Common and contract carriers, freight forwarders, warehousemen, and the U.S. Postal Service are exempt from the regulations in this part to the extent that they transport special nuclear material in the regular course of carriage for another or storage incident thereto. This exemption does not apply to the storage in transit or transport of material by persons covered by the general license issued under § 70.20a and § 70.20b.
[46 FR 12696, Feb. 18, 1981]
authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 51, 53, 57(d), 108, 122, 161, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 193, 223, 234, 274, 1701 (
42 U.S.C. 2071,
2073,
2077,
2138,
2152,
2201,
2232,
2233,
2234,
2236,
2237,
2243,
2273,
2282,
2021,
2297f; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (
42 U.S.C. 5841,
5842,
5846,
5851; Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, secs. 135, 141 (
42 U.S.C. 10155,
10161;
44 U.S.C. 3504 note
source: 21 FR 764, Feb. 3, 1956, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 10 CFR 70.12