such tanks or equipment 
are in compliance with the requirements of this subchapter, the 
application will be approved.
    (c) When such tanks or equipment are not in compliance with the 
requirements of this subchapter, the Committee may recommend service 
trials to determine the merits of a change in specifications. Such 
service trials may be conducted only if the builder or shipper applies 
for and obtains an exemption.

[29 FR 18995, Dec. 29, 1964. Redesignated at 32 FR 5606, Apr. 5, 1967 
and amended by Amdt. 179-41, 52 FR 36672, Sept. 30, 1987; 63 FR 52850, 
Oct. 1, 1998; 68 FR 48571, Aug. 14, 2003]