Advanced Deposits Request Cylinder Manufacture, Independent Inspector or Cylinder Requalifier under DOT's HM74 Program

All cylinder manufacturers, independent inspectors and cylinder requalification facilities wishing to manufacture, inspect or service U.S. DOT cylinders must be approved to do so under the HM74 Inspection Program. The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, 49 CFR 107.803, 49 CFR 107.805, 49 CFR 107.807, and 178.35(b), require that the cost of these inspections be covered by the applicants. Therefore, prior to our office conducting an inspection, you must submit a deposit in accordance with the following procedures:

Minimum Deposit Amounts *

* The amount of the deposit may increase if the known cost of an inspection will exceed the deposit amount.

1. The required deposit is held only to cover the cost of the DOT inspection. The success of an inspection is tied to your facilities' compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations. Your deposit is kept in escrow until the audit is completed. An inspection is completed when: the onsite inspection is completed, verification testing is completed, and a final determination is issued. When the inspection is completed, any unused funds will be returned.

2. The manufacturer must submit a deposit in one of two ways:

   1. A deposit may be submitted in the form of a check made out to 'The United States Department of Transportation', please indicate that the deposit is for the HM74 account, and send to our finance office at:

      DOT FAA
      Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
      General Accounting Division, AMZ-341
      ATT: Linda Lavalle, Accountant
      P.O. Box 269039
      Oklahoma City, OK 73125-4915

   2. The deposit may be electronically submitted using the attached instructions.

3. Advanced deposits should not to be submitted until a complete application has been received and reviewed by the Office of Special Permits and Approvals (Cylinder Program Office).

4. In the event that the expenses incurred by the U.S. Government exceed the amount of the manufacturer's deposit, a final determination will not be issued until the balance due is submitted.

5. Again, once the approvals process is completed, all unused funds will be refunded to the applicant. Our Office will verify the contact information of the applicant and submit a request to the FAA Finance Center to issue a refund. The actual refund of the deposit is not handled by our Office. All inquiries regarding non-receipt of funds should be addressed to the FAA Finance Center at the numbers provided. Normally, these funds are returned via United States Treasury Check for companies located outside the United States.

Richard D. Tarr, Ph.D. (E21-205)
Chief, Cylinder Program.
US DOT, Office of Approvals
East Building, 2nd Floor, PHH-30
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC. 20590-0001
Office: 202-366-4496
Cell: 202-280-9906
Fax: 202-366-3308
email: richard.tarr@dot.gov
duane.cassidy@dot.gov

PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR THE ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER FORM:

INSTRUCTIONS: You, as sender of the wire transfer, must provide the sending bank with the information for Block (1), (5), (7), (9), and (10). The information provided in blocks (1), (7), and (9) are constant and remain the same for all wire transfers to Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of Transportation.

Block #1 - RECEIVER ABA NO. - "021030004". Ensure the sending bank enters this nine digit identification number, it represents the routing symbol for the U.S. Treasury at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York.

Block #5 - AMOUNT - You as the sender provide the amount of the transfer. Please be sure the transfer amount is punctuated with commas and a decimal point. EXAMPLE; $10,000.00

Block #7 - RECEIVER NAME- "TREAS NYC." Ensure the sending bank enters this abbreviation; it must be used for all wire transfer to the Treasury Department.

Block #9 - BENEFICIAL - AGENCY LOCATION CODE - "BNF=/ALC-69-14-0001" Ensures the sending bank enters this information. This is the Agency Location Code for Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation.

Block #10 - REASON FOR PAYMENT - "PHMSA-Payment for bill #/ Agreement #/HM74, etc.". To ensure your wire transfer is credited properly, enter the appropriated bill number and / or agreement number and country name.

Note: - A wire transfer must comply with the format and instructions or the Department cannot accept the wire transfer. You, as the sender, can assist this process by notifying, at the time you send the wire transfer to the General Accounting Division, C/o Linda Lavalle: Office (405) 954-2685, or Fax (405) 954-5284, or by email at Linda.Lavalle@faa.gov.