[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: 49CFR173.473]

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                        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 I--Class 7 (Radioactive) Materials
 
Sec. 173.473  Requirements for foreign-made packages.

    In addition to other applicable requirements of this subchapter, 
each offeror of a foreign-made Type B, Type B(U), Type B(M), or fissile 
material package for which a Competent Authority Certificate is required 
by IAEA's ``Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials, 
Safety Series No. 6,'' shall also comply with the following 
requirements:
    (a) Prior to the shipment of such a package of Class 7 (radioactive) 
materials into or from the U.S., the offeror shall--
    (1) Have the foreign competent authority certificate revalidated by 
the U.S. Competent Authority, unless this has been done previously. Each 
request for revalidation must be submitted to the Associate 
Administrator. The request must be in triplicate, contain all the 
information required by Section VII of the IAEA regulations in Safety 
Series No. 6 (incorporated by reference, see Sec. 171.7 of this 
subchapter), and include a copy in English of the foreign competent 
authority certificate. Alternatively, the request with any attached 
supporting documentation submitted in an appropriate format may be sent 
by facsimile (fax) to (202) 366-3753 or (202) 366-3650, or by electronic 
mail to ``ramcert@rspa.dot.gov.'' Each request is considered in the 
order in which it is received.
    To allow sufficient time for consideration, requests must be 
received at least 90 days before the requested effective date;
    (2) Register in writing with the U.S. Competent Authority as a user 
of the package covered by the foreign competent authority certificate 
and its U.S. revalidation. Alternatively, the registration request with 
any attached supporting documentation submitted in an appropriate format 
may be sent by facsimile (fax) to (202) 366-3753 or (202) 366-3650, or 
by electronic mail (e-mail) to ``ramcert@rspa.dot.gov.'' If the

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offeror is requesting the revalidation, registration is automatic; and
    (3) Supply to the carrier, upon request, the applicable competent 
authority certificates. However, the competent authority certificates 
are not required to accompany the packages to which they apply.
    (b) The outside of each package must be durably and legibly marked 
with the competent authority identification marking indicated on the 
Competent Authority Certificate and revalidation.
    (c) Each shipping paper for a shipment of Class 7 (radioactive) 
materials must bear a notation of the package identification marking 
indicated on the competent authority certificate or revalidation.
    (d) All requirements of the foreign competent authority certificate 
and the U.S. Competent Authority revalidation must be fulfilled.

[Amdt. 173-244, 60 FR 50307, Sept. 28, 1995, as amended at 66 FR 45379, 
Aug. 28, 2001; 67 FR 16015, Sept. 27, 2002]