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CFR /  Title 49  /  Part 173  /  Sec. 173.422 Additional requirements for excepted packages

An excepted package of Class 7 (radioactive) material that is prepared for shipment under the provisions of Sec. 173.421, Sec. 173.424, Sec. 173.426, or Sec. 173.428, or a small quantity of another hazard class transported by highway or rail (as defined in Sec. 173.4) which also meets the requirements of one of these sections, is not subject to any additional requirements of this subchapter, except for the following:

(a) The outside of each package must be marked with:

(1) The UN identification number for the material preceded by the letters UN, as shown in column (4) of the Hazardous Materials Table in Sec. 172.101 of this subchapter; and

(2) The letters ``RQ'' on a non-bulk packaging containing a hazardous substance.

(b) Sections 171.15 and 171.16 of this subchapter, pertaining to the reporting of incidents;

(c) Sections 174.750, 175.700(b), and 176.710 of this subchapter (depending on the mode of transportation), pertaining to the reporting of decontamination;

(d) The training requirements of subpart H of part 172 of this subchapter; and

(e) For a material that meets the definition of a hazardous substance or a hazardous waste, the shipping paper requirements of subpart C of part 172 of this subchapter, except that such shipments are not subject to shipping paper requirements applicable to Class 7 (radioactive) materials in Secs. 172.202(a)(5), 172.202(a)(6), 172.203(d) and 172.204(c)(4). [69 FR 3675, Jan. 26, 2004, as amended at 79 FR 40613, July 11, 2014]