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Hazardous Materials: Adoption of ASME Code Section XII and the National Board Inspection Code

Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; document availability and extension of comment period.

PHMSA is notifying the public of the electronic availability of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XII (2010 Edition) and the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors' National Board Inspection Code (2007 Edition). Further, PHMSA is extending the comment period for the ANPRM published on December 23, 2010 (ANPRM; 75 FR 80765). The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XII is now available on PHMSA's Web site for public review at: http://phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat. In addition, the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors have voluntarily posted, for public review, the relevant parts of the National Board Inspection Code at http://www.nationalboard.org.

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