---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 172.800"
title: "49"
number: "172.800"
heading: "Purpose and applicability."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/172.800"
---

# §172.800. Purpose and applicability.

- (a) **Purpose.** This subpart prescribes requirements for development and implementation of plans to address security risks related to the transportation of hazardous materials in commerce.
- (b) **Applicability.** Each person who offers for transportation in commerce or transports in commerce one or more of the following hazardous materials must develop and adhere to a transportation security plan for hazardous materials that conforms to the requirements of this subpart. As used in this section, “large bulk quantity” refers to a quantity greater than 3,000 kg (6,614 pounds) for solids or 3,000 liters (792 gallons) for liquids and gases in a single packaging such as a cargo tank motor vehicle, portable tank, tank car, or other bulk container.
  - (1) Any quantity of a Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 material.
  - (2) A quantity of a Division 1.4, 1.5, or 1.6 material requiring placarding in accordance with [subpart F](/cfr/49/subpartF.md) of this part.
  - (3) A large bulk quantity of Division 2.1 material.
  - (4) A large bulk quantity of Division 2.2 material with a subsidiary hazard of 5.1.
  - (5) Any quantity of a material poisonous by inhalation, as defined in [§ 171.8](/cfr/49/171.8.md) of this subchapter.
  - (6) **A large bulk quantity of a Class 3 material meeting the criteria for Packing Group I or II.**
  - (7) A quantity of desensitized explosives meeting the definition of Division 4.1 or Class 3 material requiring placarding in accordance with [subpart F](/cfr/49/subpartF.md) of this part.
  - (8) A large bulk quantity of a Division 4.2 material meeting the criteria for Packing Group I or II.
  - (9) A quantity of a Division 4.3 material requiring placarding in accordance with [subpart F](/cfr/49/subpartF.md) of this part.
  - (10) A large bulk quantity of a Division 5.1 material in Packing Groups I and II; perchlorates; or ammonium nitrate, ammonium nitrate fertilizers, or ammonium nitrate emulsions, suspensions, or gels.
  - (11) **Any quantity of organic peroxide, Type B, liquid or solid, temperature controlled.**
  - (12) A large bulk quantity of Division 6.1 material (for a material poisonous by inhalation see [paragraph (5)](#b-5) above).
  - (13) A select agent or toxin regulated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under [42 CFR part 73](/cfr/42/part73.md) or the U.S. Department of Agriculture under [9 CFR part 121](/cfr/9/part121.md).
  - (14) A quantity of uranium hexafluoride requiring placarding under [§ 172.505(b)](/cfr/49/172.505.md?p=b).
  - (15) International Atomic Energy Agency Code of Conduct (IBR, see [§ 171.7](/cfr/49/171.7.md)) Category 1 and 2 materials, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Category 1 and Category 2 radioactive materials as listed in Table 1, appendix A to [10 CFR part 37](/cfr/10/part37.md), and Highway Route Controlled quantities as defined in [49 CFR 173.403](/cfr/49/173.403.md).
  - (16) **A large bulk quantity of Class 8 material meeting the criteria for Packing Group I.**
- (c) **Exceptions.** Transportation activities of a farmer, who generates less than $500,000 annually in gross receipts from the sale of agricultural commodities or products, are not subject to this subpart if such activities are:
  - (1) Conducted by highway or rail;
  - (2) In direct support of their farming operations; and
  - (3) **Conducted within a 150-mile radius of those operations.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[68 FR 14521, Mar. 25, 2003, as amended at 70 FR 73164, Dec. 9, 2005; 71 FR 32258, June 2, 2006; 75 FR 10988, Mar. 9, 2010; 75 FR 53597, Sept. 1, 2010; 76 FR 56314, Sept. 13, 2011; 85 FR 27878, May 11, 2020; 85 FR 83381, Dec. 21, 2020]

### Source

Source: 68 FR 14521, Mar. 25, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5128, 44701; 49 CFR 1.81, 1.96 and 1.97.

### Source

Source: Amdt. 172-29, 41 FR 15996, Apr. 15, 1976, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[68 FR 14521, Mar. 25, 2003, as amended at 70 FR 73164, Dec. 9, 2005; 71 FR 32258, June 2, 2006; 75 FR 10988, Mar. 9, 2010; 75 FR 53597, Sept. 1, 2010; 76 FR 56314, Sept. 13, 2011; 85 FR 27878, May 11, 2020; 85 FR 83381, Dec. 21, 2020]