G/TBT/N/USA/878  
 
13 January 2014  
(14-0104)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT) [895] 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Hazardous 
materials 
Protection against dangerous goods (ICS 13.300) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Hazardous 
Materials: Adoption of ASME Code Section XII and the National Board Inspection Code (26 
pages, in English). 
6. Description of content: PHMSA is proposing to amend the Hazardous Materials 
Regulations applicable to the design, construction, certification, recertification and 
maintenance of cargo tank motor vehicles, cryogenic portable tanks and multi-unit tank car tanks (ton tanks) in response to petitions for rulemaking from the American Society 
of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel 
Inspectors (National Board), and the Pressure Vessel Manufacturers Association (PVMA). Specifically, this NPRM proposes to allow th e use of the 2013 edition of the ASME's Boiler 
and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XII (Secti on XII) for the design, construction, and 
certification of cargo tank motor vehicles, cryogenic portable tanks and ton tanks. 
PHMSA also proposes to authorize the use of  the 2013 edition of the National Board of 
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors' National Board Inspection Code (NBIC), as it 
applies to the continuing qualification and maintenance of ASME constructed cargo tank 
motor vehicles, cryogenic portable tanks, and ton tanks constructed to standards in ASME's Section XII, and existing cargo tank motor vehicles and portable tanks 
constructed to Section VIII, Division 1. If adopted, these amendments will allow for 
regulatory flexibility, without compromising safety. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of the environment 
8. Relevant documents:   78 Federal Register (FR) 79363, 30 December 2013; Title 49 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 171, 173, 178 and 180. Will appear in the 
Federal Register when adopted.   G/TBT/N/USA/878 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  31 March 2014 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2013-12-30/html /2013-31046.htm  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2013-12-30/pd f/2013-31046.pdf