[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 49CFR397.103]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

        CHAPTER III--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 397_TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; DRIVING AND PARKING RULES--Table of Contents

 

          Subpart D_Routing of Class 7 (Radioactive) Materials

 

Sec.  397.103  Requirements for State routing designations.



    (a) The State routing agency, as defined in Sec.  397.201(c), shall 

select routes to minimize radiological risk using ``Guidelines for 

Selecting Preferred Highway Routes for Highway Route Controlled Quantity 

Shipments of Radioactive Materials,'' or an equivalent routing analysis 

which adequately considers overall risk to the public. Designations must 

be preceded by substantive consultation with affected local 

jurisdictions and with any other affected States to ensure consideration 

of all impacts and continuity of designated routes.

    (b) State routing agencies may designate preferred routes as an 

alternative to, or in addition to, one or more Interstate System 

highways, including interstate system bypasses, or Interstate System 

beltways.

    (c) A State-designated route is effective when--

    (1) The State gives written notice by certified mail, return receipt 

requested, to the Office of Enforcement and Compliance (MC-PSDECH), 

Attn: National Hazardous Materials Route Registry, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20590.

    (2) Receipt thereof is acknowledged in writing by the FMCSA.

    (d) A list of State-designated preferred routes and a copy of the 

``Guidelines for Selecting Preferred Highway Routes for Highway Route 

Controlled Quantity Shipments of Radioactive Materials'' are available 

upon request to Office of Enforcement and Compliance (MC-PSDECH), 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.



[57 FR 44131, Sept. 24, 1992, as amended at 66 FR 49874, Oct. 1, 2001]



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