[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: 49CFR174.50]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 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]



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