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Current textIn force on May 11, 2026Source: eCFR

§ 385.401 Hazardous materials safety permits: Purpose and scope.

Current wording, effective November 18, 2024.

eCFR as of May 11, 2026 ↗

(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. Oct. 1, 2004 → Nov. 18, 2024annual editions 2004–2016

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.