{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 178.350","title":"Specification 7A; general packaging, Type A.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"(a) Each packaging must meet all applicable requirements of subpart B of part 173 of this subchapter and be designed and constructed so that it meets the requirements of §§ 173.403, 173.410, 173.412, 173.415 and 173.465 of this subchapter for Type A packaging.\n\n(b) Each Specification 7A packaging mu","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-178-350.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-178-350.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-178-350","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-178.350","body":"(a) Each packaging must meet all applicable requirements of subpart B of part 173 of this subchapter and be designed and constructed so that it meets the requirements of §§ 173.403, 173.410, 173.412, 173.415 and 173.465 of this subchapter for Type A packaging.\n\n(b) Each Specification 7A packaging must be marked on the outside “USA DOT 7A Type A.”\n\n(c) Each Specification 7A packaging must comply with the requirements of §§ 178.2 and 178.3. In § 178.3(a)(2) the term “packaging manufacturer” means the person certifying that the package meets all requirements of this section.\n\n[Amdt. 178-109, 60 FR 50336, Sept. 28, 1995; 60 FR 54409, Oct. 23, 1995, as amended at 69 FR 3696, Jan. 26, 2004; 70 FR 56099, Sept. 23, 2005; 79 FR 40618, July 11, 2014]","truncated":false,"body_characters":750}