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46 CFR 154.544

§ 154.544 Quick-closing shut-off valves.

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46 CFR 154.544, § 154.544 Quick-closing shut-off valves, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228932
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The quick-closing shut-off valve under §§ 154.530, 154.532 and 154.538 must: (a) Be a shut-off valve; (b) Close from the time of actuation in 30 seconds or less; (c) Be the fail-closed type; and (d) Be capable of local manual closing.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.