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Title 21 - MiscellaneousChapter XXIV - The Port Authority Of New York And New JerseySubchapter A - Vehicular CrossingsArticle 2 - Transportation of Hazardous MaterialPart 1211 - Regulations Applying To Lincoln Tunnel, Holland Tunnel, George Washington Bridge Lower Level And George Washington Bridge Expressway
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Section 1211.3 - Definitions and abbreviations

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 21 § 1211.3

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Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024
Section 1211.3 - Definitions and abbreviations

The following terms shall have the same meaning, application, classification and/or abbreviation in this Part as are given to them, and as they are used in the regulations of the United States Department of Transportation:

(a) Expl. A.--Class A explosives

Expl. B.--Class B explosives

Expl. B.--Class B explosives

Expl. C.--Class C explosives

C. L.--Combustible liquid

Expl. C.--Class C explosives

F. L.--Flammable liquid

F. S.--Flammable solid

Oxy. M.--Oxydizing material

Cor. L.--Corrosive liquid

Nonf. G.--Nonflammable compressed gas

F. G.--Flammable compressed gas

Pois.--Poison

Pois. A.--Poison gas or liquid, Class A

Pois. B.--Poison liquid or solid, Class B

Pois. C.--Tear gas, Class C

R. A.M.--Radioactive material

N. O. S.--Not otherwise specified

N. O. I.--Not otherwise indexed

N. O. I. B. N.--Not otherwise indexed by name

Note 1:Acid or alkaline liquids containing less than 10 percent free mineral acid, or free caustic, or other liquids having similar effect, which are not ordinarily regulated by the D.O.T. are considered a corrosive liquid by Port Authority regulations and subject to the provisions noted in sections 1211.35, 1211.36 and 1211.37 of this Part.

Note 2:The abbreviations N. O. I. and N. O.I. B. N.may be used in lieu of the abbreviation N. O. S. wherever it appears in the index of dangerous articles, section 1211.150, infra.

(b) Tunnel shall mean both the Lincoln Tunnel and the Holland Tunnel.
(c)

G. W. B. shall mean the George Washington Bridge.

(d) Dangerous article shall mean any explosive, or flammable liquid, or any tar or cement softened or cut back with a combustible or flammable liquid, or any combustible liquid, flammable solid, oxidizing material, corrosive liquid, flammable compressed or liquefied gas, or any non-flammable compressed gas which is poisonous or lachrymatory to human beings or which has an irritating, asphyxiating or toxic effect when breathed in small concentrations, or any cryogenic fluid, or any radioactive material, or any poisonous substances;
(e) Dangerous article shall also mean any poisonous article, or any liquid transported in bulk which may, when released, produce a poisonous or irritating vapor;
(f) Dangerous article shall also include any empty container which last contained any flammable liquid, compressed flammable gas, poison gas, or any non-flammable compressed gas of the lachrymatory, toxic type described above, or which last contained any articles whose passage is shown in section 1211.150 of this booklet to be prohibited, and shall also include any empty tank vehicle which last contained any flammable liquid, cut-back cement or tar, flammable or non-flammable compressed gas, or any article shown as prohibited in section 1211.150.
(g) Cryogenic fluids shall mean ultra-low temperature fluids, i.e., gases maintained in liquid state by low temperature and pressures less than 40 p.s.i. absolute.
(h) Combustible liquid shall mean any liquid which gives off a flammable vapor at a temperature above 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and at or below 150 degrees Fahrenheit as determined by flash point test with a Tagliabue open cup tester.
(i) Flash point shall mean the lowest temperature at which a liquid gives off a flammable vapor as determined by test in a Tagliabue open cup tester.
(j) Gross weight shall mean the total weight of the containers and contents.
(k) Net weight shall mean the weight of the contents of packages or containers.
(l) Containers shall mean a drum, barrel, cylinder, carboy or other shipping container (other than a tank vehicle) used for the transportation of explosives or other dangerous articles as defined by the the United States Department of Transportation.
(m) Tank vehicle shall mean any tank motor vehicle with cargo tank, portable tank, or bulk pyramided cylinders, used for the transportation of liquid or gases as defined by the United States Department of Transportation.
(n) Shipping paper shall mean a manifest, memorandum receipt, bill of lading, shipping order or other memorandum.
(o) Prohibited shall mean not allowed passage, regardless of quantity.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 21 § 1211.3