Interpretation Response #12-0194 ([DuPont Company] [Mr. Randolph Martin])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: DuPont Company
Individual Name: Mr. Randolph Martin
Location State: DE Country: US
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Response text:
January 16, 2013
Mr. Randolph Martin
DuPont Company
4417 Lancaster Pike
BMP22/2222
Wilmington, DE 19805
Ref. No. 12-0194
Dear Mr. Martin:
This responds to your August 31, 2012 e-mail requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to cargo tanks. Your questions are paraphrased and answered as follows:
Q1. What are the certification, education, or experience requirements, if any, for an individual who merely replaces a relief valve on a Department of Transportation (DOT) specification cargo tank that was rebuilt, tested, and calibrated by someone else?
A1. None are prescribed. Section 180.407(a)(3) indicates that any person who witnesses or performs a test or inspection specified in § 180.407 must meet the minimum qualifications prescribed in § 180.409, which include registration with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in accordance with Part 107, Subpart F, of the HMR. Additionally, a hazmat employee who repairs, modifies, reconditions, or tests packagings, as qualified for use in the transportation of hazardous materials, and who does not perform any other function subject to the requirements of the HMR, is subject to the General Awareness/Familiarization, Function-Specific, and Security Awareness training requirements prescribed in § 172.704.
Q2. Once a relief valve is replaced, § 180.413(c)(1) requires that the valve be tested for leaks in accordance with § 180.407(h)(1). Is the leakage test prescribed in § 180.407(h)(1) the only method authorized to satisfy this requirement?
A2. The answer is yes. The leakage test prescribed in § 180.407(h)(1) is the only leakage test method that may be used to satisfy § 180.413(c)(1).
Q3. If alternate leakage test methods are authorized to satisfy § 180.413(c)(1), where are they defined, and are they prescribed at the discretion of the cargo tank owner?
A3. See A2 above.
I trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
T. Glenn Foster
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch
Standards and Rulemaking Division
180.407, 180.409, 180.413