49 CFR § 451.14 - Alternative approval of new containers by design type.

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title: "49 CFR § 451.14 - Alternative approval of new containers by design type."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "451.14"
section_name: "Alternative approval of new containers by design type."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "SAFETY APPROVAL OF CARGO CONTAINERS"
part_number: "451"
part_name: "TESTING AND APPROVAL OF CONTAINERS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 80503; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 37214, June 2, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "451"
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# 451.14 Alternative approval of new containers by design type.

(a) New containers manufactured before June 16, 1978 without being approved under the preceding section may be approved by submission to an approval authority of an application corresponding to that required under § 451.1(b) for existing containers. All new containers so approved must have safety approval plates affixed and receive their first periodic examination in accordance with the procedures prescribed in § 452.3 by January 1, 1985.

[47 FR 50496, Nov. 8, 1982]