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PUBLIC LAW 93-633-JAN. 3, 1975

[88 STAT.

The Secretary shall by regulation prescribe the form of any such statement and the information required to be included. The Secretary shall make any registration statement filed pursuant to this subsection available for inspection by any person, without charge, except that nothing in this sentence shall be deemed to require the release of any information described by subsection (b) of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, or which is otherwise protected by law from disclosure to the public. (c) REQUIREMENT.—No person required to file a registration statement under subsection (b) of this section may transport or cause to be transported or shipped extremely hazardous materials, or manufacture, fabricate, mark, maintain, recondition, repair, or test packages or containers for use in the transportation of extremely hazardous materials, unless he has on file a registration statement. EXEMPTIONS 49 USC 1806.

SEC. 107. (a) GENERAL.—The Secretary, in accordance with procedures prescribed by regulation, is authorized to issue or renew, to any person subject to the requirements of this title, an exemption from the provisions of this title, and from regulations issued under section 105 of this title, if such person transports or causes to be transported or shipped hazardous materials in a manner so as to achieve a level of safety (1) which is equal to or exceeds that level of safety wdiich would be required in the absence of such exemption, or (2) which would be consistent with the public interest and the policy of this title in the event there is no existing level of safety established. The maximum period of an exemption issued or renewed under this section shall not exceed 2 years, but any such exemption may be renewed upon application to the Secretary. Each person applying for such an exemption or renewal shall, upon application, provide a safety analysis as prescribed by the Secretary to justify the grant of such exemption. Fe^era/Regrster. A. iiotice of ail application for issuance or renewal of such exemption shall be published in the Federal Register. The Secretary shall afford access to any such safety analysis and an oppoitunity for public comment on any such application, except that nothing in this sentence shall be deemed to require the release of any information described by subsection (b) of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, or which is otherw^ise protected by law from disclosure to the public. Exclusion. (}3^ VESSELS.—The Secretary shall exclude, in whole or in part, from any applicable provisions and regulations under this title, any vessel which is excepted from the application of section 201 of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972 by paragraph (2) of such section (46 U.S.C. 391a(2)), or any other vessel regulated under such Act, to the extent of such regulation. (c) FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.—Nothing in this title, or in any regulation issued under this title, shall be construed to prohibit or regulate the transportation by any individual, for personal use, of any firearm (as defined in paragraph (4) of section 232 of title 18, United States Code) or any ammunition therefor, or to prohibit any transportation of firearms or ammunition in commerce. (d) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—Except when the Secretary determines that an emergency exists, exemptions or renewals granted pursuant to this section shall be the only means by which a person subject to the requirements of this title may be exempted from or relieved of the obligation to meet any requirements imposed under this title.

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