49 CFR Part 173

Shippers - General Requirements for Shipments and Packagings

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Hazardous Materials: Safety Requirements for External Product Piping on Cargo Tanks Transporting Flammable Liquids:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 12/30/04
Withdrawal of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 06/07/06

Hazardous Materials: Incorporation of Exemptions Into Regulations:
Final Rule; Last Revised 01/24/05; Effective Date 03/25/05

Applicability of the Hazardous Materials Regulations to Loading, Unloading and Storage:
Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date; Last Revised 12/08/04; Effective Date 06/01/05

Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code and International Civil Aviation Organization’s Technical Instructions:
Final Rule; Last Revised 07/31/03; Effective Date 10/01/03
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 08/24/10; Effective Date 08/24/10

Hazardous Materials: Requirements for Lighters and Lighter Refills:
Final Rule; Last Revised 01/23/06; Effective Date 01/01/07
Final Rule; Response to Appeals; Correction; Last Revised 04/25/06; Effective Date 01/01/07

Hazardous Materials Regulations: Minor Editorial Corrections and Clarifications:
Final Rule; Last Revised 09/14/06; Effective Date 10/01/06
Final Rule; Correction; Last Revised 09/20/06; Effective Date 10/01/06
Final Rule; Last Revised 10/01/07; Effective Date 10/01/07
Final Rule; Last Revised 10/01/08; Effective Date 10/01/08
Final Rule: Last Revised 10/16/09; Effective Date 10/16/09
Final Rule; Last Revised 09/01/10; Effective Date 10/01/10
Final Rule; Last Revised 10/05/12; Effective Date 10/05/12

Hazardous Material; Miscellaneous Packaging Amendments:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 09/01/06; Effective Date 09/01/06
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Correction; Last Revised 12/01/06; Effective Date 12/01/06
Final Rule; Last Revised 09/30/10; Effective Date 10/01/10

Hazardous Materials; Miscellaneous Amendments:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 09/25/06; Effective Date 09/25/06
Final Rule; Last Revised 01/28/08; Effective Date 10/01/08
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 09/29/10; Effective Date 09/29/10
Final Rule; Last Revised 03/11/13; Effective Date 05/10/13

Hazardous Materials: Requirements for the Storage of Explosives During Transportation:
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 07/03/08; Effective Date 07/03/08

Hazardous Materials: Improving the Safety of Railroad Tank Car Transportation of Hazardous Materials:
Final Rule; Last Revised 01/13/09; Effective Date 03/16/09

Hazardous Materials Regulations: Combustible Liquids:
Advanced NPRM; Last Revised 04/05/10; Effective Date 04/05/10

Hazardous Materials; Reverse Logistics (RRR):
Advance NPRM; Last Revised 07/05/12; Effective Date 07/05/12
Final Rule; Last Revised 01/07/13; Effective Date 01/01/14

Hazardous Materials: Harmonization wtih International Standards (RRR):
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 07/15/12; Effective Date 07/15/12

Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous Petitions for Rulemaking (RRR):
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 05/24/12; Effective Date 05/24/12
Final Rule; Last Revised 03/07/13; Effective Date 05/06/13

Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods: Model Regulations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 05/25/12; Effective Date 05/25/12