49 CFR 176.205 - Under deck stowage requirements. | Title 49 - Transportation | Code of Federal Regulations

§ 176.205

Under deck stowage requirements.

(a) When a Class 2 (compressed gas) material is stowed below deck, it must be stowed in a mechanically ventilated cargo space with no source of artificial heat and clear of living quarters. No bulkhead or deck of that hold or compartment may be a common boundary with any boiler room, engine room, coal bunker, galley or boiler room uptake.

(b) When Division 2.1 (flammable gas) materials are stowed below deck, they must be stowed in a hold or compartment which complies with paragraph (a) of this section and the following requirements:

(1) Each hold or compartment must be ventilated.

(2) Each hold or compartment must be equipped with an overhead water sprinkler system or fixed fire extinguishing system.

(3) Each electrical power line in the hold or compartment must be protected by a strong metal covering to prevent crushing by cargo being stowed against it.

(4) Except when fitted with electrical fixtures of the explosion-proof type, each electrical circuit serving the hold or compartment must be disconnected from all sources of power. No circuit may be energized until the Division 2.1 (flammable gas) cargo and any vapors have been removed from the hold or compartment. Explosion-proof portable lighting may be used if the source of power is from electrical outlets outside the hold or compartment and above the weather deck.

(5) Any opening in a common bulkhead of an adjacent hold or compartment must be securely closed off and made gas-tight, unless the adjacent hold or compartment is also used for the stowage of Division 2.1 (flammable gas) materials.

(6) Full and efficient hatch covers must be used. Tarpaulins, if fitted, must be protected by dunnaging before overstowing with any cargo. Each tarpaulin must be in one piece and free of rents, tears, and holes.

(7) A fire screen must be fitted at the weather end of each vent duct leading from the hold or compartment. The fire screen must completely cover the open area. It must consist of two layers of corrosion-resistant metal wire of 20×20 mesh or finer, spaced not less than 1 cm (0.4 inch) or more than 4 cm (1.6 inches) apart. The screen may be removable if means for securing it in place when in service are provided.

(8) The hold or compartment may not be fitted with any gooseneck type vent trunk head.

(9) Any electrical apparatus located in the hold or compartment must be capable of being disconnected from its power source by a positive means located outside the hold or compartment.

[Amdt. 176-30, 55 FR 52704, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 66282, Dec. 20, 1991]

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2013-03-25; vol. 78 # 57 - Monday, March 25, 2013

78 FR 17875 - Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous Petitions for Rulemaking (RRR)

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FR Doc.	C1-2013-04197
RIN	2137-AE79
Docket No.	PHMSA-2011-0142 (HM-219)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 172, 173, 176, 178

Summary

2013-03-07; vol. 78 # 45 - Thursday, March 7, 2013

78 FR 14702 - Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous Petitions for Rulemaking (RRR)

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-04197
RIN	2137-AE79
Docket No.	PHMSA-2011-0142 (HM-219)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Final rule.

Effective Date: This rule is effective May 6, 2013. Voluntary Compliance Date: Voluntary compliance with all amendments is authorized March 7, 2013.

49 CFR Parts 172, 173, 176, and 178

Summary

PHMSA is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations in response to petitions for rulemaking submitted by the regulated community to update, clarify, or provide relief from miscellaneous regulatory requirements. Specifically, PHMSA is amending the recordkeeping and package marking requirements for third-party labs and manufacturers to assure the traceability of packaging; removing the listing for “NA1203, Gasohol, gasoline mixed with ethyl alcohol, with not more than 10% alcohol”; harmonizing internationally and providing a limited quantity exception for Division 4.1, Self-reactive solids and Self-reactive liquids Types B through F; allowing smokeless powder classified as a Division 1.4C material to be reclassified as a Division 4.1 material; and providing greater flexibility by allowing the Dangerous Cargo Manifest to be in locations designated by the master of the vessel besides “on or near the vessel's bridge” while the vessel is in a United States port.

2013-01-07; vol. 78 # 4 - Monday, January 7, 2013

78 FR 1101 - 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

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-31242
RIN	2137-AE83
Docket No.	PHMSA-2009-0126 (HM-215K)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Final rule.

Effective: January 1, 2013.

49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 175, 176 and 178

Summary

This document responds to administrative appeals generated as a result of certain amendments adopted in an international harmonization final rule published on January 19, 2011. The January 19, 2011 final rule amended the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) by revising, removing or adding proper shipping names, the hazard class of a material, packing group assignments, special provisions, packaging authorizations, packaging sections, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. The amendments were necessary to align the HMR with recent revisions to international standards for the transport of hazardous materials by all modes. In this final rule, PHMSA amends the HMR as a result of administrative appeals submitted in response to various amendments adopted in the January 19, 2011 final rule. This document also addresses recent actions taken by the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) regarding certain lithium ion battery-powered mobility aids (e.g., wheelchairs, travel scooters) offered by passengers for air transport and passenger notification of hazardous materials restrictions by operators. Further, this final rule adopts amendments to the HMR as a result of two administrative appeals submitted by an appellant in response to a final rule published February 2, 2010, that revised shipper responsibilities related to packaging design variation, manufacturer notification, and recordkeeping requirements for certain packaging types.

78 FR 988 - Hazardous Materials: Harmonization with International Standards (RRR)

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-31243
RIN	2137-AE87
Docket No.	s. PHMSA-2012-0027 (HM-215L)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Final rule.

Effective Date: January 1, 2013. Voluntary compliance date: PHMSA is authorizing voluntary compliance beginning January 1, 2013. Delayed compliance date: Unless otherwise specified, compliance with the amendments adopted in this final rule is required beginning January 1, 2014. Incorporation by reference date: The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of January 1, 2013.

49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, and 178

Summary

PHMSA is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to maintain alignment with international standards by incorporating various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. These revisions are necessary to harmonize the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) with recent changes made to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, the International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO Technical Instructions), and the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods—Model Regulations (UN Model Regulations) and address a petition for rulemaking.

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Title 49 published on 2012-10-01

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 49 CFR 176 after this date.

2013-03-25; vol. 78 # 57 - Monday, March 25, 2013

78 FR 17875 - Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous Petitions for Rulemaking (RRR)

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	C1-2013-04197
RIN	2137-AE79
Docket No.	PHMSA-2011-0142 (HM-219)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 172, 173, 176, 178

Summary

2013-03-07; vol. 78 # 45 - Thursday, March 7, 2013

78 FR 14702 - Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous Petitions for Rulemaking (RRR)

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-04197
RIN	2137-AE79
Docket No.	PHMSA-2011-0142 (HM-219)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Final rule.

Effective Date: This rule is effective May 6, 2013. Voluntary Compliance Date: Voluntary compliance with all amendments is authorized March 7, 2013.

49 CFR Parts 172, 173, 176, and 178

Summary

PHMSA is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations in response to petitions for rulemaking submitted by the regulated community to update, clarify, or provide relief from miscellaneous regulatory requirements. Specifically, PHMSA is amending the recordkeeping and package marking requirements for third-party labs and manufacturers to assure the traceability of packaging; removing the listing for “NA1203, Gasohol, gasoline mixed with ethyl alcohol, with not more than 10% alcohol”; harmonizing internationally and providing a limited quantity exception for Division 4.1, Self-reactive solids and Self-reactive liquids Types B through F; allowing smokeless powder classified as a Division 1.4C material to be reclassified as a Division 4.1 material; and providing greater flexibility by allowing the Dangerous Cargo Manifest to be in locations designated by the master of the vessel besides “on or near the vessel's bridge” while the vessel is in a United States port.

2013-01-07; vol. 78 # 4 - Monday, January 7, 2013

78 FR 1101 - 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

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-31242
RIN	2137-AE83
Docket No.	PHMSA-2009-0126 (HM-215K)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Final rule.

Effective: January 1, 2013.

49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 175, 176 and 178

Summary

This document responds to administrative appeals generated as a result of certain amendments adopted in an international harmonization final rule published on January 19, 2011. The January 19, 2011 final rule amended the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) by revising, removing or adding proper shipping names, the hazard class of a material, packing group assignments, special provisions, packaging authorizations, packaging sections, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. The amendments were necessary to align the HMR with recent revisions to international standards for the transport of hazardous materials by all modes. In this final rule, PHMSA amends the HMR as a result of administrative appeals submitted in response to various amendments adopted in the January 19, 2011 final rule. This document also addresses recent actions taken by the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) regarding certain lithium ion battery-powered mobility aids (e.g., wheelchairs, travel scooters) offered by passengers for air transport and passenger notification of hazardous materials restrictions by operators. Further, this final rule adopts amendments to the HMR as a result of two administrative appeals submitted by an appellant in response to a final rule published February 2, 2010, that revised shipper responsibilities related to packaging design variation, manufacturer notification, and recordkeeping requirements for certain packaging types.

78 FR 988 - Hazardous Materials: Harmonization with International Standards (RRR)

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-31243
RIN	2137-AE87
Docket No.	s. PHMSA-2012-0027 (HM-215L)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Final rule.

Effective Date: January 1, 2013. Voluntary compliance date: PHMSA is authorizing voluntary compliance beginning January 1, 2013. Delayed compliance date: Unless otherwise specified, compliance with the amendments adopted in this final rule is required beginning January 1, 2014. Incorporation by reference date: The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of January 1, 2013.

49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, and 178

Summary

PHMSA is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to maintain alignment with international standards by incorporating various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. These revisions are necessary to harmonize the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) with recent changes made to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, the International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO Technical Instructions), and the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods—Model Regulations (UN Model Regulations) and address a petition for rulemaking.

49 CFR 176.205 - Under deck stowage requirements.

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