# Occidental Chemical Company — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

**Citation:** 01-0246  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2001-10-15

01-0246 response to Occidental Chemical Company concerning 172.202.

## Document text

<<<PAGE 1>>>

•
of Transportation
J.S. Departmen
400 Seventh St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Research and
pecial Program
ıdministratiol
OC: 15 2001
Ms. Elaine Palazzo
Ref. No. 01-0246
Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Occidental Chemical Company
5005 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, TX 75244-6119
Dear Ms. Palazzo:
This is in response to your letter dated September 24, 2001, requesting clarification on the placement
of the total quantity on a shipping paper. Specifically, you ask whether additional information may be
placed between the basic description required by § 172.202(a)(1), (2), (3), and (4) and the total
quantity required by § 172:202(a)(5).
The answer is yes. Section 172.201(a)(4) states that the shipping paper may contain additional
information concerning the material provided the information is not inconsistent with the shipping
description. Additional information concerning the material must be placed after the basic description
(§ 172.201(a)(4))). When the total quantity appears after the basic description, additional information
may be placed before or after the total quantity.
I hope this satisfies your request.
Sincerely,
Gehun Millio
Delmer F. Billings
Chief, Standards Development
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
HINNIN
010246
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• 20-Sep-01
11:58
Fron-
T-362 P. 02/02 F-787
Oxy Chem.
BAt
September 20, 2001
Director. Edward T. Mazzullo
Research and Special Programs Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
3172.202
DHM-10
Office of Hazardous Marerials Standards
Shipping Papers
Washingron, DC 20590-0001
400 7th St., S W
01-0246
Re:
Total Quantity and Additional Information of Shipping Papers
[172.201(a)(4)],[172.202(c)]
Is the total quantity as it is entered below in violation of 49 CFR 172.201(a)(4) and/or
State officials have indicated to us that it is in violation of 172.202(c) because addirional
172.202(c).
information nor required or authorized by 172 Subpart C can placed berween the rotal quantity
and other shipping description information that is required.
SPRING WENHIS
"GROSS
TABE
NET
TEST
KG
1.073 20
2,486.00
163.00
73.94
7,203.00
290.25
Перо нем
SHIPPING DESCRIPTION
010 'x
5 975= Prum
BESIN SOLUTION
Pc 111
PRODUCT NAME VA
RESIN IN SOLVENT
THERMOSETNG
ER GUIDE NO..
127
MSU57 M24
LOT NO: 171701945
2.203.00 L1
38554:08-
999.26 Ки
5 prumi
TOTAL
QUANTITy
Sincerely,
Elaine Palazzo
Elaine Palazzo
972-404-2424
Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Fax 972-404-3492
DX
Occidental Chemical Corporation
5005 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX 75244-6119
Trunsporturion Regulusury Compliunce

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