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§ 385.401 What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?

Wording first on file in the 2004 annual edition, superseded November 18, 2024.

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49 CFR § 385.401 — What is the purpose and scope of this subpart?. Text in force on September 30, 2016. This wording effective October 1, 2004 to November 18, 2024. Source: govinfo, 2015 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2015-title49-vol5/CFR-2015-title49-vol5-sec385-401. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/385.401?asof=2016-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(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 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.

Amendment history

2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 2004
  1. Nov. 18, 2024 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
  2. Oct. 1, 2004 → Nov. 18, 2024annual editions 2004–2016viewing

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.