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Hazardous Materials: Cargo Tank Rollover Damage Protection Requirements; Withdrawal of Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; withdrawal and termination of rulemaking.

RSPA is withdrawing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) published on November 16, 1999, that requested comments on a research study conducted by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) titled "The Dynamics of Tank-Vehicle Rollover and the Implications for Rollover-Protection Devices." Since publication of the ANPRM, RSPA and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) have determined that additional study is necessary.

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