49 C.F.R. § 178.271-1   General requirements.


Title 49 - Transportation


Title 49: Transportation
PART 178—SPECIFICATIONS FOR PACKAGINGS
Subpart H—Specifications for Portable Tanks

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§ 178.271-1   General requirements.

(a) Specification IM 101 portable tanks must conform to the general design and construction requirements in §178.270 of this subpart in addition to the specific design requirements contained in this section.

(b) The MAWP of each tank shall be equal to or greater than 1.75 bar (25.4 psig) and less than 6.8 bar (100 psig).

(c) Each tank shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the requirements in Section VIII of the ASME Code (IBR, see §171.7 of this subchapter) except as limited or modified in this section or in §178.270 of this subpart. ASME certification or stamp is not required.

[Amdt. 178–65, 46 FR 9899, Jan. 29, 1981, as amended by Amdt. 178–104, 59 FR 49135, Sept. 26, 1994; 66 FR 45387, Aug. 28, 2001; 68 FR 75751, Dec. 31, 2003]

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