What is Hazmat Registration?

Suppliers and carriers of certain quantities and types of hazardous materials, including hazardous waste, must file an annual registration application with the U.S. Department of Transportation and pay a fee (see Section 49 CFR, Part 107, Subpart G (107.601 - 107.620). The fee provides for the allocation of funds for grants, distributed between states and Native American tribes for planning and training in emergency response to hazardous materials, and to certain professional organizations for training purposes. This program began in 1992 and is administered by the Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

What are Hazardous Materials?

According to Sec. 5103 of the Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5103), a hazardous material is a substance or material which the Secretary of Transportation has determined can pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property during transporting in commerce, and has indicated as hazardous.

Who Must Register?

If you offer for transportation or transport in commerce a shipment containing any of the following categories of hazardous materials (including hazardous wastes), you must register:

• A “material poisonous by inhalation,” as defined in §171.8 of this title, that meets the criteria for “hazard zone C,” or “hazard zone D,” in a packaging having a capacity equal to or greater than 13,248 L (3,500) gallons;
• A shipment of methane (compressed or refrigerated liquid), natural gas (compressed or refrigerated liquid), or any other compressed or refrigerated liquefied gas with a methane content of at least 85 percent, in bulk packaging having a capacity equal to or greater than 13,248 L (3,500 gallons).
• A hazardous material (including hazardous wastes) in a bulk packaging having a capacity greater than 13,248 liters (3,500 gallons) for liquids or gases or more than 13.24 cubic meters (468 cubic feet) for solids. Please note that people who offer or transport hazardous materials that do not require placarding in bulk packaging with a capacity greater than 3,500 gallons or 468 cubic feet, must register.
• A shipment in other than a bulk packaging of 2,268 kilograms (5,000 pounds) gross weight or more of one class of hazardous materials (including hazardous wastes) for which placarding of a vehicle, rail car, or freight container is required for that class.
• A quantity of hazardous material that requires placarding. The offering and transporting of hazardous materials by farmers in direct support of their farming operations are excepted from this category of activities requiring registration.
• A highway route-controlled quantity of Class 7(radioactive) material, including enriched uranium, radioactive ores, isotopes, and some medical equipment or parts. It may be shipped by highway, rail, air, or water;
• More than 25 kilograms (55 pounds) of Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3(explosive) material in a motor vehicle, rail car, or freight container requiring placarding;
• More than one liter (1.06 quarts) per package of a “material extremely toxic by inhalation” that meets the criteria for “hazard zone A”(for gases or for liquids);
• A “material poisonous by inhalation,” in a “bulk packaging,” that meets the criteria for “hazard zone B,”

Hazardous Materials Registration Certificates

A hazardous material registration certificate is issued after each application. Certification has established a registration number, year (or multi-year) period. It also includes the date of issue or re-issue and the expiration date of the certificate. Registration will be carried out from July 1 of the registered year until June 30 of the following year. The first six characters of the registration number (RN) set the filing date (mm / dd / yyyy).

Record-Keeping Requirements

The statement for registration will come with a copy, and it must be kept for three years at your place of business. It should also be available for inspection. Carriers and vehicle operators must also have the latest copy with them. They may have another document with the registration number of the current year, if it includes "U.S. DOT Hazmat Registration Number”. The truck, truck vessel and truck tractor for hazardous materials must comply with the registration rules and have a copy of the registration on board.

If You Fail to Register

Federal law dictates the requirement to register with DOT. This requirement is enforced by federal, state, and local agencies. Any of these agencies may enact penalties for inadequately registering or failing to meet the requirements.

Federal law requires registration with the DOT. This requirement applies to federal, state, and local agencies. Any of these agencies may impose fines for improper registration or non-compliance.

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At DOT Filing, we will help you to get Hazardous Materials Registration Certificate.

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