49 CFR 238.423 - Fuel tanks.

Regulations last checked for updates: May 12, 2024

Title 49 - Transportation last revised: May 09, 2024

View all text of Subpart E [§ 238.401 - § 238.447]

§ 238.423 - Fuel tanks.

(a) External fuel tanks. Each type of external fuel tank must be approved by FRA's Associate Administrator for Safety upon a showing that the fuel tank provides a level of safety at least equivalent to a fuel tank that complies with the external fuel tank requirements in § 238.223(a).

(b) Internal fuel tanks. Internal fuel tanks shall comply with the requirements specified in § 238.223(b).

authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103,20107,20133,20141,20302,20306,20701,21301,21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89

source: 64 FR 25660, May 12, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 49 CFR 238.423