---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 178.1020"
title: "49"
number: "178.1020"
heading: "Period of use for transportation of hazardous materials in Flexible Bulk Containers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/178.1020"
---

# §178.1020. Period of use for transportation of hazardous materials in Flexible Bulk Containers.


The use of Flexible Bulk Containers for the transport of hazardous materials is permitted for a period of time not to exceed two years from the date of manufacture of the Flexible Bulk Container.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 78 FR 1097, Jan. 7, 2013, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

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