PART 178 SPECIFICATIONS FOR PACKAGINGS : Sections Listing

TITLE 92: TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SUBCHAPTER c: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS
PART 178 SPECIFICATIONS FOR PACKAGINGS


AUTHORITY: Implementing Section 4(a) and authorized by Section 9(a) of the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act [430 ILCS 30].

SOURCE: Adopted at 3 Ill. Reg. 5, p. A1, effective February 1, 1979; amended at 5 Ill. Reg. 1715, effective February 9, 1981; amended at 6 Ill. Reg. 10036, effective August 2, 1982; amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 19640, effective October 1, 1984; codified at 8 Ill. Reg. 20047; amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 20064, effective October 1, 1984; amended at 10 Ill. Reg. 5897, effective April 1, 1986; amended at 10 Ill. Reg. 20770, effective December 1, 1986; amended at 11 Ill. Reg. 4786, effective March 10, 1987; amended at 11 Ill. Reg. 17904, effective October 20, 1987; amended at 12 Ill. Reg. 8093, effective April 26, 1988; amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 4004, effective March 14, 1989; amended at 14 Ill. Reg. 2640, effective February 1, 1990; amended at 15 Ill. Reg. 7771, effective May 7, 1991; amended at 16 Ill. Reg. 11863, effective July 13, 1992; amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 7901, effective May 6, 1994; amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 6566, effective April 30, 1996; amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 5726, effective March 4, 1998; amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 17032, effective September 30, 1998; amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 7310, effective May 19, 2001; amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 8948, effective June 5, 2002; amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 10099, effective July 1, 2004; peremptory amendment at 28 Ill. Reg. 11390, effective July 22, 2004; amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 695, effective December 20, 2004; peremptory amendment at 29 Ill. Reg. 1415, effective January 6, 2005; former Part repealed at 42 Ill. Reg. 2926 and new Part adopted at 42 Ill. Reg. 2932, effective January 24, 2018.

 

Section 178.100  General

 

a)         This Part prescribes the manufacturing and testing specifications for packaging and containers used for the transportation of hazardous materials in Illinois.

 

b)         This Part is a component of 92 Ill. Adm. Code Subchapter c, the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations.

 

Section 178.200  Incorporation by Reference of 49 CFR 178

 

a)         This Section incorporates by reference 49 CFR 178 (October 1, 2017) of the federal hazardous materials transportation regulations. Modifications to the federal regulations incorporated are listed in subsection (b).  No later amendments to or editions of those regulations are incorporated.

 

b)         The following interpretations of, additions to, and deletions from 49 CFR 178 shall apply for purposes of this Part.

 

1)         All references to "this part" in the incorporated federal regulations shall mean this Part 178 of the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations.

 

2)         All references to "this chapter" or "this subchapter" in the incorporated federal regulations shall mean 92 Ill. Adm. Code: Chapter I, Subchapter c.

 

3)         All references to a section of the regulations in the incorporated federal regulations shall be read to refer to that Section in the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations.

 

4)         All references to part 174, 175, or 176, or to sections within those parts, shall be read to refer to those parts or sections in the federal hazardous materials transportation regulations.

 

c)         Copies of the materials incorporated by reference are available for inspection at the Illinois Department of Transportation, 2300 S. Dirksen Parkway, Springfield IL 62764 or online via the U.S. Government Publishing Office at http://www.ecfr.gov.

 

AGENCY NOTE:  For questions regarding superseded or discontinued manufacturing specifications, please contact the Department at 217-785-3031.