---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 173.422"
title: "49"
number: "173.422"
heading: "Additional requirements for excepted packages containing Class 7 (radioactive) materials."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/173.422"
---

# §173.422. Additional requirements for excepted packages containing Class 7 (radioactive) materials.


An excepted package of Class 7 (radioactive) material that is prepared for shipment under the provisions of [§ 173.421](/cfr/49/173.421.md), [§ 173.424](/cfr/49/173.424.md), [§ 173.426](/cfr/49/173.426.md), or [§ 173.428](/cfr/49/173.428.md), or a small quantity of another hazard class transported by highway or rail (as defined in [§ 173.4](/cfr/49/173.4.md)) which also meets the requirements of one of these sections, is not subject to any additional requirements of this subchapter, except for the following:

- (a) The outside of each package must be marked with:
  - (1) The UN identification number for the material preceded by the letters UN, as shown in column (4) of the Hazardous Materials Table in [§ 172.101](/cfr/49/172.101.md) of this subchapter; and
  - (2) **The letters “RQ” on a non-bulk packaging containing a hazardous substance.**
- (b) Sections [171.15](/cfr/49/171.15.md) and [171.16](/cfr/49/171.16.md) of this subchapter, pertaining to the reporting of incidents;
- (c) Sections [174.750](/cfr/49/174.750.md), [175.705](/cfr/49/175.705.md), and [176.710](/cfr/49/176.710.md) of this subchapter (depending on the mode of transportation), pertaining to the reporting of decontamination;
- (d) The training requirements of [subpart H of part 172](/cfr/49/part172-subpartH.md) of this subchapter;
- (e) For a material that meets the definition of a hazardous substance or a hazardous waste, the shipping paper requirements of [subpart C of part 172](/cfr/49/part172-subpartC.md) of this subchapter, except that such shipments are not subject to shipping paper requirements applicable to Class 7 (radioactive) materials in §§ [172.202(a)(5)](/cfr/49/172.202.md?p=a-5), [172.202(a)(6)](/cfr/49/172.202.md?p=a-6), [172.203(d)](/cfr/49/172.203.md?p=d) and [172.204(c)(4)](/cfr/49/172.204.md?p=c-4); and
- (f) **For transportation by vessel—**
  - (1) The following information must be shown on a special transport document such as a bill of lading, air waybill, or other similar document:
    - (i) The UN identification number for the material preceded by the letters “UN”, as shown in column (4) of the Hazardous Materials Table in [§ 172.101](/cfr/49/172.101.md) of this subchapter; and
    - (ii) **The name and address of the consignor and the consignee.**
  - (2) The certificate requirements in [§ 176.27](/cfr/49/176.27.md) must be met.

## Notes

### Amendments

[69 FR 3675, Jan. 26, 2004, as amended at 79 FR 40613, July 11, 2014; 80 FR 72928, Nov. 23, 2015; 85 FR 27897, May 11, 2020]

### Source

Source: Amdt. 173-244, 60 FR 50307, Sept. 28, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

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

### Amendments

[69 FR 3675, Jan. 26, 2004, as amended at 79 FR 40613, July 11, 2014; 80 FR 72928, Nov. 23, 2015; 85 FR 27897, May 11, 2020]