[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: 49CFR172.606]

[Page 416]
 
                        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 G_Emergency Response Information
 
Sec.  172.606  Carrier information contact.

    (a) Each carrier who transports or accepts for transportation a 
hazardous material for which a shipping paper is required shall instruct 
the operator of a motor vehicle, train, aircraft, or vessel to contact 
the carrier (e.g., by telephone or mobile radio) in the event of an 
incident involving the hazardous material.
    (b) For transportation by highway, if a transport vehicle, (e.g., a 
semi-trailer or freight container-on-chassis) contains hazardous 
material for which a shipping paper is required and the vehicle is 
separated from its motive power and parked at a location other than a 
facility operated by the consignor or consignee or a facility (e.g., a 
carrier's terminal or a marine terminal) subject to the provisions of 
Sec.  172.602(c)(2), the carrier shall--
    (1) Mark the transport vehicle with the telephone number of the 
motor carrier on the front exterior near the brake hose and electrical 
connections or on a label, tag, or sign attached to the vehicle at the 
brake hose or electrical connection; or
    (2) Have the shipping paper and emergency response information 
readily available on the transport vehicle.
    (c) The requirements specified in paragraph (b) of this section do 
not apply to an unattended motor vehicle separated from its motive power 
when the motor vehicle is marked on an orange panel, a placard, or a 
plain white square-on-point configuration with the identification number 
of each hazardous material loaded therein, and the marking or placard is 
visible on the outside of the motor vehicle.

[Amdt. 172-151, 62 FR 1234, Jan. 8, 1997, as amended at 62 FR 39398 and 
39409, July 22, 1997; 63 FR 16076, Apr. 1, 1998]