The annual registration fees for the 2006-2007 registration year are 

$275 for each person meeting the Small Business Administration’s 

(SBA) size standard for a small business and for not-for-profit 

organizations, and $1,000 for all other persons.

The increased fees for 2006-2007 were established in a final rule 

published in the Federal Register on January 9, 2003. In that rule, 

the fees for 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006 were temporarily 

reduced in order to eliminate an unexpended balance in the special 

U.S. Treasury account into which the registration fees are paid and 

from which the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness 

Grants are made. The fees for registration years 2006-2007 and 

following were established at the rates given above. The fees for all 

other registration years remained at the previously established levels. 

A complete table of fees for single and multiple-year registrations 

is supplied on page 12 of this brochure. It is the responsibility of 

the registrant to pay the appropriate fee. Certificates of Registration 

will not be issued until the full fee has been paid.

■ Registration Statement Form Revised

The Registration Statement (Form DOT F 5800.2) has been 

simplified by replacing the lists of states and territories previously 

provided for each of the six categories of activities in Item 7, 

Prior-Year Survey Information, with a single list of states and 

territories. Registrants are to mark the states and territories in which 

they engaged in any of the six categories of activities that require 

registration. After May 1, 2006, all registration applications must 

be submitted on a form with a revision date of 3/06 or later.

This packet contains information outlining registration requirements applicable to persons who offer or transport hazardous materials 

in commerce. You should read the section "Who Must Register" on page 3 to determine whether your company must comply. If your 

company generates hazardous waste, please read the section "Requirements for Hazardous Waste Generators" on page 4 to determine 

whether your company is required to register.

■ New Mailing Address

Please note that our mailing address has changed this year. Mailing 

to the old address in Atlanta, Georgia, will delay the processing 

of your application. A return envelope with the new address in 

Charlotte, North Carolina, has been included in this brochure for 

your convenience. 

Please also note:

You may register by using one of the following methods:

 Register through the Internet as explained on page 11 of this 

brochure.

 Complete form DOT F 5800.2 (revised 3/06) and mail it with 

payment of the appropriate fee to the address given on the 

printed form.

 Register by telephone through the expedited procedures described 

on page 11 of this brochure.

• Prior years. The Hazardous Materials Registration Program 

has been in effect since the 1992-1993 registration year. Your 

company must register for prior years if (1) it engaged in activities 

that required registration during those years, and (2) it failed to 

register. See page 8.

• Each "person" must register. The Hazardous Materials 

Registration requirements apply to a "person," which includes 

each separate corporation, partnership, or association, as well 

as a sole proprietorship. Registration is not required for each 

vehicle that you operate or for each facility or terminal operated 

by a single "person." See the discussion of "Person" on page 

3.

• Mailings. If you received this in the mail, we sent it to you 

because your company is currently registered in the Hazardous 

Materials Registration Program or appears on one or more 

of several lists of companies as an offeror or transporter of 

hazardous materials (including hazardous wastes). These lists 

were collected primarily from offices within the U.S. Department 

U.S. Department of Transportation

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Registering As An Offeror or Transporter of

Hazardous Materials

■ Fees Change for 2006-2007

PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

Hazardous Materials Registration Program

Instructions & Form DOT F 5800.2

For Registration Year 2006–2007

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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REGISTRATION 

PHONE NUMBERS

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGISTRATION PROGRAM

Form and Instructions .............................................................(617) 494-2545

Four Weeks and No Certificate? ............................................(617) 494-2545

Registration Information and Answers ....................................(202) 366-4109

General Hazardous Materials Information -

 Hazardous Materials Information Center ...........................(800) 467-4922

Expedited Registration ...........................................................(800) 942-6990

Internet Registration Assistance .............................................(617) 494-2545

 (202) 366-4484

Verify U.S. DOT ID Number (FMCSA/OMC) ........call the FMCSA local office

SBA Size and NAICS Code Questions (SBA) ........................(202) 205-6618

of Transportation. While inclusion in any of our source lists 

is not an absolute indication that you are required to register, 

it does indicate that you may be subject to the registration 

requirements. 

 We also make "follow-up" mailings several weeks after this 

information packet is first mailed out, to remind people of the 

registration requirements. For both the initial and follow-up 

mailings we try to remove duplicate address records from the 

lists we use. However, when working with lists from different 

sources, it is not always possible to eliminate multiple entries, 

especially when a single company appears in different lists 

under slightly different names or with different addresses. 

Consequently, this packet may have been sent more than once 

to a single company or "person." We regret any inconvenience 

this may cause.

■ Background and Uses of the Fee

Under the federal hazardous material transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), certain offerors and transporters of hazardous materials, 

including hazardous waste, are required to file a registration statement with the U.S. Department of Transportation and to pay an annual fee. 

This program began in 1992 and is administered by the Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). The registration regulations are found at 49 CFR 107.601-107.620. 

The fee provides funds for grants distributed to states and Indian tribes for hazardous materials emergency response planning and training 

through the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grants Program. For use in FY 2006, 50 states, the District of Columbia, five 

territories, and ten Indian tribes received grant awards totaling $12.8 million. These grants support planning and training of emergency 

personnel to respond to incidents involving hazardous materials. Grants are used to train, in part, approximately 140,000 emergency 

responders each year. In addition, $2.25 million in grants have been made to the International Association of Fire Fighters to support its 

hazardous materials instructor train-the-trainer program. The fees are also used to publish the Emergency Response Guidebook. Your 

fee is helping communities prepare for hazardous materials incidents or other emergencies that may occur.

Alabama .......................................$236,183

Alaska .............................................$82,560

Arizona .........................................$183,283

Arkansas .......................................$158,959

California ......................................$964,316

Colorado .......................................$181,716

Connecticut ...................................$145,112

Delaware ........................................$91,223

District of Columbia ........................$73,484

Florida ...........................................$453,407

Georgia .........................................$300,494

Hawaii .............................................$88,920

Idaho.............................................$113,259

Illinois ............................................$612,982

Indiana ..........................................$302,514

Iowa ..............................................$204,938

Kansas ..........................................$230,885

Kentucky .......................................$182,148

Louisiana ......................................$204,058

Maine ............................................$107,242

Maryland .......................................$186,902

Massachusetts ..............................$214,283

Michigan .......................................$331,393

Minnesota .....................................$262,068

Mississippi ....................................$177,883

Missouri ........................................$266,548

Montana ........................................$118,746

Nebraska ......................................$183,399

Nevada .........................................$123,594

New Hampshire ............................$106,013

New Jersey ...................................$289,579

New Mexico ..................................$150,123

New York ......................................$470,968

North Carolina ..............................$316,260

North Dakota ................................$137,298

Ohio ..............................................$510,751

Oklahoma .....................................$188,028

Oregon ..........................................$175,178

Pennsylvania ................................$404,762

Rhode Island ..................................$92,480

South Carolina ..............................$190,616

South Dakota ................................$126,980

Tennessee ....................................$249,996

Texas ............................................$668,460

Utah ..............................................$145,957

Vermont ..........................................$84,172

Virginia ..........................................$243,051

Washington ...................................$206,220

West Virginia ................................$140,570

Wisconsin .....................................$260,053

Wyoming .........................................$94,237

American Samoa ............................$66,207

Guam ..............................................$67,353

Northern Mariana Islands ...............$65,973

Puerto Rico ...................................$126,417

US Virgin Islands ............................$66,984

American Indian Tribes

Ely Shoshone Tribe, NV .................$21,710

Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe, NV .$27,148

Inter Tribal Council, AZ .................$160,000

Menominee Indian Tribe, WI ...........$26,055

Pueblo of Acoma, NM .....................$26,005

Pueblo of Laguna, NM ....................$26,004

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, NV ......$26,005

Reno Sparks Indian Colony, NV .....$25,688

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, NY ...........$24,200

Salish & Kootenai Tribes, MT .........$10,000

Grand Total .............................$12,800,000

Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP)

Grants Made for Use in Fiscal Year 2006
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A. Agencies of the federal government.

B. Agencies of states.

C. Agencies of political subdivisions of states.

D. An Indian tribe.

E. Employees of those agencies listed in [A], [B], [C], or [D] with 

respect to their official duties.

F. Hazmat employees, including the owner-operator of a motor 

vehicle that transports hazardous materials in commerce if that 

vehicle, at the time of those activities, is leased to a registered 

motor carrier under a 30-day or longer lease as prescribed in 

49 CFR Part 376 or an equivalent contractual relationship.

G. Persons domiciled outside the United States whose only activity 

involving the transportation of hazardous materials within the 

United States is to offer hazardous materials for transportation

in commerce from locations outside the United States, if the 

country in which they are domiciled does not impose registration 

or a fee upon U.S. companies for offering hazardous materials 

into that country. However, persons domiciled outside the 

United States must register if they transport the types and 

quantities of hazardous materials that require registration within 

the United States.

H. Farmers who offer or transport only hazardous materials that 

are used in direct support of their farming operations and who 

are not engaged in activities included in 49 CFR 107.601(a)(1) 

through (a)(5), that is, Categories A through E described in 

“Activities Requiring Registration” above. See “Requirements 

for Farmers” below.

Clarifications:

The registration requirement applies to all persons who (1) engage in 

interstate, intrastate, or foreign commerce; (2) engage in any of the 

activities discussed in “Activities Requiring Registration” above; 

and (3) are not specifically excepted from the requirement.

Each person who acts as an intermediary in the transportation

of hazardous materials, such as a freight forwarder or agent, is 

subject to the registration requirements if that person performs or 

contracts to perform any of the functions of an offeror of hazardous 

materials.

Each U.S. company engaged in a specified hazardous materials 

activity that is incorporated separately from a parent company is 

required to register even when the parent company is also subject 

to registration. This means that both the parent and subsidiary 

companies must register, even when the subsidiary is wholly 

owned or controlled by the parent company, if both engage in the 

specified activities.

You must also register if you engage in any of the activities 

discussed in “Activities Requiring Registration” above, and are:

1. A merchant vessel carrier transporting, transiting, or transhipping 

hazardous materials within 12 miles of the U.S. coast; or

2. A federal, state, or local government contractor.

Requirements for Farmers:

1. If you are a farmer who offers or transports only hazardous 

materials that (a) are used in direct support of your farming 

activities and (b) are not included in Categories A through E of 

“Activities Requiring Registration” above, you are not required 

■ Who Must Register?

Each person* as defined by the federal hazardous material 

transportation law that engages in any of the activities requiring 

registration must register. See the discussion of person below for 

exceptions to the requirement.

*Underlined words are defined on pages 3 - 7.

Activities Requiring Registration:

A person who, between July 1 of a year and June 30 of the following 

year, offers or transports in commerce a shipment containing any of 

the following categories of hazardous materials (including hazardous 

wastes) must register for that twelve-month period (Note: the letters 

identifying each of the following sections represents the “category” 

of activity used on the Registration Statement):

A. A highway route controlled quantity of a Class 7 (radioactive) 

material, as defined in 49 CFR 173.403.

B. More than 25 kilograms (55 pounds) of a Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 

(explosive) material (see 49 CFR 173.50) in a motor vehicle, rail 

car, or freight container.

C. More than one liter (1.06 quarts) per package of a “material 

extremely toxic by inhalation” (that is, a “material poisonous by 

inhalation,” as defined in 49 CFR 171.8, that meets the criteria 

for “hazard zone A” as specified in 49 CFR 173.116(a) for gases 

or 173.133(a) for liquids).

D. A hazardous material (including hazardous wastes) in a bulk 

packaging having a capacity equal to or 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 under 

this provision persons who offer or transport hazardous materials 

that do not require placarding (that is, Class 9 materials) in a bulk 

packaging with a capacity greater than 3,500 gallons or 468 cubic 

feet, must register.

E. 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.

F. 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. See the section 

“Requirements for Farmers” below.

Since the beginning of the program in 1992, activities in Categories A 

through E have required registration by law. Category F was added 

by regulation beginning with the 2000-2001 registration year.

Person:

A person is defined by federal hazardous material transportation law 

as including an individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, 

association, joint-stock association, including any trustee, receiver, 

assignee, or similar representative thereof, or government, Indian 

tribe, or agency or instrumentality of any government or Indian tribe 

when it offers hazardous materials for transportation in commerce 

or transports hazardous materials to further a commercial enterprise. 

However, the following are specifically excepted by statute or 

regulation from the registration requirements:

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to register.

2. If you are a farmer who offers or transports hazardous materials 

that require placarding that are not in direct support of your 

farming operation, you must register and pay the appropriate 

registration fee. For example, a farmer who offers or transports 

home heating fuel for commercial purposes in quantities 

requiring placarding must register.

3. If you are a farmer who offers or transports for any purpose any 

of the hazardous materials included in Categories A through 

E of “Activities Requiring Registration” on page 3, you must 

register and pay the appropriate registration fee. For example, 

if you transport 55 lbs or more of a Division 1.1 explosive, even 

if the explosive is to be used in direct support of your farming 

operations, you must register.

Requirements for Hazardous Waste Generators:

Hazardous waste generators are subject to the registration 

requirement if they offer or transport hazardous wastes in the 

quantities that require registration. All hazardous wastes subject 

to the Hazardous Waste Manifest Requirements of the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency are hazardous materials. In 

July 2000 the number of hazardous waste generators required to 

register significantly increased when the regulations were revised to 

require registration of all persons who offer or transport a quantity 

of hazardous materials that requires placarding.

Any person who offers for transportation (that is, performs or is 

responsible for performing any required pre-transportation function) 

a quantity of hazardous material (including hazardous waste) that 

requires placarding must register. Signing the hazardous materials 

certification on a shipping paper (hazardous waste manifest) signifies 

that the signer has prepared or reviewed the shipping paper and 

verifies compliance with the hazardous materials regulations or 

international equivalents (see “Person who Offers or Offeror” and 

“Pre-Transportation Functions” on page 5). Depending on the type 

of packaging (container) and the amount of waste being removed at 

one time, even generators of relatively small quantities of hazardous 

waste may be subject to the registration requirement.

A hazardous waste generator must register if it:

1. offers or transports any amount of a waste other than Division 

6.2 or Class 9 materials (which do not require placarding) in 

bulk packagings (for example, a cargo tank, a tank car, or a bulk 

transport vehicle); or

2. offers or transports any amount of a Division 6.2 or Class 9 

material in bulk packagings with capacities equal to or greater 

than 3,500 gallons or 468 cubic feet; or

3. offers or transports hazardous waste in other than bulk packagings

(any container with a capacity of less than 119 gallons, for 

example, a 55 gallon drum) if a single shipment contains 1,000 

pounds or more of one or more classes of hazardous waste that 

require placarding. Please note that it is the amount of material 

being removed from a site in non-bulk packagings at one time 

that triggers the registration requirement for the generator, not 

the amount of material that is contained in total on the truck, part 

of which may have been shipped by another hazardous waste 

generator.

Placarding:

Placarding requirements are found in 49 CFR Part 172, Subpart F. 

The requirements are summarized as follows:

1. Except for Division 6.2 and Class 9 materials, any quantity of a 

hazardous material offered for transportation or transported in a 

bulk packaging requires placarding.

2. For materials offered for transportation or transported in a nonbulk packaging, the quantity that requires placarding depends 

on whether the material is in a class or division included in Table 

1 or Table 2 below:

Table 1 (Placard any quantity)

Hazard Class or Division Placard Name 

1.1 ........................................................EXPLOSIVES 1.1

1.2 ........................................................EXPLOSIVES 1.2

1.3 ........................................................EXPLOSIVES 1.3

2.3 ........................................................POISON GAS

4.3 ........................................................DANGEROUS WHEN WET

5.2 (Organic peroxide, Type B, liquid 

 or solid, temperature controlled) .....ORGANIC PEROXIDE

6.1 (Materials Poisonous by Inhalation) POISON INHALATION HAZARD

7 (Radioactive Yellow III label only) .....RADIOACTIVE

Table 2 (Placard when the aggregate quantity of hazardous 

materials is 1,001 pounds or more)

Hazard Class or Division Placard Name 

1.4 ........................................................EXPLOSIVES 1.4

1.5 ........................................................EXPLOSIVES 1.5

1.6 ........................................................EXPLOSIVES 1.6

2.1 ........................................................FLAMMABLE GAS

2.2 ........................................................NON-FLAMMABLE GAS

3 ........................................................FLAMMABLE

Combustible Liquid .................................COMBUSTIBLE

4.1 ........................................................FLAMMABLE SOLID

4.2 ........................................................SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE

5.1 ........................................................OXIDIZER

5.2 (Other than organic peroxide, Type B, 

 liquid or solid, temperature controlled) ORGANIC PEROXIDE

6.1 (Other than material piosonous by 

 inhalation) ........................................POISON

6.2 (Infectious substance) .....................NONE

8 ........................................................CORROSIVE

9 ........................................................CLASS 9 (placard not required for 

 domestic transportation)

ORM-D ...................................................NONE

Note: The following materials are excepted from the placarding 

requirements: infectious substances; hazardous materials classed 

as ORM-D; hazardous materials authorized to be offered for 

transportation as Limited Quantities when identified as such on 

shipping papers; hazardous materials prepared in accordance with 

49 CFR 173.13; hazardous materials which are packaged as small 

quantities under the provisions of 49 CFR 173.4; combustible liquids 

in non-bulk packagings (see 49 CFR 172.500(b)); and materials 

offered or transported under the "materials of trade" exception (see 

49 CFR 173.6).
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■ Definitions 

Bulk Packaging:

A bulk packaging is a packaging, other than a vessel or a barge, 

with (1) a maximum capacity greater than 450 liters (119 gallons) 

as a receptacle for a liquid; (2) a maximum net mass greater than 

400 kilograms (882 pounds) and a maximum capacity greater than 

450 liters (119 gallons) as a receptacle for a solid; or (3) a water 

capacity greater than 454 kilograms (1000 pounds) as a receptacle 

for a gas (see 49 CFR 171.8).

The extension of the registration requirement to any placarded 

shipment basically over-rides activities that require registration 

in categories D and E. Hazardous materials (particularly Class 9 

hazardous wastes) that do not require placarding but are transported 

in bulk packagings with capacities greater than 3,500 gallons or 

468 cubic feet require registration under category D. However, 

shipments of hazardous materials that do not require placarding 

(for example, Class 9 materials), placed in bulk packagings with 

capacities less than 3,500 gallons or 468 cubic feet, do not require 

registration.

It is important to note that the use of bulk packagings requires 

registration no matter how small the quantity of hazardous 

materials actually offered or transported. For example, persons

who have hazardous waste picked up in tank trucks, and persons

who return unpurged tank trucks or rail tank cars from which they 

have unloaded hazardous materials so that the tanks still contain 

residues of hazardous materials when returned, must register under 

the provisions of Category F (or Category D if the material is a 

Division 6.2 or Class 9 material).

Calendar Year:

Although the registration year extends from July 1 of a year 

through June 30 of the following year, a calendar year is used to 

report activity in item 7 of the registration statement, “Prior-Year 

Survey Information.” This calendar year is the twelve-month 

period (January 1 through December 31) immediately preceding 

the beginning date of the registration year (or years) for which 

you are filing the registration statement. You are asked to supply 

information on your activities in calendar year 2005 on the statement 

submitted for 2006-2007 (or 2006-2008, or 2006-2009). The use of 

the preceding calendar year in reporting activity provides a definite 

and verifiable (rather than speculative) basis for this section of the 

form.

Farmer:

The term “farmer” means a person engaged in the production or 

raising of crops, poultry, or livestock (49 CFR 171.8).

Highway Route Controlled Quantity:

The criteria for determining whether a shipment of radioactive 

material is a “highway route controlled quantity” are found in 49 

CFR 173.403, which further references 49 CFR 173.435. Please 

note that any shipment of a “highway route controlled quantity” of a 

radioactive material, whether by highway, rail, air, or water, subjects 

the offeror and carrier to the registration requirement.

If you think you are an offeror or carrier of highway route controlled 

quantities, please review the defining criteria carefully. Shipments 

of highway route controlled quantities must be specifically 

identified as such by the offeror on the shipping papers (see 49 

CFR 172.203(d)(4)).

Modes:

The four modes of transportation that are covered under the Hazardous 

Materials Regulations, including the registration requirement, are 

highway, rail, air, and water. Highway transportation includes all 

interstate, intrastate, and foreign shipments that meet the registration 

criteria and are not specifically excepted by regulation. Water 

transportation does not include hazardous materials loaded or carried 

on board a vessel without benefit of containers or labels and received 

and handled by the vessel carrier without mark or count. This type 

of shipment, for which the vessel becomes the container, such as 

LNG or oil tanker vessels, falls under the authority of the U.S. Coast 

Guard, now part of the Department of Homeland Security.

Not-for-Profit Organization:

A Not-for-Profit Organization is an organization exempt from 

taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(a). This category of registrant was 

first established for the 2003-2004 registration year. Not-for-profit 

organizations registering for years before 2003-2004 must pay 

the fee appropriate to the SBA size category (small or not-small) 

according to the SBA size standard established for the NAICS code 

of its primary business activity.

Person who Offers or Offeror:

A person who offers or offeror is any person who performs or is 

responsible for performing any pre-transportation function required 

by the hazardous materials regulations or who tenders or makes 

the hazardous material available to a carrier for transportation in 

commerce. See 49 CFR 171.8 for further information.

Pre-Transportation Functions:

A pre-transportation function is any function specified in the 

hazardous materials regulations that is required to assure the safe 

transportation of a hazardous material in commerce, including, 

but not limited to: (1) determining the hazard class of a hazardous 

material; (2) selecting a hazardous materials packaging, (3) filling 

a hazardous materials packaging, including a bulk packaging; (4) 

securing a closure on a filled or partially filled hazardous materials 

package or container or on a package or container containing a 

residue of a hazardous material; (5) marking a package to indicate 

that it contains a hazardous material; (6) labeling a package to 

indicate that it contains a hazardous material; (7) preparing a 

shipping paper; (8) providing and maintaining emergency response 

information; (9) reviewing a shipping paper to verify compliance 

with the hazardous materials regulations or international equivalents; 

(10) for each person importing a hazardous material into the United 

States, providing the shipper with timely and complete information 

as to the hazardous materials regulations requirements that will 

apply to the transportation of the material within the United States; 

(11) certifying that a hazardous material is in proper condition 

for transportation in conformance with the requirements of the 

hazardous materials regulations; (12) loading, blocking, and bracing 

a hazardous materials package in a freight container or transport 

vehicle; (13) segregating a hazardous materials package in a freight 

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container or transport vehicle from incompatible cargo; and (14) 

selecting, providing, or affixing placards for a freight container or 

transport vehicle to indicate that it contains a hazardous material. 

See 49 CFR 171.1(b) and 171.8 for further information.

Shipment:

The term “shipment” as used in the registration regulations means 

the offering or loading of hazardous material at one loading facility 

using one transport vehicle, or the transport of that transport vehicle 

(see 49 CFR 107.601(c)).

Small Business:

A person is a “small business” if its size does not exceed the size 

standard established by the U.S. Small Business Administration 

(SBA) in 13 CFR 121 for the primary commercial activity of the 

person (company).

Since the 2000-2001 registration year, the amount of the annual 

registration fee has depended on whether the registering company 

meets the SBA size standard for a small business. The SBA assigns 

a size standard, which is expressed, with a few exceptions, either 

as the number of employees or as the gross annual receipts of the 

company, for each industry group. In registration years 2000-2001, 

2001-2002, and 2002-2003, we used the SBA size standard assigned 

to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for each industry 

group identified in the SIC system. In a rulemaking published in 

the Federal Register on September 16, 2002, (67 FR 58343) we 

adopted the SBA’s use of the North American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) codes as the basis for establishing size standards. 

You are to report the NAICS code that represents the major business 

activity of the registering company and use this code to determine 

whether your company qualifies as a small business.

A representative list of the NAICS code and the current size standard 

for some common hazardous materials industry groups is given on 

pages 12 and 15. If your industry group is not included in this list, 

see the complete list of current size standards by NAICS code, at 

the SBA Internet site at:

http://www.sba.gov/size/sizetable2002.html

The NAICS system was revised by the Office of Management and 

Budget effective January 1, 2002 (referred to as NAICS 2002), 

which was adopted by the SBA effective October 1, 2002. Because 

some sections of the previous version of the NAICS system were 

significantly revised in NAICS 2002, you may want to verify that 

the NAICS code you report to us is the correct code.

If you do not know your NAICS code, the SBA provides a search 

engine of the NAICS and SIC systems at:

https://eweb1.sba.gov/naics/dsp_naicssearch2.cfm

At this site you can search for a NAICS code, a SIC code, or the 

description (example: enter “ethyl alcohol” or “trucking”). The 

site displays the NAICS description, NAICS number, SBA size 

standard, and the corresponding SIC codes. Because the NAICS 

system is more detailed than the SIC system, more than one NAICS 

code may be represented on the list if you search by the description 

or your SIC number. You will need to determine which description 

and NAICS code best reflects your primary business. In some cases 

you may need to enter additional words in the “description” box to 

narrow the range of selections.

If you need to see the full descriptions of NAICS industry groups, 

the Bureau of the Census provides a search tool of the NAICS 2002 

system at:

http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/

You can enter a NAICS number or a keyword in the search box. 

Clicking on the NAICS 2002 code in the results page will display 

the full NAICS description. Once you determine which NAICS code 

is appropriate to your major business activity, you will need to go 

to the SBA size standard site to find the size standard appropriate 

for the NAICS code.

The SBA Office of Size Standards Internet site at:

http://www.sba.gov/size/ 

provides other useful information on the SBA size standards. You 

may also call the SBA Office of Size Standards at 202-205-6618 

for assistance in determining your company’s industry group and 

its size standard.

With a few exceptions, the size standard is either the number of 

employees or the gross annual receipts. The number of employees

is defined by SBA as being the average number of employees 

(including all individuals employed on a full-time, part-time, 

temporary, or other basis) employed during the pay periods in the 

preceding twelve months. See 13 CFR 121.106 for the applicable 

SBA definition.

Gross annual receipts is defined by SBA at 13 CFR 121.104. 

“Receipts” generally means “total income” (or in the case of 

a sole proprietorship, “gross income”) plus the “cost of goods 

sold” as these terms are defined or reported on Internal Revenue 

Service (IRS) federal tax returns. The term, however, excludes net 

capital gains or losses, taxes collected for and remitted to a taxing 

authority if included in gross or total income, and proceeds from the 

transactions between a concern and its domestic or foreign affiliates 

(if also excluded from gross or total income on a consolidated return 

filed with the IRS). If your company has been in business for three 

or more years, the “annual receipts” is the receipts over its last three 

completed fiscal years divided by three. For companies in existence 

less than three years, the “annual receipts” is calculated by taking 

the receipts for the period the company has been in business divided 

by the number of weeks in business, multiplied by 52.

Whether annual receipts or number of employees is the size standard 

established for your industry group, you should consider the 

receipts or number of employees for the person required to register 

to determine whether your company must pay the fee for a “Small 

Business” or “Not a Small Business.” The person required to register 

may pay the fee appropriate for a small business even though it may 

be part of an “entity” (which includes affiliates) that the SBA does 

not consider a small business concern for its purposes.

The SBA periodically adjusts its size standards to reflect changes in 

industry characteristics. When the SBA adopted the NAICS system 

in place of the SIC system in October 2000 a significant number of 

size standards were adjusted. Other adjustments have been made 

subsequently. Almost all revisions to the size standards increase the 

number of employees or annual receipts that a company may have 

in order to qualify as a small business. The SBA recognizes only 

the current size standards for determining small business status. 
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Transportation:

Transportation means the movement of property and loading, 

unloading, or storage incidental to the movement (49 U.S.C. 5102 

(12)).

■ Registration Deadline

The completed 2006-2007 (or 2006-2008 or 2006-2009) 

registration statement and payment must be submitted before 

July 1, 2006, or before engaging in any of the activities requiring 

registration, whichever is later. If you submit your registration 

statement by mail, we suggest that you submit it at least four 

weeks in advance of the date you will need the registration 

certificate in order to allow sufficient time for the registration 

to be processed and the certificate produced and mailed to you. 

If you need to obtain a registration number immediately, see the 

instructions for “Registering Through the Internet” or “Expedited 

Registration” on page 11.

■ Recordkeeping Requirements

Copies of the registration statement and the certificate of registration 

must be kept for three years at your principal place of business 

and must be available for inspection. Motor carriers and vessel 

operators must also have on board a copy of the current certificate 

of registration, or another document bearing the current year’s 

registration number identified as the “U.S. DOT Hazmat Reg. No.” 

Every truck or truck tractor or vessel you use for the transportation

of a hazardous material that meets the registration criteria must have 

this proof of registration on board.

■ FMCSA Hazardous Materials Safety 

Permits

Beginning in January 2005, highway carriers of certain types of 

hazardous materials are required to obtain a Hazardous Materials 

Safety Permit from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 

(FMCSA). Some (but not all) of the activities that require a highway 

carrier to register with PHMSA also require the carrier to obtain 

a safety permit from FMCSA. All companies that are required to 

have an FMCSA Safety Permit are required to have a PHMSA 

Registration. Some highway carriers will need only a PHMSA 

registration. For further information on the FMCSA Hazardous 

Materials Safety Permit requirements, go to http://www.fmcsa.dot.

gov/safetyprogs/hm/hm_permitting.htm.

■ State Registrations

Some states have hazardous materials registration or permitting 

programs that may also apply to you. Registration with PHMSA 

does not replace state requirements.

■ Hazardous Materials Security Plans

Companies that are required to register are also required to have 

written security plans that include a risk assessment and measures 

to address personnel security, unauthorized access, and en route 

security. Companies that are required to have security plans must 

also provide security training to all hazmat employees. This training 

is one element of the training required for all hazmat employees in 

49 CFR 172.704. For further information, visit the Hazmat Security 

Internet site at http://hazmat.dot.gov/riskmgmt/hmt/hmt_security.

htm.

■ Hazardous Materials Incident Reports

A person in possession of hazardous materials at the time of an 

incident during transportation which results in serious consequences 

must immediately report the incident (see 49 CFR 171.15). These 

incidents and others require the filing of a detailed incident report 

within 30 days of the incident (see 49 CFR 171.16). The detailed 

report may be filed electronically at http://hazmat.dot.gov/enforce/

spills/spills.htm. 

■ Use The Proper Registration Statement

Because of the simplification of the registration statement for 

registration year 2006-2007, you must use a Registration Statement 

with a “revised” date of 3/06. All forms with earlier revision 

dates will be returned to you unprocessed and will therefore delay 

your registration. A copy of the Registration Statement, Form 

DOT F 5800.2 (Revised 3/06), is supplied in this brochure. You 

may use this form to register for years prior to 2006-2007, but 

for years before 2000-2001, the NAICS code, the indication of 

business size, and Category F of the Prior Year Survey need not 

be supplied. For years between 2000-2001 and 2002-2003 you 

do not need to supply the not-for-profit status information. 

■ Penalties For Failure To Register

The requirement to register with DOT is based on a federal law. 

The enforcement of this requirement is conducted cooperatively by 

federal, state, and local agencies. Federal, state, or local officials 

may impose penalties for failing to register or failing to meet the 

recordkeeping requirements.

■ Registering As A Non-Resident

If you are not a resident of the United States, you must designate a 

permanent U.S. resident to serve as “agent for service of process” 

in accordance with 49 CFR 105.40. The name and address of your 

agent must be attached to the statement.

■ Sources Of Information

For Copies of this Brochure and Registration Forms:

• Download copies from the PHMSA Registration Internet Home 

Page at http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/register/register.htm.

• E-mail your request to REGISTER@dot.gov.

• Call 617-494-2545 or 202-366-4109.

For Questions on the Registration Program 

Requirements:

• Call the Registration Program office at 202-366-4109.

• E-mail questions to REGISTER@dot.gov.

For Questions About the Hazardous Materials 

Regulations:

• Call the Hazardous Materials Information Center at 

1-800-467-4922.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM
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If you engaged in any of the hazardous materials activities described in 49 CFR 107.601(a)(1) through (a)(5), that is, those listed on the statement 

as categories A through E, in registration years before 2000-2001, or if you engaged in any of the activities described in 49 CFR 107.601(a)(1) 

through (a)(6), that is, those listed on the statement as categories A through F, in registration years 2000-2001 through 2005-2006, but did not 

register, you must do so now. The fourteen prior registration years and associated one-year fees are:

 

 1992-93 (September 16, 1992, to June 30, 1993) $300

 1993-94 (July 1, 1993, to June 30, 1994) $300

 1994-95 (July 1, 1994, to June 30, 1995) $300

 1995-96 (July 1, 1995, to June 30, 1996) $300 

 1996-97 (July 1, 1996, to June 30, 1997) $300 

 1997-98 (July 1, 1997, to June 30, 1998) $300

 1998-99 (July 1, 1998, to June 30, 1999) $300

 1999-2000 (July 1, 1999, to June 30, 2000) $300

You must file a registration statement and pay the appropriate fee for each year for which you need to register. For registration years 1992-1993 

through 1999-2000, the fee is not dependent upon the SBA size standard. For these years, you must submit a separate statement for each 

of the years for which you are registering. Multiple year statements are not accepted for registration years 1992-1993 through 1999-2000. For 

registration years 2000-2001, 2001-2002, and 2002-2003, the fee depends on whether the company meets the SBA size standard for a small 

business. For registration years since 2003-2004, the fee depends on whether the company meets the SBA size standard for a small business

or is a not-for-profit organization exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(a). You may combine registrations for 2000-2001 and later years to a 

maximum of three consecutive registration years on a single registration statement. See the complete table of possible registration periods and 

fees on page 12. You may copy and use the form supplied in this booklet to register for any previous period. Be very careful to enter the proper 

beginning and ending year of the registration period at the top of the statement and pay the proper fee for the one, two, or three year period. 

Complete the “Activities” and “States” sections of item 7 of the registration statement to reflect the type of activities you conducted and the states 

in which you conducted them during the calendar year preceding the beginning of the registration period for which the statement is being filed. 

For example, if you are filing for the 2005-2006 registration year, report the activities you engaged in, and the states in which you offered or 

transported hazardous materials, between January 1 and December 31, 2004.

If you are registering for a year between 1992-1993 and 1999-2000, you do not need to supply the NAICS code, the business category information 

(Item 5), or Category F of Item 7 (Prior Year Survey). If you are registering for a year before 2003-2004 you do not need to supply the not-forprofit status information.

If You Have Failed To Register For Past Years . . .

For Questions About the SBA Size Standards:

• See the complete listing of size standards by NAICS code at 

http://www.sba.gov/size/sizetable2002.html.

• Visit the SBA Office of Size Standards Internet site at 

http://www.sba.gov/size/.

• Call the SBA Office of Size Standards at 202-205-6618.

For Information on the NAICS 2002 Codes:

• See the U.S. Bureau of the Census site at 

http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/.

For Information on the HMEP Grants Program:

• Visit the HMEP Grants Internet site at 

http://hazmat.dot.gov/training/state/hmep/hmep.htm.

• Call the Grants Program office at 202-366-0001.

For the Status of your Registration Submission:

• Call 617-494-2545.

Registering Through the Internet:

• Register through the Internet at http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/

register/register.htm as explained on page 11 of this brochure.

• If you need assistance or encounter problems with the Internet 

registration process, call 617-494-2545 or 202-366-4484 and ask 

for Internet registration support.

For Expedited Registration:

• Call 1-800-942-6990.

For Copies of the Hazardous Materials Program 

Regulations:

• Access the Code of Federal Regulations through the Internet

 at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html or

http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/rules.htm.

To Obtain a U.S. DOT ID or MC/MX Number:

• Call the local Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 

(FMCSA) office (usually in your state capitol). See the list of 

FMCSA field offices at 

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/contactus/fieldoffs.htm. 

• The application for a US DOT or MC/MX number can be filed

 electronically at 

http://www.safersys.org/

For Information About Hazardous Materials Safety:

• The Office of Hazardous Materials Safety's Internet homepage 

contains extensive information on the transportation of hazardous 

materials. Please visit our site at http://hazmat.dot.gov.

small business or

not for profit organization/not-small business

small business/not-small business

2000-2001 (July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2001) $300/$2000

2001-2002 (July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2002) $300/$2000

2002-2003 (July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2003) $300/$2000

 

2003-2004 (July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2004) $150/$300 

2004-2005 (July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005) $150/$300

2005-2006 (July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006) $150/$300
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You may register for one, two, or three registration years beginning July 1, 2006, through the submission of a single registration statement and the 

payment of the appropriate fee. You may register for the one-year period 2006-2007 (July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007), OR for the two-year period 

2006-2008 (July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2008), OR for the three-year period 2006-2009 (July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2009). You may complete 

a registration statement (DOT Form F 5800.2 Revised 03/06), and send the statement with payment to the U.S. Department of Transportation at the 

address shown on the back of the form, or you may register through the Internet by following the directions on page 11. You may use this form or 

the Internet service to register for previous years. See the instructions for “If You Have Failed to Register For Past Years” on page 8 and for Internet 

registration on page 11.

Register before July 1, 2006, or before engaging in any of the activities requiring registration,* whichever is later. You must have the DOT certificate 

and registration number before you offer or transport hazardous materials. Allow four weeks after mailing your completed registration statement and 

payment to receive your certificate. You will receive a new registration number for each properly completed registration statement you submit. 

The instructions for completing the registration statement form begin on this page and continue on page 10. You may find it useful to read through the 

instructions and the statement before completing it. Please fill in the top block before starting item 1. 

*Underlined words are defined on pages 3 - 7.

TOP BLOCK

• Registration Period: Fill in the appropriate 

years for the beginning and ending dates 

of the registration period for which you are 

registering. A current one-year period is from 

July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007; a twoyear period is from July 1, 2006, through June 

30, 2008; and a three-year period is from July 

1, 2006, through June 30, 2009. If you are 

registering for a past year or period, please 

see the instructions in the box on page 8.

 • Check the kind of registration you are 

making: 

Initial Registration means you are registering 

for the first time. Since you have no registration 

number yet, leave the space for “Current 

Registration #” blank. 

Renewal of Registration means you 

have registered in one or more previous 

years; please enter your most recently 

issued registration number as the “Current 

Registration #.” 

Amendment to Registration means you are 

updating information currently on file (which 

you must do if your name or principal place of 

business changes). If you need instructions 

only for making this kind of change, skip to 

the box below.

NAICS code are the only items pre-printed 

on this form. You must complete the other 

applicable questions. 

3. Registrant’s US DOT ID Number, MC/MX 

Number, or Reporting Railroad Alphabetic 

Code: If you have any of these identifiers, 

enter them. If you do not have any of these 

identifiers, leave these spaces blank. To 

verify or obtain a U.S. DOT ID number or 

MC/MX number (formerly the ICC number), 

see the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration’s Internet site at http://www.

safersys.org/.

4. Mode(s) Used to Transport Hazardous 

Materials: Check all the ways you moved 

hazardous materials during the calendar year

ending last December. If you are a carrier, 

mark only the mode(s) you used to transport 

hazardous materials. If you are a shipper or 

other offeror, check all modes used to transport 

shipments offered by your company.

REGISTRATION FEES AND PAYMENT 

INFORMATION

5. Business Category:

a. NAICS Code: Enter the six-digit North 

American Industry Classification System 

(NAICS) code that best describes the 

primary business activity (industry group) 

of your company.

b. SBA Size: Indicate whether your 

company meets the U.S. Small Business 

Administration’s size standard for a small 

business for the appropriate industry group. 

See the definition of small business and 

the resources for help given on page 6. 

Apply the specified size standard (either the 

number of employees or the gross annual 

receipts) to the registering person.

c. Not-for-Profit Organization: Also 

indicate whether you are a not-for-profit 

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

AMENDING YOUR REGISTRATION

You must amend your registration statement within 30 days if there is a change in your company’s 

name or principal place of business. You may submit an amendment through the Internet (see 

page 11) at http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/register/register.htm or by following these directions:

Check “Amendment to Registration” on the top block of the registration statement, enter the 

“Current Registration #,” record the new name or address in items 1 and 2, and complete and 

sign item 8, CERTIFICATION OF INFORMATION. You need not fill in any other sections.

Attach a copy of the original certificate of registration to the amended form. Send the amendment 

to the Charlotte, North Carolina, address printed on the form.

There is no additional fee for filing an amendment whether done by mail or through the 

Internet.

Expedited Follow-up means you already 

made an expedited registration by phone and 

are providing follow-up data to that transaction. 

Enter the temporary registration number you 

received over the phone as the “Current 

Registration #.” Instructions for completing the 

form will be found in the temporary registration 

letter. See page 11.

IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

1 and 2. Name and Address of Registrant:

Enter your business name and address. If your 

company is operating under a “Doing Business 

As” (DBA) name, you may use whichever of the 

names is most appropriate for your business. A 

certificate of registration displaying this name, 

and any necessary correspondence, will be 

mailed to the address entered here. 

If we have provided you with a form with the 

company name and mailing address printed 

in this area, please check this information 

for accuracy. If any changes are necessary, 

use the blank form provided in this brochure. 

Your latest registration number is printed 

at the top of this pre-printed section. The 

registration number, company name and 

mailing address, and the last reported 

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organization. A not-for-profit organization

is an organization exempt from taxation 

under 26 U.S.C. 501(a).

6. Fees: 

2006-2007, 2006-2008, 2006-2009. The fee 

structure for registration year 2006-2007 was 

established in a Final Rule published in the 

Federal Register on January 9, 2003. 

If your company meets the SBA size standard 

for a small business, or is a not-for-profit 

organization, the fee for a single year (2006-

2007) is $275, for two years (2006-2008) 

is $525, and for three years (2006-2009) is 

$775.

If your company does not meet the SBA 

standard for a small business and is not a 

not-for-profit organization, the fee for one 

year (2006-2007) is $1,000, for two years 

(2006-2008) is $1,975, and for three years 

(2006-2009) is $2,950.

If your company does not meet the SBA 

standard for a small business, is not a notfor-profit organization, and is submitting 

an Expedited Follow-Up for the 2006-2007 

registration year, the remaining fee is $725.

Enter the amount due for this particular 

statement in the place provided for “Total 

Amount Due for this Registration.” If you 

are paying by credit or debit card, this is the 

amount you are authorizing us to charge to 

your account.

Years before 2006-2007. The Registration 

Fee Table on page 12 contains all possible 

registration periods, business categories, 

and the fees appropriate to them. For years 

before 2006-2007, please see this table and 

the section “If You Have Failed to Register 

for Past Years” on page 8 to determine the 

appropriate fee. To determine whether your 

company qualifies for the small business fee 

for registration years 2000-2001 through 2005-

2006, see the discussion of Size Standards 

under the definition of Small Business on page 

6, or for the fee for Not-for-Profit Organizations, 

see the definition of that term on page 5.

Please note that if your payment is less than 

the amount due for the registration period you 

indicate at the top of the form and the business 

type, the registration will not be processed 

until full payment has been made. Please 

check the Registration Fee Table carefully 

for the fee appropriate to the business type 

and registration period you indicate.

Payment Options:

a. Enclose a check or money order, identified 

as Hazmat Registration Fee, and drawn on 

a U.S. bank in U.S. funds, payable to “U.S. 

Department of Transportation” OR

b. Pay by VISA, MasterCard, American 

Express, or Discover by completing the 

credit/debit card payment block on the form. 

You may use a debit card for this payment 

only if your debit card displays a VISA or 

MasterCard logo.

Registration and full fee payment are required 

of any person engaging in any of the specified 

activities at any time during the registration 

year. The fee is not prorated for registrations 

submitted after July 1.

You may submit one check in payment for 

multiple registration statements. If you send 

a single check for multiple statements, please 

enter the amount due for each particular 

statement in the appropriate place on the 

statement.

Be sure to send the payment with the 

statement(s). Statements without payments 

and checks unaccompanied by statements 

will be returned to you and will significantly 

delay the processing of your registration.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 

ACTIVITIES: Prior-Year Survey Information

7. Use this part of the form to record your 

hazardous materials activities during the 

calendar year ending last December 31. 

Even if you engaged in none of the hazardous 

materials activities described here last year, if 

you intend to do so this year, you must register 

and pay the appropriate fee (mark category 

G).

Item 7 defines six categories of hazardous 

materials activities that require registration. 

Mark each category that your company 

engaged in during the last completed calendar 

year. Shipments of materials included in 

Categories A, B, C, D, or E should not also be 

included in Category F, even though in most 

instances such shipments require placarding. 

For instance, if your only hazardous materials 

activity is carrying more than 55 lbs. of Division 

1.1 explosives, you should mark only Category 

B - not B and F. If, however, your only activity 

is shipping hazardous materials in quantities 

that require placarding that are not included in 

Categories A through E, mark only Category F. 

If you carry both shipments of more than 55 

lbs. of Division 1.1 explosives and shipments of 

hazardous materials not included in Categories 

A through E, not in bulk packagings, of more 

than 1,000 lbs. but less than 5,000 lbs., you 

would mark both Categories B and F. If you 

are registering for a year prior to 2000-2001, 

you do not need to mark Category F even if you 

engaged in that activity during the applicable 

preceding calendar year. Activity in Category 

F requires registration only beginning with 

registration year 2000-2001.

For each of the categories A, B, C, D, E, or 

F that you marked, also indicate whether 

you handled the hazardous materials as a 

Shipper, Carrier, or Other. Check as many as 

apply. “Other” should be marked by persons

other than the shipper or carrier who perform 

or are responsible for performing any of 

the pre-transportation functions required by 

the hazardous materials regulations. This 

includes freight forwarders, agents, freight 

consolidators, etc.

Below the six categories of activities there is a 

list of the U.S. states and territories. Circle the 

abbreviation for each state or territory in which 

you engaged in any of the six categories of 

activities. If you checked “carrier,” circle all 

states in which you operated as a carrier of any 

category of hazardous material. If you checked 

“shipper” or “other,” circle only those states 

from which you offered hazardous materials 

- you need not indicate states to which or 

through which the materials were transported. 

Registrants operating in all of the “lower 48” 

states may circle “48 Contiguous States.” 

(This excludes Alaska, Hawaii, the District 

of Columbia, and our five territories, which 

must be circled individually, if appropriate.) 

A list of the states and territories and their 

abbreviations is provided on page 11.

Remember, if you did not engage last year in 

any of the activities described in categories A 

through F, check category G.

CERTIFICATION OF INFORMATION

8. Your signature in item 8 certifies that the 

information on this form is true, accurate, 

and complete. BE ADVISED that false 

statements may violate the law (18 U.S.C. 

1001). Complete this part with the signer’s 

name, telephone number, title, and the date 

the certification is signed. The individual 

who signs this certification should be an 

appropriate representative of the registrant. 

Correspondence regarding registration, 

including the certificate of registration and 

next year’s form and instructions, will be 

addressed to this individual. 

MAILING INSTRUCTIONS

Mail your completed registration form (one 

copy) and payment together to:

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Hazardous Materials Registration

PO Box 70985 

Charlotte, NC 28272-0985 

Do not send them to Washington, D.C. Be 

sure to mail form and payment together. 

Be careful to use a mail service that delivers to 

P.O. Box addresses. (The Charlotte address 

is a post office box and many services cannot 

deliver to P.O. Boxes.) 

Allow four weeks to receive your certificate 

of registration.
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fee. You must complete the statement and 

return it to the address given in the letter within 

10 days of receiving the registration package. 

The registration will expire in 45 days if you 

do not return the completed statement.

If your company meets the SBA size standard 

for a small business or is a not-for-profit 

organization, do not resubmit credit or debit 

card information or send another payment. 

If your company does not meet the SBA size 

standard for a small business and is not a 

not-for-profit organization, you must either 

submit credit/debit card information or enclose 

a check or money order for $725 to complete 

the payment of the appropriate fee.

3. A certificate of registration with the current 

registration number will be sent to you. Use 

this number to replace the temporary number 

given to you over the phone.

Because the expedited procedures allow only 

single-year registrations (for 2006-2007), and 

involve the later payment of the remaining $725 

fee if your company does not meet the SBA 

size standard for a small business and is not 

a not-for-profit organization, we suggest that 

registration through the Internet may be a more 

convenient means of obtaining a registration 

number immediately.

REGISTERING THROUGH THE 

INTERNET

You may register over the Internet at http://hazmat.

dot.gov/regs/register/register.htm. A link provided 

at “Click Here To Register On-Line” will take you 

to the Hazardous Materials Electronic Services 

page. Your Internet browser must support 128-bit 

encryption to use these services. Assistance in 

checking your browser version and encryption 

level and upgrading to the 128-bit encryption 

versions is provided. Click on “HAZMAT 

Registration Applications” in the right-hand 

column. You will be taken to the registration 

options page, which allows you to choose “Initial,” 

“Renewal,” “Amendment,” “Company Look-Up,” 

or “ACH Verification.” A version of this brochure 

with detailed instructions for using the on-line 

registration services is provided through links at 

the bottom of this page and on the application 

form page. 

There is no additional charge for registering 

over the Internet and at the end of the session, if 

payment has been made electronically by credit/

debit card, you will receive a registration number 

and be able to print a registration certificate. We 

will also e-mail a confirmation of the registration 

with a copy of the certificate attached, which 

you can also print. If payment is made by ACH 

(“Electronic Check”), the number and certificate 

will not be provided until the payment has been 

verified through the banking system (usually three 

days later). You can return to the site and use 

the “ACH Verification” to print the certificate once 

payment has been confirmed. We will also e-mail 

a confirmation of the registration with a copy of 

the certificate attached when the payment has 

been verified. 

The on-line registration process is designed 

to assist registrants complete their registration 

statement and obtain a certificate as quickly as 

possible. Payment by credit/debit card results 

in same-day receipt of a certificate. If you need 

assistance or encounter problems with the Internet 

registration process, please call 617-494-2545 or 

202-366-4484 and ask for Internet registration 

support. 

EXPEDITED REGISTRATION

If you need to register for 2006-2007 more quickly 

than the normal procedures provide and you are 

not able to register over the Internet (see below), 

you may do so by telephone with credit or debit 

card payment of an initial $325 fee, which includes 

an additional $50 expedited registration fee. A 

debit card can be used only if it displays a VISA 

or Mastercard logo. For registrants that meet 

the SBA size standard for a small business or 

are not-for-profit organizations, this $325 fee 

will be accepted as full payment of a single-year 

registration for the 2006-2007 registration year. 

For registrants that do not meet the SBA size 

standard for a small business and are not not-forprofit organizations, payment of an additional $725 

must be made as part of the follow-up procedures 

(for a full payment of $1,050, which includes a 

$50 expedited registration fee). You may register 

only for registration year 2006-2007 through the 

expedited procedures. You will be provided with 

a temporary registration number, which can be 

used for 45 days to prove compliance with the 

registration requirement. To obtain a registration 

number promptly, you may also register over the 

Internet (see below). No additional processing fee 

is required for registration over the Internet.

To register by telephone, please do the 

following:

1. Call 800-942-6990 or 617-494-2545 for service 

24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Be ready 

to provide your company name, the mailing 

address of the principal place of business, and 

valid VISA, Mastercard, American Express, or 

Discover information. Your credit or debit card 

account will be billed for $325 and payment will 

be confirmed while you are on the phone.

2. You will be given a temporary registration 

number over the phone, which is good for 

proving compliance for 45 days from the date 

of your call. We will mail you a temporary 

registration letter containing instructions for 

completing the registration and a copy of the 

registration statement for this purpose. The 

letter serves as proof of payment of the $325 

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Alabama .................................AL

Alaska .....................................AK

American Samoa ....................AS

Arizona ...................................AZ

Arkansas .................................AR

California ................................CA

Colorado .................................CO

Connecticut .............................CT

Delaware ................................DE

Dist. Columbia ........................DC

Florida .....................................FL

Georgia ...................................GA

Guam ......................................GU

Hawaii .....................................HI

Idaho.......................................ID

Illinois ......................................IL

Indiana ....................................IN

Iowa ........................................IA

Kansas ....................................KS

Kentucky .................................KY

Louisiana ................................LA

Maine ......................................ME

Maryland .................................MD

Massachusetts ........................MA

Michigan .................................MI

Minnesota ...............................MN

Mississippi ..............................MS

Missouri ..................................MO

TWO LETTER STATE ABBREVIATIONS

Montana ..................................MT

Nebraska ................................NE

Nevada ...................................NV

New Hampshire ......................NH

New Jersey .............................NJ

New Mexico ............................NM

New York ................................NY

North Carolina ........................NC

North Dakota ..........................ND

N. Mariana Is. .........................MP

Ohio ........................................OH

Oklahoma ...............................OK

Oregon ....................................OR

Pennsylvania ..........................PA

Puerto Rico .............................PR

Rhode Island ..........................RI

South Carolina ........................SC

South Dakota ..........................SD

Tennessee ..............................TN

Texas ......................................TX

Utah ........................................UT

Vermont ..................................VT

Virgin Islands ..........................VI

Virginia ....................................VA

Washington .............................WA

West Virginia ..........................WV

Wisconsin ...............................WI

Wyoming .................................WY
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Registration Fee Table

As Amended by the Final Rule of January 9, 2003

The current registration fees were established in a Final Rule published in the Federal Register on January 9, 2003. This rule established one set of 

fees for registration years 2003-2004 through 2005-2006, and a second set of fees for 2006-2007 and following. The previously established fees for 

registration years between 1992-1993 and 2002-2003 were not altered. 

One, two, or three year periods of registration are permitted for years beginning July 1, 2000, and later. The fees for all possible registration periods 

and business types are listed in this table. All fees include the appropriate processing fee. 

If you are a not-for-profit organization registering for 2001-2004, 2002-2004 or 2002-2005, you must pay the fee in the column titled “Small Business/

Non-Profit” if you meet the SBA size standard for a small business, and the fee in the column titled “Not-Small Business/Non-Profit” if you do not meet 

that standard. 

Selected Small Business Administration Size Standards by NAICS Industry Codes

NOTE: If your primary industry group does not appear below, check the SBA Internet site at 

http://www.sba.gov/size/sizetable2002.html for the complete listing of codes and size standards.

Size Standards in 

 Number of Employees or

NAICS NAICS U.S. Industry Title Millions of Dollars

Sector 21 - Mining Subsector 211 - Oil and Gas Extraction

211111 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction .............................................................................................................................................. 500

 Subsector 213 - Support Activities for Mining

213112 Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations ............................................................................................................................................. $6.5

Sector 23 - Construction Subsector 237 - Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction ................................................................................................................................................ $31.0

 Subsector 238 - Speciality Trade Contractors

238910 Site Preperation Contractors ..................................................................................................................................................................... $13.0

Sectors 31-33 - Manufacturing Subsector 325 - Chemical Manufacturing

325188 All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing ................................................................................................................................... 1,000

325199 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing ..................................................................................................................................... 1,000

(Continued on Page 15)

Registration Period Small

Business

Not-Small

Business

All

Non-Profit

Small

Business

Not-Small

Business Small Business

Non-Profit

Not Small

Business/

Non-Profit

2004-2005 (1 year)

2004-2006 (2 years)

2004-2007 (3 years)

1992-1993 through 1999-2000 the annual fee is $300 for all registrants

$150

$275

$525

$150

$275

$525

$300 -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

$575

$1,550

2005-2006 (1 year)

2005-2007 (2 years)

2005-2008 (3 years)

Expedited Registration Follow-up Payment for Not-Small Business for 2006-2007 is $725

$150

$400

$650

$150

$400

$650

$300 -

-

-

$1,275

$2,250

2006-2007 (1 year)

2006-2008 (2 years)

2006-2009 (3 years)

$275

$525

$775

$275

$525

$775

$1,000 -

-

-

$1,975

$2,950

$150

$275

$400

$150

$275

$400

$300

$575

$850

$300

$425

$550

$2,000

$2,275

$2,550

$2,125

$2,250

$425

$550

$300

$575

$700

$2,000

$3,975

$700 $4,250 $4,100

$300

$575

$850

$2,000

$3,975

$5,950

2003-2004 (1 year)

2003-2005 (2 years)

2003-2006 (3 years)

2002-2003 (1 year)

2002-2004 (2 years)

2002-2005 (3 years)

2001-2002 (1 year)

2001-2003 (2 years)

2001-2004 (3 years)

2000-2001 (1 year)

2000-2002 (2 years)

2000-2003 (3 years)
Exempted from Paperwork Reduction Act by 49 U.S.C. 5108(i)

(Company Name)

Form DOT F 5800.2 (Revised 3/06) Supercedes previous versions. THIS FORM MAY BE REPRODUCED

Cardholder acknowledges ordering goods or services in the amount of the total shown hereon and 

agrees to perform the obligations set forth in the Cardholder’s agreement with the issuer. Card 

statement will list this payment as “US DOT Hazmat Regis.”

NOTE: If a Small Business or Not-for-Profit Organization completing an expedited registration,

do not resubmit card information here.

MO YR

 Card Number: Expiration Date: 

 Name as it appears on the card ___________________________________________

 Authorized Signature _____________________________________________________

Credit/Debit Card Users Please Provide the Following Information:

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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGISTRATION STATEMENT

(Please Type or Print all Responses)

REGISTRATION PERIOD: from July 1, 20_____, to June 30, 20_____

Initial Registration _____ Renewal of Registration _____ Amendment to Registration _____ Expedited Follow-up ____

Current Registration # _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

1. Registrant ________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Mailing Address of Principal Place of Business 

Street or P.O. Box ___________________________________________________________ City _________________________

 County ___________________ State _ _ Zip Code _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ Country ________________________

3. Registrant's US DOT ID Number, MC/MX Number, or Reporting Railroad Alphabetic Code (if applicable) 

 US DOT ID #________________________ MC/MX # _______________________ Railroad Alphabetic Code _______

4. Mode(s) Used to Transport Hazardous Materials: Highway ____ Rail ____ Water ____ Air ____

5. Business Category (determined by answering a-c): 

a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for Primary Commercial Activity: 

 (enter one six-digit code): __ __ __ __ __ __

 b) Using the SBA size standard for the NAICS code entered above, mark one: ____ Small Business as defined by SBA

 ____ Not an SBA Small Business

 c) Not-For-Profit Organization (under 26 U.S.C. 501(a)): Yes ____ No ____

6. Registration Fees

See table of fees on page 12. All fees include the appropriate processing fee.

Total Amount Due for this Registration:_________________

 Make check or money order in U.S. funds, drawn on a U.S. bank, and payable to “U.S. Department of Transportation,"

 and identified as payment for the "Hazmat Registration Fee." 

Method of Payment (check one)

Check ___ Money Order ___ Credit/Debit* Card: ___ VISA ___ MasterCard ___ American Express ___ Discover ___

* For Debit Card payments, see "Payment Options," page 10.
8. Certification of Information. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the above information is true, accurate, and complete. 

 Certifier's Name ______________________________________________ Phone ( _ _ _ ) _ _ _ -_ _ _ _

 Title _____________________________________________________________________________________________

 Certifier's Signature _______________________________________________ Date _____________________

FALSE STATEMENTS MAY VIOLATE 18 U.S.C. 1001.

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Hazardous Materials Registration 

PO Box 70985 

Charlotte, NC 28272-0985

Please retain a copy of this form for your records.

MAIL COMPLETED FORM 

WITH PAYMENT TO :

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7. Prior-Year Survey Information. Mark all categories and activities engaged in during the previous calendar year 

 (e.g., 2005 for the 2006-2007 Registration Year) and the state(s) in which you operated (see instructions).

A. ____ Offered or transported in commerce a highway route controlled quantity of a Class 7 (radioactive) material.

 1. Shipper ____ 2. Carrier ____ 3. Other (Freight Forwarder, Agent, etc.) ____

B. ____ Offered or transported in commerce more than 25 kilograms (55 pounds) of a Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 (explosive) material 

 in a motor vehicle, rail car, or freight container.

 1. Shipper ____ 2. Carrier ____ 3. Other (Freight Forwarder, Agent, etc.) ____

C. ____ Offered or transported in commerce more than 1 liter (1.06 quarts) per package of a material extremely toxic by 

 inhalation (materials poisonous by inhalation that meet one of the defining criteria for Hazard Zone A). 

 1. Shipper ____ 2. Carrier ____ 3. Other (Freight Forwarder, Agent, etc.) ____

D. ____ Offered or transported in commerce a hazardous material (including a hazardous waste) in a bulk packaging (see 49 CFR 

171.8) having a capacity equal to or greater than 13,248 liters (3,500 gallons) for liquids or gases or more than 13.24 cubic 

meters (468 cubic feet) for solids. 

 1. Shipper ____ 2. Carrier ____ 3. Other (Freight Forwarder, Agent, etc.) ____

E. ____ Offered or transported in commerce a shipment, in other than a bulk packaging, of 2,268 kilograms (5,000 pounds) gross 

weight or more of one class of hazardous material (including a hazardous waste) for which placarding of a vehicle, rail car, 

or freight container is required. 

 1. Shipper ____ 2. Carrier ____ 3. Other (Freight Forwarder, Agent, etc.) ____

F. ____ Offered or transported in commerce a shipment of a quantity of hazardous material (including a hazardous waste) that requires 

placarding of the bulk packaging, freight container, unit load device, transport vehicle, or rail car, other than those included 

in A through E above. Activities performed by farmers are generally excepted. See 49 CFR 107.601(b). 

 1. Shipper ____ 2. Carrier ____ 3. Other (Freight Forwarder, Agent, etc.) ____

States in which any of the above were engaged in during the past calendar year (see instructions).

AL AR AZ CA CO CT DE FL GA ID IL IN IA KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN

MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT

VT VA WA WV WI WY 48 Contiguous States AK AS DC GU HI MP PR VI

G. ____ Did not engage in any of the activities listed in A through F during the previous calendar year.

(Print the signer's name)

If you send us a check, it will be converted into an electronic funds transfer (EFT). This means we will copy your check and use 

the account information on it to electronically debit your account for the amount of the check. The debit from your account will 

usually occur within 24 hours, and will be shown on your regular account statement.

You will not receive your original check back. We will destroy your original check, but we will keep the copy of it. If the EFT cannot be processed for technical reasons, you authorize us to process the copy in place of your original check. If the EFT cannot 

be completed because of insufficient funds, we may try to make the transfer up to 2 times. 

Notice to Customers Making Payment by Check
Selected Small Business Administration Size Standards by NAICS Industry Codes

NOTE: If your primary industry group does not appear below, check the SBA Internet site at 

http://www.sba.gov/size/sizetable2002.html for the complete listing of codes and size standards.

 

 Size Standards in 

 Number of Employees or

NAICS NAICS U.S. Industry Title Millions of Dollars

Sectors 31-33 - Manufacturing Subsector 325 - Chemical Manufacturing

325510 Paint and Coating Manufacturing .................................................................................................................................................................... 500

325611 Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing ....................................................................................................................................................... 750

325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and 

 Preparation Manufacturing ......................................................................................................................................................................... 500

 Subsector 332 - Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring ............................................................................................................................. 500

Sector 42 - Wholesale Trade Subsector 424 - Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

424690 Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholsalers ............................................................................................................................. 100

424710 Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals ........................................................................................................................................................... 100

424720 Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals) ............................................................... 100

424910 Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers ............................................................................................................................................................ 100

Sectors 44-45 - Retail Trade Subsector 447 - Gasoline Stations

447110 Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores ................................................................................................................................................. $25.0

447190 Other Gasoline Stations ................................................................................................................................................................................. $8.0

 Subsector 454 - Nonstore Retailers

454311 Heating Oil Dealers .........................................................................................................................................................................................$11.5

454312 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Bottled Gas) Dealers ............................................................................................................................................ $6.5

454319 Other Fuel Dealers .......................................................................................................................................................................................... $6.5

Sectors 48-49 - Transportation Subsector 482 - Rail Transportation

482111 Line-haul Railroads ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 1,500

482112 Short Line Railroads ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 500

 Subsector 484 - Truck Transportation

484110 General Freight Trucking, Local .................................................................................................................................................................... $23.5

484121 General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload ................................................................................................................................ $23.5

484122 General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less than Truckload ................................................................................................................... $23.5

484220 Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local ........................................................................................................................... $23.5

484230 Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance ............................................................................................................ $23.5

 Subsector 488 - Support Activities for Transportation

488210 Support Activities for Rail Transportation ........................................................................................................................................................ $6.5

488510 Freight Transportation Arrangement .............................................................................................................................................................. $6.5

 Except Non-Vessel Owning Common Carriers and Household Goods Forwarders ................................................................ $23.5

 Subsector 493 - Warehousing and Storage

493110 General Warehousing and Storage ............................................................................................................................................................... $23.5

Sector 56 - Administrative and Support Subsector 562 - Waste Management and Remediation Services

562112 Hazardous Waste Collection ..........................................................................................................................................................................$11.5

562211 Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal ...................................................................................................................................................$11.5

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Notes: Size standards effective 1/5/06. 1

 NAICS code 488510 - As measured by total revenues, but excluding funds received in trust for an unaffiliated third party, such as bookings or 

sales subject to commissions. The commissions received are included as revenue.

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