(a) General. 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 of this subchapter.
(b) Limited quantities. Limited quantities of oxidizers (Division 5.1) in Packing GroupsGroup II and III and organic peroxides (Division 5.2) are excepted from labeling requirements, unless offeredthe ormaterial intendedis offered for transportation or transported by aircraft, and are excepted from the specification packaging requirements of this subchapter when packaged in combination packagings according to this paragraph. For transportation by aircraft, the package must also conform to applicable requirements of § 173.27 of this part (e.g., authorized materials, inner packaging quantity limits and closure securement) and only hazardous material authorized aboard passenger-carrying aircraft may be transported as a limited quantity. A limited quantity package that conforms to the provisions of this section is not subject to the shipping paper requirements of subpart C of part 172 of this subchapter, unless the material meets the definition of a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, marine pollutant, or is offered for transportation and transported by aircraft or vessel, and is eligible for the exceptions provided in § 173.156 of this part. In addition, shipments of these limited quantities are not subject to subpart F (Placarding) of part 172 (Placarding) of this subchapter. Each package must conform to the packaging requirements of subpart B of this part and may not exceed 30 kg (66 pounds) gross weight. TheExcept for transportation by aircraft, the following combination packagings are authorized:
(1) For oxidizers in Packing Group II, inner packagings not over 1.0 L (0.3 gallon) net capacity each for liquids or not over 1.0 kg (2.2 pounds) net capacity each for solids, packed in a strong outer packagingspackaging.
(2) For oxidizers in Packing Group III, inner packagings not over 4.05 L (1.3 gallongallons) net capacity each for liquids or not over 5.0 kg (11 poundslbs) net capacity each for solids, packed in a strong outer
packagings
packaging
.
(3) For organic peroxides
which
that
do not require temperature control during transportation—
(i)
For
Except
Type
for
D,
transportation
E,
by
or F organic peroxides
aircraft
,
inner packagings not over 125 ml (4.22 ounces) net capacity each
for
liquids or 500 g (17.64 ounces) net capacity for solids, packed in strong outer packagings.
(ii) For
Type B or C organic peroxides, inner packagings not over 25
ml
mL
(0.845 ounces) net capacity each for liquids or 100 g (3.528 ounces) net capacity for solids, packed in
a
strong outer
packagings
packaging
.
(
4
ii
) For
polyester resin kits consisting of a base material component (Class 3, Packing Group II or III) and an activator component (
Type
C,
D, E, or F organic
peroxide
peroxides,
which does not require temperature control)—
(i) the organic peroxide component must be packed in
inner packagings not over 125
ml
mL
(4.22 ounces) net capacity each for liquids or 500 g (17.64 ounces) net capacity
each
for solids
;
(ii)
,
The flammable liquid component must be
packed in
inner
a
packagings
strong
not
outer
over 1
packaging
.
0 L (0.3 gallons) net capacity each for Packing Group II liquids or 5.0 L (1.3 gallons) net capacity each for Packing Group III liquids; and
(
iii
c
)
The flammable liquid component and the organic peroxide component may be packed in the same strong outer packaging provided they will not interact dangerously in the event of leakage.
[Reserved]
(
c
d
)
Consumer
Reverse
commodities
logistics
.
A
Except
limited
for
quantity
Division
which
5.2
conforms
hazardous
to
materials,
the
hazardous
provisions
materials
of
meeting
paragraph
the
(b)
definition
of
this section and is a
“
consumer
reverse
commodity
logistics
”
as
under
defined in
§ 171.8 of this subchapter
,
may be renamed “Consumer commodity”
and
reclassed
in
as
compliance
ORM-D
with
material. In addition to the exceptions provided by
paragraph (b) of this section
,
shipments
may
are
be
not subject to the shipping paper requirements of subpart C of part 172 of this subchapter, unless the material meets the definition of a hazardous substance, a hazardous waste, or a marine pollutant or unless
offered for
transportation
transport
or
and
transported
by
in
aircraft,
highway
and
transportation
are
in
eligible
accordance
for
with
the exceptions provided in
§ 173.
156
157
.
[Amdt. 173-224, 55 FR 52634, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended by Amdt. 173-231, 57 FR 52940, Nov. 5, 1992; Amdt. 173-241, 59 FR 67508, Dec. 29, 1994; Amdt. 173-261, 62 FR 24733, May 6, 1997
; 66 FR 45381, Aug. 28, 2001; 68 FR 45033, July 31, 2003; 69 FR 76156, Dec. 20, 2004; 71 FR 14603, Mar. 22, 2006; 72 FR 55692, Oct. 1, 2007; 76 FR 3374, Jan. 19, 2011; 78 FR 1114, Jan. 7, 2013; 81 FR 18539, Mar. 31, 2016; 87 FR 79776, Dec. 27, 2022
]
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