16 Tex. Admin. Code § 9.201 - Applicability
(a) This subchapter applies to transport
containers and moveable fuel storage tenders such as farm carts constructed to
MC-330 or MC-331 Department of Transportation (DOT) specifications,
nonspecification units, container delivery units, school buses, mass transit
vehicles, special transit vehicles, and public transportation vehicles.
(1) Transfer of LP-gas from one transport to
another shall be permitted only through a hose with a nominal inside diameter
of 1 1/4 inch or less and protected by an off-truck remote control shutdown as
required in Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
§173.315(n)(3).
(2) An LP-gas
transport shall not be joined to manifold piping or to a stationary container
for use as an auxiliary storage container at any stationary installation except
with prior approval from AFS.
(b) All transports and moveable fuel storage
tenders shall comply with MC-330 or MC-331, or the exemption in
49 CFR §
173.315 (k).
(c) Licensees and ultimate consumers shall
comply with other DOT or motor vehicle requirements, if applicable. In
addition, transports and container delivery units shall also comply with the
applicable sections of 49 CFR, the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, and
any other applicable regulations. Examples of such additional requirements are
as follows:
(1)
49 CFR §
177.834 (j) states: "Except for a cargo tank
conforming to § 173.29(b)(2) of this subchapter, a person may not drive a
cargo tank motor vehicle containing a hazardous material regardless of quantity
unless:
(1) All manhole closures are closed
and secured; and
(2) All valves
and other closures in liquid discharge systems are closed and free of leaks,
except external emergency self-closing valves on MC 338 cargo tanks containing
the residue of cryogenic liquids may remain either open or closed during
transit."
(2)
49 CFR §
177.840 (g) states: "Each liquid discharge
valve on a cargo tank motor vehicle, other than an engine fuel line valve, must
be closed during transportation except during loading and unloading."
(3)
49 CFR §
180.405 (n) states: "Thermal activation. No
later than the date of its first scheduled leakage test after July 1, 1999,
each specification MC 330 or MC 331 cargo tank motor vehicle and each
nonspecification cargo tank motor vehicle conforming to § 173.315(k) of
this subchapter, marked and certified before July 1, 1999, that is used to
transport a liquefied compressed gas, other than carbon dioxide and chlorine,
that has a water capacity of 13,247.5 liters (3,500 gallons) or less must be
equipped with a means of thermal activation for the internal self-closing stop
valve as specified in §178.337-8(a)(4) of this
subchapter."
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