---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 178.900"
title: "49"
number: "178.900"
heading: "Purpose and scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/178.900"
---

# §178.900. Purpose and scope.

- (a) This subpart prescribes requirements for Large Packaging intended for the transportation of hazardous materials. Standards for these packagings are based on the UN Recommendations.
- (b) Terms used in this subpart are defined in [§ 171.8](/cfr/49/171.8.md) of this subchapter.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 75 FR 5397, Feb. 2, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

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