United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1995_register executive 2010-09-25 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1be05850c D09002ee1be05860e United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Research and Special Programs Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule amends the Hazardous Materials Regulations pertaining to the transportation of radioactive materials to harmonize them with those of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and, thus, most major nuclear nations of the world. Several substantive changes are made to provide a more uniform degree of safety for various types of shipments, such as requiring offerors and carriers to maintain written radiation protection programs, revisions to the definition and packaging for low specific activity radioactive materials, and requiring use of the International System of Units for the measurement of activity in a package of radioactive material. However, the basic standards for packaging radioactive materials remain unchanged. The intended effect of this rulemaking is to increase the level of safety and facilitate international commerce concerning the transportation of radioactive materials. Elsewhere in todays Federal Register, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published a corresponding final rule to its transportation regulations found in 10 CFR Part 71. 60 FR 50292 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1995-09-28/95-22773 95-22773 fr28se95-29 RIN 2137-AB60 4910-60-C Docket No. HM-169A Amdt. Nos. 171-135, 172-143, 173-244, 174-80, 175- 53, 176-37, 177-85, 178-109 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1995-09-28/95-22773 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1995-09-28/html/95-22773.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1995-09-28/pdf/95-22773.pdf 45 p. 50292 50336 60 FR 50292 Title 49 Part 49 CFR Part Title 49 Part 171 49 CFR Part 171 Title 49 Part 172 49 CFR Part 172 Title 49 Part 173 49 CFR Part 173 Title 49 Part 174 49 CFR Part 174 Title 49 Part 175 49 CFR Part 175 Title 49 Part 176 49 CFR Part 176 Title 49 Part 177 49 CFR Part 177 Title 49 Part 178 49 CFR Part 178 RIN 2137-AB60 Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations; Compatibility with Regulations of the International Atomic Energy Agency; Federal Register Vol. 60, Issue RULE 95-22773 III DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Special Programs Administration 1996-04-01 Docket No. HM-169A Amdt. Nos. 171-135, 172-143, 173-244, 174-80, 175- 53, 176-37, 177-85, 178-109 4910-60-C 95-22773 Final rule.

This final rule amends the Hazardous Materials Regulations pertaining to the transportation of radioactive materials to harmonize them with those of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and, thus, most major nuclear nations of the world. Several substantive changes are made to provide a more uniform degree of safety for various types of shipments, such as requiring offerors and carriers to maintain written radiation protection programs, revisions to the definition and packaging for low specific activity radioactive materials, and requiring use of the International System of Units for the measurement of activity in a package of radioactive material. However, the basic standards for packaging radioactive materials remain unchanged. The intended effect of this rulemaking is to increase the level of safety and facilitate international commerce concerning the transportation of radioactive materials. Elsewhere in todays Federal Register, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published a corresponding final rule to its transportation regulations found in 10 CFR Part 71.

Effective date. The effective date of these amendments is April 1, 1996. A. Wendell Carriker, Office of Hazardous Materials Technology, (202) 366-4545, or John A. Gale, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards, (202) 366-8553, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. Vol. 60, no. 188 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1995-09-28 continuing daily deposited born digital 317 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1995-09-28 P0b002ee180a8f872 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr28se95 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1995-09-28 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1995-09-28/pdf/FR-1995-09-28.pdf fdlp 50069 50377 DGPO 2010-09-25 2023-05-07 FR-1995-09-28 machine generated eng FR FR-1995-09-28 60 188