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Code of Federal Regulations Title 49. Transportation § 49.173.240 Bulk packaging for certain low hazard solid materials

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of section amended by 78 FR 1091, retroactively effective Jan. 1, 2013.>

When § 172.101 of this subchapter specifies that a hazardous material be packaged under this section, only the following bulk packagings are authorized, subject to the requirements of subparts A and B of part 173 of this subchapter and the special provisions specified in column 7 of the § 172.101 table.

(a) Rail cars:  Class DOT 103, 104, 105, 109, 111, 112, 114, 115, or 120 tank car tanks;  Class 106 or 110 multi-unit tank car tanks;  and metal non-DOT specification, sift-proof tank car tanks and sift-proof closed cars.

(b) Motor vehicles:  Specification MC 300, MC 301, MC 302, MC 303, MC 304, MC 305, MC 306, MC 307, MC 310, MC 311, MC 312, MC 330, MC 331, DOT 406, DOT 407, and DOT 412 cargo tank motor vehicles;  non-DOT specification, sift-proof cargo tank motor vehicles;  and sift-proof closed vehicles.

(c) Portable tanks and closed bulk bins. DOT 51, 56, 57 and 60 portable tanks;  IMO type 1, 2 and 5, and IM 101 and IM 102 portable tanks;  UN portable tanks;  marine portable tanks conforming to 46 CFR part 64;  and sift-proof non-DOT Specification portable tanks and closed bulk bins are authorized.

(d) IBCs. IBCs are authorized subject to the conditions and limitations of this section provided the IBC type is authorized according to the IBC packaging code specified for the specific hazardous material in Column (7) of the § 172.101 Table of this subchapter and the IBC conforms to the requirements in subpart O of part 178 of this subchapter at the Packing Group performance level as specified in Column (5) of the § 172.101 Table of this subchapter for the material being transported.

(1) IBCs may not be used for the following hazardous materials:

(i) Packing Group I liquids;  and

(ii) Packing Group I solids that may become liquid during transportation.

(2) The following IBCs may not be used for Packing Group II and III solids that may become liquid during transportation:

(i) Wooden:  11C, 11D and 11F;

(ii) Fiberboard:  11G;

(iii) Flexible:  13H1, 13H2, 13H3, 13H4, 13H5, 13L1, 13L2, 13L3, 13L4, 13M1 and 13M2;  and

(iv) Composite:  11HZ2 and 21HZ2.

(e) Large Packagings. Large Packagings are authorized subject to the conditions and limitations of this section provided the Large Packaging type is authorized according to the IBC packaging code specified for the specific hazardous material in Column (7) of the § 172.101 Table of this subchapter and the Large Packaging conforms to the requirements in subpart Q of part 178 of this subchapter at the Packing Group performance level as specified in Column (5) of the § 172.101 Table for the material being transported.

(1) Except as specifically authorized in this subchapter, Large Packagings may not be used for Packing Group I or II hazardous materials.

(2) Large Packagings with paper or fiberboard inner receptacles may not be used for solids that may become liquid in transportation.

(f) Flexible Bulk Containers. Flexible Bulk Containers are authorized subject to the conditions and limitations of this section provided the use of a Flexible Bulk Container is authorized by the inclusion of bulk packaging code B120 in Column (7) of the § 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table of this subchapter and the Flexible Bulk Container conforms to the requirements in subpart S of part 178 of this subchapter. Flexible Bulk Containers may not be used for Packing Group I or II hazardous materials.

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