[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR173.24a]

[Page 406-408]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 173--SHIPPERS--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPMENTS AND PACKAGINGS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart B--Preparation of Hazardous Materials for Transportation
 
Sec. 173.24a (b)  Non-bulk packaging filling limits

    (b) Non-bulk packaging filling limits.

	(1) A single or composite non-bulk packaging may be filled with a 
liquid hazardous material only when the specific gravity of the material 
does not exceed that marked on the packaging, or a specific gravity of 
1.2 if not marked, except as follows:
    (i) A Packing Group I packaging may be used for a Packing Group II 
material with a specific gravity not exceeding the greater of 1.8, or 
1.5 times the specific gravity marked on the packaging, provided all the 
performance criteria can still be met with the higher specific gravity 
material;
    (ii) A Packing Group I packaging may be used for a Packing Group III 
material with a specific gravity not exceeding the greater of 2.7, or 
2.25 times the specific gravity marked on the packaging, provided all 
the performance criteria can still be met with the higher specific 
gravity material; and
    (iii) A Packing Group II packaging may be used for a Packing Group 
III material with a specific gravity not exceeding the greater of 1.8, 
or 1.5 times the specific gravity marked on the packaging, provided all 
the performance criteria can still be met with the higher specific 
gravity material.

[Amdt. 173-224, 55 FR 52611, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 66265, 
Dec. 20, 1991; 57 FR 45460, Oct. 1, 1992; 58 FR 51532, Oct. 1, 1993; 
Amdt. 173-255, 61 FR 50624, Sept. 26, 1996; 66 FR 45380, Aug. 28, 2001]