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HazMat Q & A: Amendment of § 173.4 - Small quantity exceptions
In this report Mr. Wybenga addresses the matter of small quantity exceptions that have been amended by the addition of a subparagraph §173.4(a)(11)(i).

Question: I note that the provisions of § 173.4 - Small quantity exceptions have been amended by the addition of a subparagraph §173.4(a)(11)(i). It limits small quantity excepted packages permitted to be transported by air to materials authorized to be transported by passenger aircraft. With no shipping document hazmat description required for these small quantities of material and no package marking identifying the material inside, how can the airlines know whether the package is suitable for air transport?



Response: Unless a shipper voluntarily provides additional information on a shipping document or specially marks the package, airline acceptance personnel have no way of knowing if the material in the package is authorized for transportation on passenger aircraft.

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