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PD-34(R): Common law tort claims concerning design and marking or labeling of DOT specification 39 compressed gas cylinders

PD-34R Preemption Description
PD and Docket Number ApplicantSubjectRulingDecision

PD-34(R)
PHMSA-2009-0017

AMTROL, Inc.

Common law tort claims concerning design and marking of DOT Specification 39 compressed gas cylinders.

Common law tort claims concerning design and marking or labeling of DOT specification 39 compressed gas cylinders are preempted because they would create requirements which are not substantively the same as requirements in the HMR.

77 FR 39567 (7/3/12)

Last updated: Tuesday, September 4, 2012