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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