46 CFR 64.35
§ 64.35 Bottom filling or discharge connection.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 64.35, § 64.35 Bottom filling or discharge connection, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/225428
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Full text
If an MPT is designed with a filling or discharge connection in the bottom, the connection must be fitted with a bolted blank flange, threaded cap, or similar device to protect against leakage of the product, and a manually operated valve that is located—
(a) Inside the tank and operated outside the tank; or
(b) Outside the tank but as close to it as practicable.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.