[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR385.403]

[Page 242]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 385_SAFETY FITNESS PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart E_Hazardous Materials Safety Permits
 
Sec.  385.403  Who must hold a safety permit?

    After the date following January 1, 2005, that a motor carrier is 
required to file a Motor Carrier Identification Report Form (MCS-150) 
according to the schedule set forth in Sec.  390.19(a) of this chapter, 
the motor carrier may not transport in interstate or intrastate commerce 
any of the following hazardous materials, in the quantity indicated for 
each, unless the motor carrier holds a safety permit:
    (a) A highway route-controlled quantity of a Class 7 (radioactive) 
material, as defined in Sec.  173.403 of this title;
    (b) More than 25 kg (55 pounds) of a Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 
(explosive) material or an amount of a Division 1.5 (explosive) material 
requiring placarding under part 172 of this title;
    (c) More than one liter (1.08 quarts) per package of a ``material 
poisonous by inhalation,'' as defined in Sec.  171.8 of this title, that 
meets the criteria for ``hazard zone A,'' as specified in Sec.  
173.116(a) or Sec.  173.133(a) of this title;
    (d) A ``material poisonous by inhalation,'' as defined in Sec.  
171.8 of this title, that meets the criteria for ``hazard zone B,'' as 
specified in Sec.  173.116(a) or Sec.  173.133(a) of this title in a 
bulk packaging (capacity greater than 450 L [119 gallons]);
    (e) A ``material poisonous by inhalation,'' as defined in Sec.  
171.8 of this title, that meets the criteria for ``hazard zone C,'' or 
``hazard zone D,'' as specified in Sec.  173.116(a) of this title, in a 
packaging having a capacity equal to or greater than 13,248 L (3,500) 
gallons; or
    (f) A shipment of compressed or refrigerated liquefied methane or 
liquefied natural gas, or other liquefied gas with a methane content of 
at least 85 percent, in a bulk packaging having a capacity equal to or 
greater than 13,248 L (3,500 gallons).