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DOT/NHTSA RIN: 2127-AF14 Publication ID: Fall 1995 
Title: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fuel Containers 
Abstract: On January 21, 1993 (59 FR 5323) the agency proposed a new Federal motor vehicle safety standard related to Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Containers (CNG) (RIN 2127-AD48). In that action the agency proposed several requirements to ensure the safety of CNG containers including a burst requirement to evaluate the container's initial strength and its degradation over time. The agency specified performance requirements applicable to CNG fuel containers: a pressure cycling test evaluates a container's durability; a burst test evaluates a container's initial strength; and a bonfire test evaluates a container's pressure relief characteristics, and labeling requirements. These actions were published in the NPRM. This SNPRM proposes additional labeling requirements for CNG vehicles and specifies additional performance requirements that would ensure a CNG fuel container's integrity. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 571.303   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 322    49 USC 30111    49 USC 30115    49 USC 30117    49 USC 30166   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/29/1993  58 FR 68846   
NPRM Comment Period End  01/28/1994    
Partial Final Rule: Effective 03/27/95  09/26/1994  59 FR 49010   
SNPRM Comment Period End 02/17/95  12/19/1994  59 FR 65299   
Additional Information: ANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 12/29/93, 58 FR 68846
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Gary Woodford
Engineer, Special Projects Staff
Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
400 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-4931