40 DOE M 460.2-1A 6-4-08 not be possible to locate a parking site that meets all of the criteria listed. The carrier should attempt to avoid— • heavily populated areas, • heavily industrialized areas (e.g., refineries), • hospitals and schools, • areas with difficult access (e.g., no room for fire equipment), • crowded parking areas (e.g., shopping malls), • residential areas, • highway shoulders, and • areas with numerous pedestrians. For shipments covered by a transportation plan, the plan will identify safe parking areas. The carrier must not be parked on or within 5 feet of the traveled portion of a public street or highway except for brief periods when the necessities of operation require the vehicle to be parked and make it impracticable to park the vehicle in any other place. b. Low-Level and Mixed Low-Level Waste Carriers are expected to exercise due caution and care in selecting parking locations, following normal operating practices and the requirements of the DOT safety regulations. The provisions of 49 CFR 397.7(b) state that hazardous materials must not be parked on or within 5 feet of the traveled portion of a public street or highway except for brief periods when the necessities of operation require the vehicle to be parked and make it impracticable to park the vehicle in any other place. c. Isotopes Safe parking locations will be determined by the carrier following normal operating practices, including the applicable requirements set forth in 49 CFR. 12.2.2 Classified National Security Shipments The OST has in effect a safe havens agreement with the Department of Defense (DoD) and can also use DOE facilities for such protected parking. Also, safe parking can be arranged with the assistance of State and/or local police. The OST will notify a State for assistance in locating safe parking if DOE and DoD facilities are unavailable; however, the OST will exhaust all efforts to use DOE and DoD facilities first.
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