In addition to the applicable requirements of 18 AAC 75.007 - 18 AAC 75.025, the owner or operator of a railroad tank car shall ensure that
- (1) the tank car meets all applicable federal specifications;
- (2) the operation and transport of railroad tank cars by railroad, at a minimum, meet all applicable federal operating and transport criteria and practices;
- (3) if the tank car is subject to the federal inspection and maintenance reporting requirements of 49 C.F.R. 180.501 - 180.519, the required reports are available for review by the department upon request;
- (4) the transporting railroad maintains avalanche detection and mitigation systems designated to address local avalanche hazards to the safe transportation of railroad tank cars; and
- (5) the transporting railroad maintains an appropriate system of track-mounted detectors designed to detect defects on railroad tank cars during transit.
(Eff. 12/14/2002, Register 164)
Authority: AS 46.03.020, AS 46.04.030, AS 46.04.055, AS 46.04.070