# General requirements.

**Citation:** 49 CFR 178.364-1  
**Type / status:** regulation / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2003-10-01  
**Published:** Not stated

(a) Each jacket must meet all the applicable requirements of § 173.24 of this subchapter.

(b) The maximum authorized gross weight of the overpack, including its inner container and contents may not exceed 1360 kg (3000 pounds).

[Amdt. 178-35, 39 FR 45253, Dec. 31, 1974. Redesignated by Amdt. 178-9

## Document text

(a) Each jacket must meet all the applicable requirements of § 173.24 of this subchapter.

(b) The maximum authorized gross weight of the overpack, including its inner container and contents may not exceed 1360 kg (3000 pounds).

[Amdt. 178-35, 39 FR 45253, Dec. 31, 1974. Redesignated by Amdt. 178-97, 55 FR 52716, Dec. 21, 1990; 66 FR 45387, Aug. 28, 2001]

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2003-title49-vol2/CFR-2003-title49-vol2-sec178-364-1>
- Source ID: `govinfo-cfr`
- SHA-256: `ec73e792750c1af67fe1bb2b59b4b1dfa079824cf7c40b75f9221c89b113ac08`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T06:37:29.399Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T07:43:18.193Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-178-364-1`

### Source metadata

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  "subpart": "Subpart K—Specifications for Packagings for Class 7 (Radioactive) Materials",
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