[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR178.245-2]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 178_SPECIFICATIONS FOR PACKAGINGS--Table of Contents

 

               Subpart H_Specifications for Portable Tanks

 

Sec. 178.245-2  Material.



    (a) All material used for the construction of the tank and 

appurtenances shall be suitable for use with the commodity to be 

transported therein.

    (b) A material of thickness less than \3/16\ inch shall not be used 

for the shells and heads.