Interpretation Response #98-0214 ([Grace Tarr Corporation])
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Company Name: Grace Tarr Corporation
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Location State: NJ Country: US
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SEP 3, 1998
Mr. Roy J. Tarr Ref. No. 98-0214
President
Grace Tarr Corporation
164B Berkley Road
Clarksboro, NJ 08020
Dear Mr. Tarr:
This is in response to your letter dated July 30, 1998, concerning any Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations that would affect the sale of used specification cargo tanks. I have paraphrased your questions and answered them in the order posed in your letter.
Q1. Are there any regulations regarding the sale of used DOT specification cargo tanks?
A1. Section 180.417(d) of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) requires each carrier offering a DOT specification cargo tank for sale to make available to the purchaser the most recent copies of the reports identified in that section.
Q2. Can a DOT specification cargo tank be sold "as is" from any location?
A2. There are no restrictions on the sale of a cargo tank. However, if there are any specification shortages, they must be identified to the purchaser. See § 171.2. This agency has no jurisdiction over where a cargo tank is sold.
Q3. Can a cargo tank be bought with the proper identification and all inspection done by a certified cargo tank repair shop and sold as a DOT specification cargo tank?
A3. The answer is yes, provided the cargo tank conforms to the applicable DOT specification. See §§ 171.2 and 180.3.
I hope this satisfies your request.
Sincerely,
Hattie L. Mitchell, Chief
Regulatory Review and Reinvention
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
1240NI