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49 CFR Ch. I (10–1–23 Edition) 

§ 175.31 

(2) The word ‘‘OVERPACK’’ appears 

on the outside of the overpack when 
specification packagings are required. 

[71 FR 14604, Mar. 22, 2006, as amended at 72 
FR 25177, May 3, 2007; 73 FR 57006, Oct. 1, 2008; 
76 FR 3383, Jan. 19, 2011; 79 FR 46040, Aug. 6, 
2014; 80 FR 1164, Jan. 8, 2015; 83 FR 52899, Oct. 
18, 2018] 

§ 175.31

Reports of discrepancies. 

(a) Each person who discovers a dis-

crepancy, as defined in paragraph (b) of 
this section, relative to the shipment 
of a hazardous material following its 
acceptance for transportation aboard 
an aircraft shall, as soon as prac-
ticable, notify the nearest FAA Re-
gional Office by telephone or electroni-
cally. The nearest Regional Office may 
be located by calling the FAA Wash-
ington Operations Center 202–267–3333 
(any hour). Electronic notifications 
may be submitted by following instruc-
tions on the FAA’s website. The fol-
lowing information must be provided: 

(1) Name and telephone number of 

the person reporting the discrepancy. 

(2) Name of the aircraft operator. 
(3) Specific location of the shipment 

concerned. 

(4) Name of the shipper. 
(5) Nature of discrepancy. 
(6) Address of the shipper or person 

responsible for the discrepancy, if 
known, by the air carrier. 

(b) Discrepancies which must be re-

ported under paragraph (a) of this sec-
tion are those involving hazardous ma-
terials which are improperly described, 
certified, labeled, marked, or packaged, 
in a manner not ascertainable when ac-
cepted under the provisions of 
§ 175.30(a) of this subchapter including 
packages or baggage which are found 
to contain hazardous materials subse-
quent to their being offered and accept-
ed as other than hazardous materials. 

[71 FR 14604, Mar. 22, 2006, as amended at 85 
FR 83402, Dec. 21, 2020] 

§ 175.33

Shipping paper and informa-

tion to the pilot-in-command. 

(a) When a hazardous material sub-

ject to the provisions of this sub-
chapter is carried in an aircraft, the 
operator of the aircraft must provide 
the pilot-in-command and the flight 
dispatcher or other ground support per-
sonnel with responsibilities for oper-

ational control of the aircraft with ac-
curate and legible written information 
(e.g., handwritten, printed, or elec-
tronic form) as early as practicable be-
fore departure of the aircraft, but in no 
case later than when the aircraft 
moves under its own power, which 
specifies at least the following: 

(1) The date of the flight; 
(2) The air waybill number (when 

issued); 

(3) The proper shipping name (the 

technical name(s) shown on the ship-
ping paper is not required), hazard 
class or division, subsidiary risk(s) cor-
responding to a required label(s), pack-
ing group and identification number of 
the material as specified in § 172.101 of 
this subchapter or the ICAO Technical 
Instructions (IBR, see § 171.7 of this 
subchapter). In the case of Class 1 ma-
terials, the compatibility group letter 
also must be shown. 

(4) The total number of packages; 
(5) The exact loading location of the 

packages; 

(6) The net quantity or gross mass, as 

applicable, for each package except 
those containing Class 7 (radioactive) 
materials. For a shipment consisting of 
multiple packages containing haz-
ardous materials bearing the same 
proper shipping name and identifica-
tion number, only the total quantity 
and an indication of the quantity of 
the largest and smallest package at 
each loading location need to be pro-
vided. For consumer commodities, the 
information provided may be either the 
gross mass of each package or the aver-
age gross mass of the packages as 
shown on the shipping paper; 

(7) For Class 7 (radioactive) mate-

rials, the number of packages over-
packs or freight containers, their cat-
egory, transport index (if applicable), 
and their exact loading location; 

(8) Confirmation that the package 

must be carried on cargo-only aircraft; 

(9) The airport at which the pack-

age(s) is to be unloaded; 

(10) An indication, when applicable, 

that a hazardous material is being car-
ried under terms of a special permit or 
under a State exemption as prescribed 
in the ICAO Technical Instructions 
(IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter); 

(11) The telephone number from 

whom the information contained in the