[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 2] [Revised as of October 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR172.200] [Page 354] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 172_HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLE, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMUNICATIONS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION, AND Subpart C_Shipping Papers Sec. 172.200 Applicability. (a) Description of hazardous materials required. Except as otherwise provided in this subpart, each person who offers a hazardous material for transportation shall describe the hazardous material on the shipping paper in the manner required by this subpart. (b) This subpart does not apply to any material, other than a hazardous substance, hazardous waste or marine pollutant, that is-- (1) Identified by the letter ``A'' in column 1 of the Sec. 172.101 table, except when the material is offered or intended for transportation by air; or (2) Identified by the letter ``W'' in column 1 of the Sec. 172.101 table, except when the material is offered or intended for transportation by water; or (3) An ORM-D, except when the material is offered or intended for transportation by air. (4) Category B infectious substances prepared in accordance with Sec. 173.199. [Amdt. 172-29A, 41 FR 40677, Sept. 20, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 172-58, 45 FR 34697, May 22, 1980; Amdt. 172-74, 47 FR 43065, Sept. 30, 1982; Amdt. 172-112, 53 FR 17160, May 13, 1988; Amdt. 172-127, 57 FR 52938, Nov. 5, 1992; 71 FR 32258, June 2, 2006]