# Agmark Foods, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

**Citation:** 00-0297  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2000-11-07

00-0297 response to Agmark Foods, Inc. concerning 172.101.

## Document text

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U.S. Department
400 Seventh Street, S.W.
of Transportation
Washington, D.C.
20590
Special Programs
Research and
Administration
NOV
7 2000
:
Mr. Richard L. Hagemeyer
Ref. No. 00-0297
Vice President
Agmark Foods, Inc.
150 Fourth Avenue North
Suite 1030
Nashville, TN 37219-2417
Dear Mr. Hagemeyer:
This is in response to your letter dated October 20, 2000, regarding the shipping name for a
shipment of tequila. Specifically, you ask if a shipment of tequila may be transported under the
shipping name of "Ethyl alcohol solution, UN1170" in lieu of the shipping name "Alcoholic
beverages, UN 3065."
Section 172.101(c)(10)(i)(F) states that a mixture or solution not identified specifically by name,
comprised of a hazardous material identified in the Hazardous Materials Table (§ 172.101;
HMT) by technical name and a non-hazardous material, shall be described using the proper
shipping name of the hazardous material and the qualifying word "mixtures" or "solutions" as
appropriate, unless the material can be appropriately described by a shipping name that describes
its intended application. It is the intent of this section to allow a material that is a mixture of a
hazardous material that is identified by name in the HMT and a non-hazardous material, to be
identified by a shipping name that describes its intended application or by the proper shipping
name of the hazardous material and the appropriate qualifying word. It is not the intent of
§ 172.101(c)(10)(i)(F) to require such a material to be described under the materials application
name. Therefore, an alcoholic beverage that is a solution of ethyl alcohol and non-hazardous
materials may be described under the shipping name of "Ethyl alcohol solution, UN1170" or
"Alcoholic beverages, UN 3065."
I hope this satisfies your request.
Sincerely,
Thomas G. Allan
Senior Transportation Regulations Specialist
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards

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10/20/00
16:32
5615 313 6592
AGMARK
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8172.101
Agmark
Foods, Inc"
Proper Shipping Name
00-0297
October 20, 2000
Ms. Dianne LaValle
Hazardous Materials Information Center
Washington, DC
US Department of Transportation
VIA FACSIMILE
202-366-3012
Dear Ms. LaValle:
he bottling plant in California. The current shipping name for this product is Alcoholic Beverages
er our conversation we ship tequila in bulk in ISO tank containers from the origin in Mexico t
UN 3065. However, because these tanks are shipped by rail in both Mexico and the U.S., we
would like to use the less consumer-oriented name of Ethyl Alcohol Solution, UN 1170.
We believe such change will lessen the likelihood for tampering by vandals or thieves and will
enhance the safety of such transport.
Please respond in writing as to your conclusion. If you have questions, please call me at 615-
313-6585.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rikal 7. Hugenagen
Vice President
Richard L. Hagemeyer
1o out Ne Math it 10 Matie, 3723247. 6131385 - (65313652

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