Interpretation Response #14-0067 ([Transport Canada, TDG] [Ms. Nida Chaudhary])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Transport Canada, TDG
Individual Name: Ms. Nida Chaudhary
Country: CA
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Response text:
June 5, 2014
Ms. Nida Chaudhary
Transport Canada, TDG
Place de Ville, Tower C, 9th Floor
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N5
Ref No.: 14-0067
Dear Ms. Chaudhary:
This is a response to your April 1, 2014 email requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) with regard to the requalification of DOT specification cylinders. Specifically, you seek clarification on the requalification requirements applicable to DOT specification cylinders that are 2 inches or less outside diameter and less than 2 feet in length.
Sections 180.205 and 180.209 provide the requalification requirements applicable to DOT specification cylinders. In § 180.209, Table 1 provides the minimum test pressure and requalification period for DOT specification cylinders. Note 1 to Table 1 states that “any cylinder not exceeding 2 inches outside diameter and less than 2 feet in length is excepted from volumetric expansion test.” You ask whether DOT specification cylinders below the size stated above are subject to requalification by proof pressure test or an internal visual inspection.
Cylinders not exceeding 2 inches in outside diameter and less than 2 feet in length are not subject to any other pressure testing requirements or an internal visual inspection. However, small cylinders of this type must be tested and inspected prior to further use if they meet any of the criteria in § 180.205(d).
I hope this information is helpful. If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to contact this office.
Sincerely,
Robert Benedict
Chief, Standards Development
Standards and Rulemaking Division
180.205, 180.209