[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR174.50]

[Page 661]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 174_CARRIAGE BY RAIL--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B_General Operating Requirements
 
Sec. 174.50  Nonconforming or leaking packages.

    A leaking non-bulk package may not be forwarded until repaired, 
reconditioned, or overpacked in accordance with Sec. 173.3 of this 
subchapter. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a bulk 
packaging that no longer conforms to this subchapter may not be 
forwarded by rail unless repaired or approved for movement by the 
Associate Administrator for Safety, Federal Railroad Administration. 
Notification and approval must be in writing, or through telephonic or 
electronic means, with subsequent written confirmation provided within 
two weeks. For the applicable address and telephone number, see Sec. 
107.117(d)(4) of this chapter. A leaking bulk package containing a 
hazardous material may be moved without repair or approval only so far 
as necessary to reduce or to eliminate an immediate threat or harm to 
human health or to the environment when it is determined its movement 
would provide greater safety than allowing the package to remain in 
place. In the case of a liquid leak, measures must be taken to prevent 
the spread of liquid.

[65 FR 50462, Aug. 18, 2000]