---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 385.401"
title: "49"
number: "385.401"
heading: "Hazardous materials safety permits: Purpose and scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/385.401"
---

# §385.401. Hazardous materials safety permits: Purpose and scope.

- (a) This subpart contains the requirements for obtaining and maintaining a safety permit to transport certain hazardous materials. No one may transport the materials listed in [§ 385.403](/cfr/49/385.403.md) without a safety permit required by this subpart.
- (b) **This subpart includes—**
  - (1) Definitions of terms used in this subpart;
  - (2) The list of hazardous materials that require a safety permit if transported in commerce;
  - (3) The requirements and procedures a carrier must follow in order to be issued a safety permit and maintain a safety permit;
  - (4) The procedures for a motor carrier to follow to initiate an administrative review of a denial, suspension, or revocation of a safety permit.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 69 FR 39367, June 30, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 113, 504, 521(b), 5105(d), 5109, 5113, 13901-13905, 13908, 31135, 31136, 31144, 31148, 31151, 31502; sec. 113(a), Pub. L. 103-311, 108 Stat. 1673, 1676; sec. 408, Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803, 958; sec. 350, Pub. L. 107-87, 115 Stat. 833, 864; sec. 5205, Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1537; and 49 CFR 1.87.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 50968, Dec. 19, 1988, unless otherwise noted.