Hazardous Materials: Revisions to Safety Standards for Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas Service

Summary

The US Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is revising safety standards for cargo tank motor vehicles in liquefied compressed gas service. The agency is responding to petitions from companies including Farmland Industries, Inc., The Fertilizer Institute, and AmeriGas Propane, L.P., and is extending the expiration date of the final rule from January 1, 1999, to July 1, 1999.