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TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE B - OTHER REGULATIONS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER I - PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SUBCHAPTER C - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS
PART 179 - SPECIFICATIONS FOR TANK CARS
subpart d - SPECIFICATIONS FOR NON - PRESSURE TANK CAR TANKS (CLASSES DOT - 111AW AND 115AW)
179.220 - 22 - Closure for openings.
(a) All plugs must be solid, with NPT threads, and must be of a length which will screw at least six threads inside the face of fitting or tank. Plugs, when inserted from the outside of the outer shell tank heads, must have the letter S at least three-eighths inch in size stamped with steel stamp or cast on the outside surface to indicate the plug is solid.
(b) Openings in the outer shell used during construction for installation must be closed in an approved manner.
[Amdt. 1799, 36 FR 21343, Nov. 6, 1971]
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