[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR172.400a]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 172_HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLE, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, HAZARDOUS 

MATERIALS COMMUNICATIONS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION, AND TRAINING 

REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents

 

                           Subpart E_Labeling

 

Sec. 172.400a  Exceptions from labeling.



    (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sec. 172.400, a label is not 

required on--

    (1) A Dewar flask meeting the requirements in Sec. 173.320 of this 

subchapter or a cylinder containing a Division 2.1, 2.2, or 2.3 material 

that is--

    (i) Not overpacked; and

    (ii) Durably and legibly marked in accordance with CGA Pamphlet C-7, 

Appendix A (IBR; see Sec. 171.7 of this subchapter).

    (2) A package or unit of military explosives (including ammunition) 

shipped by or on behalf of the DOD when in--

    (i) Freight containerload, carload or truckload shipments, if loaded 

and unloaded by the shipper or DOD; or

    (ii) Unitized or palletized break-bulk shipments by cargo vessel 

under charter to DOD if at least one required label is displayed on each 

unitized or palletized load.

    (3) A package containing a hazardous material other than ammunition 

that is--

    (i) Loaded and unloaded under the supervision of DOD personnel, and

    (ii) Escorted by DOD personnel in a separate vehicle.

    (4) A compressed gas cylinder permanently mounted in or on a 

transport vehicle.

    (5) A freight container, aircraft unit load device or portable tank, 

which--

    (i) Is placarded in accordance with subpart F of this part, or

    (ii) Conforms to paragraph (a)(3) or (b)(3) of Sec. 172.512.

    (6) An overpack or unit load device in or on which labels 

representative of each hazardous material in the overpack or unit load 

device are visible.



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    (7) A package of low specific activity radioactive material and 

surface contaminated objects, when transported under Sec. 

173.427(a)(6)(vi) of this subchapter.

    (b) Certain exceptions to labeling requirements are provided for 

small quantities and limited quantities in applicable sections in part 

173 of this subchapter.

    (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sec. 172.402(a), a subsidiary 

hazard label is not required on a package containing a Class 8 

(corrosive) material which has a subsidiary hazard of Division 6.1 

(poisonous) if the toxicity of the material is based solely on the 

corrosive destruction of tissue rather than systemic poisoning.

    (d) A package containing a material poisonous by inhalation (see 

Sec. 171.8 of this subchapter) in a closed transport vehicle or freight 

container may be excepted from the POISON INHALATION HAZARD or POISON 

GAS label or placard, under the conditions set forth in Sec. Sec. 

171.12 and 171.12a of this subchapter.



[Amdt. 172-123, 55 FR 52594, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended by Amdt. 172-132, 

58 FR 50501, Sept. 27, 1993; 172-130, 58 FR 51531, Oct. 1, 1993; Amdt. 

172-139, 59 FR 67490, Dec. 29, 1994; Amdt. 172-145, 60 FR 49110, Sept. 

21, 1995; 63 FR 52849, Oct. 1, 1998; 64 FR 10776, Mar. 5, 1999; 65 FR 

58626, Sept. 29, 2000; 66 FR 44255, Aug. 22, 2001; 68 FR 75742, Dec. 31, 

2003; 69 FR 64472, Nov. 4, 2004]