Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 74.djvu/850

 PUBLIC LAW 86-710-SEPT. 6, 1960

[74 S T A T,

escorted by specially designated personnel, certification upon the bill of lading by or under the authority of the Atomic Energy Commission or the Department of Defense, as the case may be, that the shipment contains radioactive materials shall be conclusive as to content, and no further description shall be necessary or required; but each package, receptacle, or other container in such unescorted shipment shall on the outside thereof be plainly marked 'radioactive materials', and shall not be opened for inspection by the carrier. "§ 833. Marking packages containing explosives and other dangerous articles "Any person who knowingly delivers to any carrier engaged in interstate or foreign commerce by land or water, and any person who knowingly carries on or in any car or vehicle of any description operated m the transportation of passengers or property by any carrier engaged in interstate or foreign commerce, by land, any explosive, or other dangerous article, specified in or designated by the Interstate Commerce Commission pursuant to section 834 of this chapter, under any false or deceptive marking, description, invoice, shipping order, or other declaration, or any person who so delivers any such article without informing such carrier in writing of the true character thereof, at the time such delivery is made, or without plainly marking on the outside of every package containing explosives or other dangerous articles the contents thereof, if such marking is required by regulations prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and, if the death or bodily injury of any person results from the violation of this section, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. "§ 834. Regulations by Interstate Commerce Commission " (a) The Interstate Commerce Commission shall formulate regulations for the safe transportation within the United States of explosives and other dangerous articles, including radioactive materials, etiologic agents, flammable liquids, flammable solids, oxidizing materials, corrosive liquids, compressed gases, and poisonous substances, which shall be binding upon all carriers engaged in interstate or foreign commerce which transport explosives or other dangerous articles by land, and upon all shippers making shipments of explosives or other dangerous articles via any carrier engaged in interstate or foreign commerce by land or water. "(b) The Commission, of its own motion, or upon application made by any interested party, may make changes or modifications in such regulations, made desirable by new information or altered conditions. Before adopting any regulations relating to radioactive materials the Interstate Commerce Commission shall advise and consult with the Atomic Energy Commission. "(c) Such regulations shall be in accord with the best-known practicable means for securing safety in transit, covering the packing, marking, loading, handling while in transit, and the precautions necessary to determine whether the material when offered is in proper condition to transport. " (d) Such regulations, as well as all changes or modifications thereof, shall, unless a shorter time is specified by the Commission, take effect ninety days after their formulation and publication by the Commission and shall be in effect until reversed, set aside, or modified. "(e) In the execution of sections 831-835, inclusive, of this chapter the Commission may utilize the services of carrier and shipper associations, including the Bureau for the Safe Transportation of

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