Type A Package Documentation

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-- Type and quantity of licensed material in each package and the total quantity of each

shipment;

-- Date of shipment;

-- For Type B packages, any special controls exercised;

-- Name and address of the transferee;

-- Address to which the shipment was made; and

-- Results of the determinations required by 10 CFR 71.87 and by the conditions of the

package approval.

The licensee shall make available to the Commission for inspection, upon reasonable notice,

all records required by this part. Records are valid only if stamped, initialed, or signed and

dated by authorized personnel or otherwise authenticated.

Each licensee shall maintain sufficient written records to furnish evidence of the quality of

packaging. The records to be maintained include results of the determinations required by

10 CFR 71.85; design, fabrication, and assembly records; results of reviews, inspections, tests

and audits; results monitoring work performance and materials analyses; and results of

maintenance, modification, and repair activities. Inspection, test, and audit records must

identify the inspector or data recorder, the type of observation, the results, the acceptability,

and the action taken in connection with any deficiencies noted. The records must be retained

for three years after the life of the packaging to which they apply.

The documents and records requirements of 10 CFR 830.120 state, "Documents shall be

prepared, reviewed, approved, issued, used and revised to prescribe processes, specify

requirements, or establish design. Records shall be specified, prepared, reviewed, approved and

maintained."

7.4.1 Type A Package Documentation

Federal regulation 10 CFR 71 establishes documentation requirements for transportation. Several

sections apply to Type A package documentation:

10 CFR 71.5 Transportation of Licensed Material

Each licensee who transports licensed material outside of the confines of its plant or other

place of use, or who delivers licensed material to a carrier for transport, shall comply with the

applicable requirements of the regulations appropriate to the mode of transport of DOT in

49 CFR Parts 170 through 189.

-- The licensee should particularly note DOT regulations in the following areas:

Packaging - 49 CFR 173, Subparts A and B and paragraphs 173.401 through 173.478.

Marking and labeling - 49 CFR 172, Subpart D and paragraphs 172.400 through

172.407; 172.436 through 172.440.

Placarding - 49 CFR 172.500 through 172.519, 172.556 and Appendices B and C.

Monitoring - 49 CFR 172, Subpart C.

Accident reporting - 49 CFR 171.15 and 171.16.

Shipping papers - 49 CFR 172, Subpart C.

-- The licensee should also note DOT regulations pertaining to the following modes of

transportation: