Section 14 Chapter 1 M-1002 Final Clean 1.4 - 1.4.4.docxVIP

AAR Manual of Standard and Recommended Practices Specifications for Tank Cars M-1002 FINAL CLEAN 1.4 – 1.4.4 CHAPTER 1 AAR Manual of Standards and Recommended Practices Specifications for Tank Cars CHAPTER 1 FINAL CLEAN 1.4 – 1.4.4 M-1002 C-III [M-1002]  PAGE 4 C-III [M-1002]  PAGE 5 Procedures for Securing Approval General Paragraph 1.3.6 of this specification and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Transport Canada (TC) regulations require AAR Tank Car Committee (Committee) approval of designs and materials used for the construction, conversion, alteration, or welded repair of tank car tanks. The Committee has delegated to the AAR Safety and Operations Department the authority on its behalf to approve applications provided that they have been reviewed and deemed to be in accord with AAR, DOT, and TC requirements by an independent third party (ITP) that has been certified by the Committee in accord with Section 1.5. The AAR may elect to request a Committee ballot on any application for approval. In such case the AAR must inform the applicant within 10 business days including the date committee ballots are due. Applications for approval of pressure relief devices and other valves and fittings will continue to be approved by the Tank Car Committee in accord with paragraphs 1.4.5 and 1.4.6. Pressure relief devices and other valves and fittings require a service trial in accordance with paragraph 1.4.10. Approvals of pressure relief devices are valid for ten (10) years. They must be renewed in accordance with paragraph 1.4.9 1.4.1.1 Application Submission Application packages must printed or legibly hand written. Packages are to be submitted to the: Executive Director, Tank Cars; Association of American Railroads; 425 Third Street, SW Suite 1000; Washington DC 20024. 1.4.1.2 Application Fee 1.4.1.2.1 Each application will be assessed a nonrefundable application fee of US $180, payable to the Association of American Railroads. This fee mus