Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles; Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Container Integrity
fmvss · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · Published 1995-11-24 · 60 FR 57943
Document
Document number
95-28626
Federal Register citation
60 FR 57943
CFR reference
49 CFR 571
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fmvss
Sub-agency
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication date
1995-11-24
DOT docket
Docket No. 93-02
Abstract
This document amends Standard No. 303, Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles, and Standard No. 304, Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Container Integrity. It allows any appropriate fuel to be used for the bonfire test for compressed natural gas (CNG) containers and adds new labeling requirements for CNG vehicles and containers. This document also announces and explains the agency's decision to terminate rulemaking about additional performance requirements for CNG containers that the agency had proposed. Rulemaking may be resumed once revisions to the current voluntary industry standard for CNG containers are completed.