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Interpretation Response #18-0026

Below is the interpretation response detail and a list of regulations sections applicable to this response.

Interpretation Response Details

Response Publish Date:

Company Name: YRC Enterprise Services, Inc.

Individual Name: Jamie Haines

Location State: KS Country: US

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Response text:

June 22, 2018

Jamie Haines
YRC Enterprise Services, Inc.
10990 Roe Avenue
Overland Park, KS 66211

Reference No. 18-0026

Dear Mr. Haines:

This letter is in response to your February 22, 2018, email requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to the requirements for transporting a package under a special permit.  Specifically, you ask where a carrier must keep a copy of a special permit for a shipment in reference to Special Permit 20158.

The HMR does not require a carrier to possess a copy of a special permit while the package is in transportation. However, the special permit itself may contain certain modal requirements, including a requirement to carry a copy of the special permit while the package is in transportation. I have consulted with our Approvals and Permits Division, and Special Permit 20158 does not prescribe a specific location within the motor vehicle where the copy of the special permit must be carried.

I hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.

Sincerely,

Dirk Der Kinderen
Chief, Standards Development Branch
Standards and Rulemaking Division

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