[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: 49CFR179.100-20]



[Page 1041]

 

                        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. 179.100-20  Stamping.



    (a) To certify that the tank complies with all specification 

requirements, each tank shall be plainly and permanently stamped in 

letters and figures at least \3/8\ inch high into the metal near the 

center of both outside heads as follows:



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                                            Example of required stamping

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Specification.............................  DOT-105A100W

Material..................................  ASTM A 516

Cladding material (if any)................  ASTM A240-304

Tank builder's initials...................  Clad

Date of original test.....................  ABC

Car assembler (if other than tanker         00-0000

 builder).                                  DEF

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    (b) [Reserved]



[29 FR 18995, Dec. 29, 1964. Redesignated at 32 FR 5606, Apr. 5, 1967, 

and amended by Amdt. 179-10, 36 FR 21346, Nov. 6, 1971; Amdt. 179-52, 61 

FR 28679, June 5, 1996; 65 FR 50463, Aug. 18, 2000]