# ENPRO Services Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

**Citation:** 01-0130  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2001-06-26

01-0130 response to ENPRO Services Inc. concerning 172.101.

## Document text

<<<PAGE 1>>>

S. Departme
Transportatic
400 Seventh St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Research and
Special Programs
Administration
JUN 2 6 2001
Ms. Alice M. Morse
Ref. No: 01-0130
ENPRO Services Inc.
12 Mulliken Way
Newburyport, MA 01950
Dear Ms. Morse:
This is in response to your May 11, 2001 letter regarding the classification and proper shipping name
for a waste material containing petroleum oil and water and contaminated with debris (soil, PPE,
absorbents, speedy dry, etc.) under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-
180).
You state that during a routine stop by the Massachusetts State Police, your company was issued a
written warning for an improper shipping name on a uniform hazardous waste manifest. The shipping
name on the manifest was "State Regulated Oil Waste." Specifically, you asked if the shipping name
"State Regulated Oil Waste" is an acceptable proper shipping name to describe this material.
Under the HMR, a waste that is subject to the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (UHWM)
Requirements of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency specified in 40 CFR part 262 is regulated
for purposes of transportation as a "hazardous waste." A waste that does not require completion of a
UHWM is not considered a "hazardous waste" for purposes of transportation and is not subject to the
requirements of the HMR unless it meets the definition of a hazardous material under the HMR. Thus,
a State regulated waste that does not require completion of a UHWM and is not a hazardous material
as defined in the HMR is not subject to the regulations under the HMR. Such a material may be
described using the shipping name, "State Regulated Oil Waste." However its description on the
shipping paper or manifest may not include a hazard class or identification number specified in the
§ 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table (See § 172.202(e)).
I hope this satisfies your inquiry.
If we can be of further assistance, please contact us.
Sincerely
John A. Gale
Transportation Regulations Specialist
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
172.101
010130

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Engrum
3112.101
ENPRO
Proper Shipping Name.
01-0130
May 11, 2001
Mr. Ed Mazzullo, Director
Office of Hazardous Materials
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20590-0001
Reference:
Clarification on the Regulations
Dear Mr. Mazzullo,
I am writing to you in an attempt to get clarification on the correct way to
complete the proper shipping name on a hazardous waste manifest for
petroleum oil contaminated with water and petroleum oil products
contaminated debris (soil, PPE, absorbents, speedy dry, etc).
ENPRO Services, Inc. is a licensed hazardous materials transportation
issued a written warning for an improper shipping name on a uniform
company. During a routine stop by the Massachusetts State Police we were
State Regulated Oil Waste.
hazardous waste manifest. The shipping name on the manifest was listed as
When I called the Department of Transportation hotline at (800) 467-4922, I
was informed that State Regulated Oil Waste was indeed a proper shipping
name of these materials. The hotline operator informed me at this time there is
no written section in the regulations stating this for a fact.
Could you please provide a written statement, confirming the above information
that was provided to me verbally by the hotline operator. Please do not hesitate
to call me should your require additional information.
Sincerely,
ENPRO Service, Inc.
Alic Morse
Alice M. Morse
Hazardous Waste Coordinator
ENPRO Services, Inc.
12 Mulliken Way, Newburyport, MA 01950
(800) 966-1102 - 24 Hours FAX (978) 465-2050
(888) 367-6660 - 24 Hours FAX (207) 773-6693
44 Rigby Road, South Portland, ME 04106

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