New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter IV - QUALITY SERVICES › Subchapter C - RADIATION › Part 381 - Transporters Of Low-level Radioactive Waste › Section 381.11 - Operation requirements for transporters

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) A permittee may only deliver or otherwise
				  relinquish possession of low-level radioactive waste to an authorized treatment,
				  storage or disposal facility as defined in section
				  381.4(c) 
				  of this Part.
(b) The operator of any
				  vehicle used for activities covered by this Part must carry the original permit
				  or a legible photocopy of such permit in the vehicle. The operator must present
				  the permit, together with a manifest relative to the low-level radioactive waste
				  being transported, to authorized representatives of the department, other State
				  agencies or to any law enforcement officers when requested to do so.
(c) A permittee must display the full name or
				  legally registered trade name of the transporter on both sides of each vehicle
				  used for activities covered by this Part. The permittee must also conspicuously
				  display the New York State LLRW transport permit number on both sides and the
				  rear of the vehicle. The permit number must be in figures at least three inches
				  high and of a color which contrasts with the background.
(d) All low-level radioactive wastes must be
				  properly packaged and contained during transport in accordance with 49 CFR part
				  173 and   10 CFR part 71   (see section
				  381.18 
				  of this Part).
(e) A permittee and
				  the operator of any vehicle used for activities covered by this Part must comply
				  with all applicable State and Federal laws and all rules and regulations
				  promulgated thereunder. The permittee is responsible for all requirements for all
				  vehicles, including leased vehicles operated under his/her permit.
(f) A permittee must conspicuously mark or
				  placard every vehicle, in a manner consistent with section 14-f of the New York
				  State Transportation Law, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and
				  any related Federal requirements, related to the transportation of the regulated
				  waste and its principal hazard. Packaging, labeling and placarding of LLRW
				  shipments must be in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR part 71,  49 CFR
				  part 172  and  49 CFR part 173  (see section
				  381.18 
				  of this Part).
(g) Permits are not
				  transferable. Change of ownership invalidates the provisions of such permits. Any
				  change of address, name or location of garaged vehicles must be submitted
				  immediately to the department.
(h) A
				  permittee shall submit a report to the department annually, or more frequently if
				  the department deems necessary, on forms prescribed by the department. The date
				  report submittal is due will be established by the department. A permittee shall
				  retain for three years the records required by section
				  381.15 
				  of this Part on which such reports are based, and shall make such records
				  available, upon request, to the department during normal business
				  hours.