49 CFR 385.401
§ 385.401 Hazardous materials safety permits: Purpose and scope.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 385.401, § 385.401 Hazardous materials safety permits: Purpose and scope, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/260760
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Full text
(a) This subpart contains the requirements for obtaining and maintaining a safety permit to transport certain hazardous materials. No one may transport the materials listed in § 385.403 without a safety permit required by this subpart.
(b) This subpart includes:
(1) Definitions of terms used in this subpart;
(2) The list of hazardous materials that require a safety permit if transported in commerce;
(3) The requirements and procedures a carrier must follow in order to be issued a safety permit and maintain a safety permit;
(4) The procedures for a motor carrier to follow to initiate an administrative review of a denial, suspension, or revocation of a safety permit.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.