[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: 49CFR179.100-17]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 179_SPECIFICATIONS FOR TANK CARS--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart C_Specifications for Pressure Tank Car Tanks (Classes DOT-105, 

                         109, 112, 114 and 120)

 

Sec. 179.100-17  Closures for openings.



    (a) Closures shall be of approved design and made of metal not 

subject to rapid deterioration by the lading. Plugs, if used, shall be 

solid, with NPT threads, and shall be of a length which will screw at 

least six threads inside the face of fitting or tank.

    (b) [Reserved]