[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 15, Parts 2000 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
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[CITE: 7CFR3300.76]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER XXXIII--OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
    PART 3300--AGREEMENT ON THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF PERISHABLE FOODSTUFFS AND ON THE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT TO BE USED FOR SUCH CARRIAGE (ATP); INSPECTION, 
TESTING, AND CERTIFICATION OF SPECIAL EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart G--Certification of Equipment in Service
 
Sec. 3300.76  General.


    Only domestic owners are eligible to receive U.S. ATP certificates 
for equipment in service, with certification based upon the following:
    (a) For equipment which has not previously been certified:
    (1) For each unit of equipment, a test in a U.S. ATP testing station 
or in a testing station located in and approved by a country which is a 
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Party, to measure the K-coefficient of the insulated body and the 
efficiency of the thermal appliance in accordance with Sec. 3300.10 and 
Sec. 3300.13 of this rule.
    (2) If the equipment consists of serially-produced equipment 
manufactured by a particular equipment manufacturer, and belonging to 
one owner, certification may be based upon the following:
    (i) A test of 1 percent of the units of equipment as prescribed in 
preceding paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the units tested to serve as 
reference equipment.
    (ii) An inspection of each unit of equipment, using the procedures 
set forth in ATP, Annex 1, Appendix 2, paragraphs 29 and 49. The 
inspections shall be performed by one of the following, at the choice of 
the owner:
    (A) Persons in the owner's organization whom the owner deems 
qualified to perform inspections, or;
    (B) By an independent inspection agency which the owner deems 
competent to perform inspections. Fees charged by such inspection agency 
shall be payable directly to the agency by the owner.
    (iii) A report of each inspection shall be completed on a form 
corresponding to the pertinent test report model in ATP, Annex 1, 
Appendix 2. Report forms may be obtained by a request to the ATP 
manager.
    (b) For renewal of a U.S. ATP certificate which is nearing its 
expiration date, any of the following three procedures:
    (1) For each unit of equipment, a test as prescribed in preceding 
paragraph (a)(1) of this section, or;
    (2) If the equipment is serially-produced by a particular 
manufacturer and belongs to one owner, test and inspection of the 
equipment according to the procedures prescribed in preceding paragraphs 
(a)(2)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this section, or;
    (3) An inspection of each unit of equipment as prescribed in 
paragraphs (a)(2)(ii) and (iii) of this section.
    (c) For equipment which is currently certified according to a U.S. 
ATP certificate, and which has been transferred from one domestic owner 
to another, the new owner may obtain a U.S. ATP certificate by 
submitting the original or certified true copy of the certificate issued 
to the previous owner, and by performing an inspection and submitting an 
inspection report for each unit of equipment.
    (d) For equipment which is currently certified according to a 
Foreign-ATP certificate, and which has been transferred from a foreign 
owner to a domestic owner, the domestic owner may obtain a U.S. ATP 
certificate by submitting the original or certified true copy of the 
test report for the reference equipment and the original or certified 
true copy of the foreign certificate, and by performing an inspection 
and submitting an inspection report for each unit of equipment.
    (e) Owners who receive a U.S. ATP certificate have the 
responsibility to maintain equipment in good repair and operating 
condition with the understanding that the certificate is valid only so 
long as:
    (1) The insulated body and the thermal appliance are maintained in 
good condition;
    (2) No material alteration is made to the thermal appliance which 
decreases its refrigeration capacity, and;
    (3) If the thermal appliance is replaced, it is replaced by an 
appliance of equal or greater refrigerating capacity.