49 C.F.R. § 173.156 Exceptions for ORM materials.
Title 49 - Transportation
(a) Exceptions for hazardous materials shipments in the following paragraphs are permitted only if this section is referenced for the specific hazardous material in the §172.101 table or in a packaging section in this part. (b) ORM-D. Packagings for ORM-D materials are specified according to hazard class in §§173.150 through 173.155 and in §173.306. In addition to other exceptions specified for ORM-D materials in this part: (1) Strong outer packagings as specified in this part, marking requirements specified in subpart D of part 172 of this subchapter, and the 30 kg (66 pounds) gross weight limitation are not required for materials classed as ORM-D when— (i) Unitized in cages, carts, boxes or similar overpacks; (ii) Offered for transportation or transported by: (A) Rail; (B) Private or contract motor carrier; or (C) Common carrier in a vehicle under exclusive use for such service; and (iii) Transported to or from a manufacturer, a distribution center, or a retail outlet, or transported to a disposal facility from one offeror. (2) The 30 kg (66 pounds) gross weight limitation does not apply to materials classed as ORM-D when offered for transportation, or transported, by highway or rail between a manufacturer, a distribution center, and a retail outlet provided— (i) Inner packagings conform to the quantity limits for inner packagings specified in §§173.150(b), 173.152(b), 173.154(b), 173.155(b) and 173.306 (a) and (b), as appropriate; (ii) The inner packagings are packed into corrugated fiberboard trays to prevent them from moving freely; (iii) The trays are placed in a fiberboard box which is banded and secured to a wooden pallet by metal, fabric, or plastic straps, to form a single palletized unit; (iv) The package conforms to the general packaging requirements of subpart B of this part; (v) The maximum net quantity of hazardous material permitted on one palletized unit is 250 kg (550 pounds); and (vi) The package is properly marked in accordance with §172.316 of this subchapter. [Amdt. 173–224, 55 FR 52634, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 66270, Dec. 20, 1991; 57 FR 45463, Oct. 1, 1992; Amdt. 173–255, 61 FR 50626, Sept. 26, 1996; 63 FR 37461, July 10, 1998]
Title 49: Transportation
PART 173—SHIPPERS—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPMENTS AND PACKAGINGS
Subpart D—Definitions Classification, Packing Group Assignments and Exceptions for Hazardous Materials Other Than Class 1 and Class 7
§ 173.156 Exceptions for ORM materials.