Ask X3What does 49 CFR 173.241 (Bulk packagings for certain low hazard liquid and solid materials) require?
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As a motor-carrier owner, when 49 CFR 173.241 specifies that your hazardous material be packaged under this section, you must use only the authorized bulk packagings subject to the requirements of subparts A and B of part 173 and the special provisions in column 7 of the § 172.101 table.
Specifically, the authorized bulk packagings include:
* Cargo Tanks: DOT specification MC 300, MC 301, MC 302, MC 303, MC 304, MC 305, MC 306, MC 307, MC 310, MC 311, MC 312, MC 330, MC 331, DOT 406, DOT 407, and DOT 412 cargo tank motor vehicles, as well as non-DOT specification cargo tank motor vehicles that are suitable for transporting liquids.
* Rail Cars: Specific classes of tank car tanks and multi-unit tank car tanks (such as Class DOT 103, 104, 105, 109, 111, 112, 114, 115, 117, 120, Class 106, 110, and AAR Class 203W, 206W, 211W), subject to operational requirements for high-hazard flammable trains and retrofit/performance standards (like DOT-117R or DOT-117P) where applicable.
* Portable Tanks: DOT Specification 51, 56, 57, and 60 portable tanks; IMO type 1, 2, and 5; IM 101 and IM 102; UN portable tanks; marine portable tanks conforming to 46 CFR part 64; and non-DOT specification portable tanks suitable for transporting liquids.
* Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs): Authorized based on the IBC packaging code in Column (7) of the § 172.101 Table, provided they conform to part 178, subpart O requirements at the correct Packing Group level (Note: IBCs are prohibited for Packing Group I liquids and certain solids that may become liquid, as well as specific wooden, fiberboard, flexible, and composite types for PG II and III liquefying solids).
* Large Packagings: Authorized based on the IBC packaging code in Column (7), provided they conform to part 178, subpart Q at the correct Packing Group level (Note: Except as specifically authorized, they cannot be used for PG I or II materials, or with paper/fiberboard inner receptacles for solids that may become liquid).