U5.Department
of Transportation

Research and
Special Programs
Administration

Mr Tim Neeser
MVE, Incorporated
Business Unit Manager
Bulk DIstrIbutIOn Products
PO Box234
New Prague, MN 56071-0234

Dear Mr Neeser
400 Seventh Street S W
Washington D C 20590
MAR 8 1999

In accordance With 49 CFR § 107 121(b), I hereby terminate exemptIon DOT-E 8602 Issued to
MVE, Incorporated, formerly MInnesota Valley Engineering On September 2, 1998,
Ms Suzanne Hedgepeth, Director of the Office of Hazardous Material ExemptIons and
Approvals (OHMEA), Issued a letter Informing MVE that the Research and Special Programs
Administration (RSPA) proposed to terminate the exemption and provided an opportunity
to show cause WithIn 30 days why the exemption should not be terminated
Based on numerous discussion between you and Mr Ryan Posten, Exemptions Program
Officer, OHMEA, regarding thIs Issue, he sent you a letter dated January 26, 1999, requesting a
lIst of portable tanks that were manufactured In conformance with DOT-E 8602
In your letter of response dated February 9, 1999, you stated that, "we have never manufactured
vessels per the drawing reVIsions noted on thIs exemptIon" Your statement confIrms our
observations that all portable tanks presently marked DOT-E 8602 do not meet the requirements
of that exemption ThIs constItutes a sufficient basiS for termination Therefore, exemption
DOT-E 8602 IS terminated effectIve upon your receipt of this letter.This action does not resolve proceedings whIch may be l.ll1tJ.ated by the Office of Hazardous Material Enforcement or RSPA's Office of the Chief Counsel for violations of the Hazardous Material RegulatIons, 49 CFR Parts 171-180
Sincerely,
Alan I. Roberts
Associate Administrator for
Hazardous Materials Safety
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