[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR171.11]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 171_GENERAL INFORMATION, REGULATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  171.11  Use of ICAO Technical Instructions.

    Notwithstanding the requirements of parts 172 and 173 of this 
subchapter, a hazardous material may be transported by aircraft, and by 
motor vehicle either before or after being transported by aircraft, in 
accordance with the ICAO Technical Instructions (incorporated by 
reference, see Sec.  171.7) if the hazardous material:
    (a) Is packaged, marked, labeled, classified, described and 
certified on a shipping paper and otherwise in a condition for shipment 
as required by the ICAO Technical Instructions;
    (b) Is within the quantity limits prescribed for transportation by 
either passenger-carrying or cargo aircraft, as appropriate, as 
specified in the ICAO Technical Instructions;
    (c) Is not a forbidden material or package according to Sec.  173.21 
of this subchapter; is not a forbidden material as designated in Column 
(3) of the Sec.  172.101 Table of this subchapter; and is not forbidden 
by Column 9(A) of the Sec.  172.101 Table of this subchapter when 
transported on passenger aircraft, or is not forbidden by Column 9(B) of 
the Sec.  172.101 Table of this subchapter when transported by cargo 
aircraft.

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    (d) Fulfills the following additional requirements as applicable:
    (1) For a material that meets the definition of a hazardous 
substance as defined in this subchapter, the shipping paper and package 
markings must conform to the provisions in Sec. Sec.  172.203(c) and 
172.324, respectively, of this subchapter.
    (2) When a hazardous material, which is subject to the requirements 
of the ICAO Technical Instructions, is also a hazardous waste as defined 
in this subchapter:
    (i) The word ``Waste'' must precede the proper shipping name on 
shipping papers and package markings; and
    (ii) It must comply with Sec.  172.205 with respect to the hazardous 
waste manifests.
    (3) When a hazardous material is not subject to the requirements of 
the ICAO Technical Instructions, it must be transported as required by 
this subchapter.
    (4) When a hazardous material that is regulated by this subchapter 
for transportation by highway is transported by motor vehicle on a 
public highway under the provisions of this section, the following 
requirements apply:
    (i) The motor vehicle must be placarded in accordance with subpart F 
of part 172 of this subchapter; and
    (ii) The shipping paper may include an indication that the shipment 
is being made under the provisions of this section or the letters 
``ICAO.''
    (5) For air bag inflators, air bag modules, or seat-belt 
pretensioners, the shipping paper description must conform to the 
requirements of Sec.  173.166(c) of this subchapter.
    (6) For radioactive materials:
    (i) Shipping papers for highway route controlled quantity 
radioactive materials shipments must meet the requirements of Sec.  
172.203(d)(4) of this subchapter.
    (ii) Competent authority certification and any necessary 
revalidation for Type B, Type B(U), Type B(M), and fissile materials 
packages must be obtained from the appropriate authorities as specifed 
in Sec. Sec.  173.471, 173.472 and 173.473 of this subchapter, and all 
requirements of the certificates and revalidations must be met.
    (iii) Except for limited quantities of Class 7 (radioactive) 
material, the provisions of Sec. Sec.  172.204(c)(4), 173.448(e), (f) 
and (g)(3) of this subchapter apply.
    (iv) Limited quantities of radioactive materials must meet the 
provisions of Sec.  173.421, Sec.  173.424 or Sec.  173.426 as 
appropriate of this subchapter.
    (v) Type A package contents shall be limited in accordance with 
Sec.  173.431 of this subchapter.
    (vi) The definition for ``radioactive material'' in Sec.  173.403 of 
this subchapter applies to radioactive materials transported under the 
provisions of this section.
    (7) If a United States variation is indicated in the ICAO Technical 
Instructions for any provision governing the transport of the hazardous 
material, the hazardous material is transported in conformance with that 
variation.
    (8) Abbreviations may not be used in shipping paper entries or 
package markings unless they are specifically authorized by this 
subchapter. ICAO class or division numbers are not considered to be 
abbreviations.
    (9) When a hazardous material, which is subject to the requirements 
of the ICAO Technical Instructions, is a material poisonous by 
inhalation (see Sec.  171.8 of this subchapter)--
    (i) The shipping description must include the words ``Toxic 
Inhalation Hazard'' or ``Poison-Inhalation Hazard'' or ``Inhalation 
Hazard'', as required in Sec.  172.203(m) of this subchapter;
    (ii) The material must be packaged in accordance with the 
requirements of this subchapter; and
    (iii) The package must be marked in accordance with Sec.  172.313 of 
this subchapter and labeled with ``POISON INHALATION HAZARD'' or 
``POISON GAS'', as appropriate, in accordance with subpart E of part 172 
of this subchapter.
    (10) Shipments of hazardous materials under this section must 
conform to the requirements for emergency response information as 
prescribed in subpart G of part 172 of this subchapter.
    (11) Packages of Class 1 (explosive) materials must be marked in 
accordance with Sec.  172.320 of this subchapter.

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    (12) If an ammonium nitrate fertilizer or ammonium nitrate mixed 
fertilizer, must not meet the definition and criteria of a Class 1 
(explosive) material.
    (13) Transportation of marine pollutants, as defined in Sec.  171.8 
of this subchapter, in bulk packagings must conform to the requirements 
of Sec. Sec.  172.203(l) and 172.322 of this subchapter.
    (14) Except as provided for limited quantities of compressed gases 
in containers of not more than 4 fluid ounces capacity under Sec.  
173.306(a)(1) of this subchapter, aerosols must meet the definition for 
``Aerosol'' in Sec.  171.8. In addition, an aerosol must be in a metal 
packaging if the packaging exceeds 7.22 cubic inches.
    (15) A chemical oxygen generator is forbidden for transportation 
aboard a passenger-carrying aircraft and must be approved, classed, 
described and packaged in accordance with the requirements of this 
subchapter for transportation on cargo-only aircraft. A chemical oxygen 
generator (spent) is forbidden for transportation on aircraft.
    (16) A cylinder containing Oxygen, compressed, may not be 
transported on a passenger-carrying aircraft or in an inaccessible cargo 
location aboard a cargo-only aircraft unless it is packaged as required 
by Part 173 and Part 178 of this subchapter and is placed in an overpack 
or outer packaging that satisfies the requirements of Special Provision 
A52 in Sec.  172.102.
    (17) A self-reactive substance that is not identified by technical 
name in the Self-reactive Materials Table in Sec.  173.224(b) of this 
subchapter must be approved by the Associate Administrator in accordance 
with the requirements of Sec.  173.124(a)(2)(iii) of this subchapter. An 
organic peroxide that is not identified by a technical name in the 
Organic Peroxide Table in Sec.  173.225(b) of this subchapter must be 
approved by the Associate Administrator in accordance with the 
requirements of Sec.  173.128(d) of this subchapter.

[Amdt. 171-69, 47 FR 54821, Dec. 6, 1982]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec.  
171.11, see the List of CFR Sections Affected which appears in the 
Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.