[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 2] [Revised as of October 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR173.156] [Page 498] 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 D--Definitions Classification, Packing Group Assignments and Exceptions for Hazardous Materials Other Than Class 1 and Class 7 Sec. 173.156 Exceptions for ORM materials. (a) Exceptions for hazardous materials shipments in the following paragraphs are permitted only if this section is referenced for the specific hazardous material in the Sec. 172.101 table or in a packaging section in this part. (b) ORM-D. Packagings for ORM-D materials are specified according to hazard class in Secs. 173.150 through 173.155 and in Sec. 173.306. In addition to other exceptions specified for ORM-D materials in this part: (1) Strong outer packagings as specified in this part, marking requirements specified in subpart D of part 172 of this subchapter, and the 30 kg (66 pounds) gross weight limitation are not required for materials classed as ORM-D when-- (i) Unitized in cages, carts, boxes or similar overpacks; (ii) Offered for transportation or transported by: (A) Rail; (B) Private or contract motor carrier; or (C) Common carrier in a vehicle under exclusive use for such service; and (iii) Transported to or from a manufacturer, a distribution center, or a retail outlet, or transported to a disposal facility from one offeror. (2) The 30 kg (66 pounds) gross weight limitation does not apply to materials classed as ORM-D when offered for transportation, or transported, by highway or rail between a manufacturer, a distribution center, and a retail outlet provided-- (i) Inner packagings conform to the quantity limits for inner packagings specified in Secs. 173.150(b), 173.152(b), 173.154(b), 173.155(b) and 173.306 (a) and (b), as appropriate; (ii) The inner packagings are packed into corrugated fiberboard trays to prevent them from moving freely; (iii) The trays are placed in a fiberboard box which is banded and secured to a wooden pallet by metal, fabric, or plastic straps, to form a single palletized unit; (iv) The package conforms to the general packaging requirements of subpart B of this part; (v) The maximum net quantity of hazardous material permitted on one palletized unit is 250 kg (550 pounds); and (vi) The package is properly marked in accordance with Sec. 172.316 of this subchapter. [Amdt. 173-224, 55 FR 52634, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 66270, Dec. 20, 1991; 57 FR 45463, Oct. 1, 1992; Amdt. 173-255, 61 FR 50626, Sept. 26, 1996; 63 FR 37461, July 10, 1998]