[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 2] [Revised as of October 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR173.242] [Page 548-550] 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 F_Bulk Packaging for Hazardous Materials Other Than Class 1 and Class 7 Sec. 173.242 Bulk packagings for certain medium hazard liquids and solids, including solids with dual hazards. When Sec. 172.101 of this subchapter specifies that a hazardous material be [[Page 549]] packaged under this section, only the following bulk packagings are authorized, subject to the requirements of subparts A and B of part 173 of this subchapter and the special provisions specified in column 7 of the Sec. 172.101 table. (a) Rail cars: Class DOT 103, 104, 105, 109, 111, 112, 114, 115, or 120 tank car tanks; Class 106 or 110 multi-unit tank car tanks and AAR Class 206W tank car tanks. (b) Cargo tanks: Specification MC 300, MC 301, MC 302, MC 303, MC 304, MC 305, MC 306, MC 307, MC 310, MC 311, MC 312, MC 330, MC 331, DOT 406, DOT 407, and DOT 412 cargo tank motor vehicles. Cargo tanks used to transport Class 3, Packing Group I or II, or Packing Group III with a flash point of less than 38 [deg]C (100 [deg]F); Class 6, Packing Group I or II; and Class 8, Packing Group I or II materials must conform to the following special requirements: (1) Pressure relief system: Except as provided by Sec. 173.33(d), each cargo tank must be equipped with a pressure relief system meeting the requirements of Sec. 178.346-3 or Sec. 178.347-4 of this subchapter. However, pressure relief devices on MC 310, MC 311 and MC 312 cargo tanks must meet the requirements for a Specification MC 307 cargo tank (except for Class 8, Packing Group I and II). Pressure relief devices on MC 330 and MC 331 cargo tanks must meet the requirement in Sec. 178.337-9 of this subchapter. (2) Bottom outlets: DOT 406, DOT 407 and DOT 412 must be equipped with stop-valves meeting the requirements of Sec. 178.345-11 of this subchapter; MC 304, MC 307, MC 310, MC 311, and MC 312 cargo tanks must be equipped with stop-valves capable of being remotely closed within 30 seconds of actuation by manual or mechanic means and (except for Class 8, Packing Group I and II) by a closure activated at a temperature not over 121 [deg]C (250 [deg]F); MC 330 and MC 331 cargo tanks must be equipped with internal self-closing stop-valves meeting the requirements in Sec. 178.337-11 of this subchapter. (c) Portable tanks. DOT Specification 51, 56, 57 and 60 portable tanks; Specification IM 101, IM 102, and UN portable tanks when a T Code is specified in Column (7) of the Sec. 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table for a specific hazardous material; and marine portable tanks conforming to 46 CFR part 64 are authorized. DOT Specification 57 portable tanks used for the transport by vessel of Class 3, Packaging Group II materials must conform to the following: (1) Minimum design pressure. Each tank must have a minimum design pressure of 62 kPa (9 psig); (2) Pressure relief devices. Each tank must be equipped with at least one pressure relief device, such as a spring-loaded valve or fusible plug, conforming to the following: (i) Each pressure relief device must communicate with the vapor space of the tank when the tank is in a normal transportation attitude. Shutoff valves may not be installed between the tank opening and any pressure relief device. Pressure relief devices must be mounted, shielded, or drained to prevent the accumulation of any material that could impair the operation or discharge capability of the device; (ii) Frangible devices are not authorized; (iii) No pressure relief device may open at less than 34.4 kPa (5 psig); (iv) If a fusible device is used for relieving pressure, the device must have a minimum area of 1.25 square inches. The device must function at a temperature between 104 [deg]C. and 149 [deg]C. (220 [deg]F. and 300 [deg]F.) and at a pressure less than the design test pressure of the tank, unless this latter function is accomplished by a separate device; and (v) No relief device may be used which would release flammable vapors under normal conditions of transportation (temperature up to and including 54 [deg]C. (130 [deg]F.).); and (3) Venting capacity. The minimum venting capacity for pressure activated vents must be 6,000 cubic feet of free air per hour (measured at 101.3 kPa (14.7 psi) and 15.6 [deg]C. (60 [deg]F.)) at not more than 34.4 kPa (5 psi). The total emergency venting capacity (cu. ft./hr.) of each portable tank must be at least that determined from the following table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cubic feet Total surface area square feet \1\ \2\ free air per hour ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20...................................................... 15,800 30...................................................... 23,700 40...................................................... 31,600 [[Page 550]] 50...................................................... 39,500 60...................................................... 47,400 70...................................................... 55,300 80...................................................... 63,300 90...................................................... 71,200 100..................................................... 79,100 120..................................................... 94,900 140..................................................... 110,700 160..................................................... 126,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Interpolate for intermediate sizes. \2\ Surface area excludes area of legs. (4) Unless provided by Sec. 173.32(h)(3), an IM 101, 102 or UN portable tank with a bottom outlet and used to transport a liquid hazardous material that is a Class 3, PG I or II, or PG III with a flash point of less than 38 [deg]C (100 [deg]F); Division 5.1 PG I or II; or Division 6.1, PG I or II, must have internal valves conforming to Sec. 178.275(d)(3) of this subchapter. (d) IBCs. IBCs are authorized subject to the conditions and limitations of this section provided the IBC type is authorized according to the IBC packaging code specified for the specific hazardous material in Column (7) of the Sec. 172.101 Table of this subchapter and the IBC conforms to the requirements in subpart O of part 178 of this subchapter at the Packing Group performance level as specified in Column (5) of the Sec. 172.101 Table of this subchapter for the material being transported. (1) IBCs may not be used for the following hazardous materials: (i) Packing Group I liquids; and (ii) Packing Group I solids that may become liquid during transportation. (2) The following IBCs may not be used for Packing Group II and III solids that may become liquid during transportation: (i) Wooden: 11C, 11D and 11F; (ii) Fiberboard: 11G; (iii) Flexible: 13H1, 13H2, 13H3, 13H4, 13H5, 13L1, 13L2, 13L3, 13L4, 13M1 and 13M2; and (iv) Composite: 11HZ2 and 21HZ2. [Amdt. 173-224, 55 FR 52663, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 66275, Dec. 20, 1991; Amdt. 173-238, 59 FR 38067, July 26, 1994; Amdt. 173-243, 60 FR 40038, Aug. 4, 1995; Amdt. 173-246, 60 FR 49110, Sept. 21, 1995; Amdt. 173-252, 61 FR 28676, June 5, 1996; 62 FR 51560, Oct. 1, 1997; 65 FR 50461, Aug. 18, 2000; 66 FR 33435, June 21, 2001; 67 FR 15743, Apr. 3, 2002; 68 FR 32413, May 30, 2003] Editorial Note: Amendments published at 66 FR 45380, Aug. 28, 2001, could not be incorporated because of inaccurate amendatory instruction.