# Waste Management, Inc — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

**Citation:** 02-0123  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2002-06-18

02-0123 response to Waste Management, Inc concerning 172.101.

## Document text

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or esportion
400 Seventh St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Research and
special Programs
dministration
JUN 1 8 2002
Ms. Donna Ames-Cassick
Ref. No. 02-0123
Compliance Manger
Waste Management, Inc.
P.O. Box 200
Model City, NY 14107
Dear Ms. Ames-Cassick:
This is in response to your April 24, 2002 letter regarding the packing group for polychlorinated
biphenols (PCBs) under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171-180).
Specifically, you ask if polychlorinated biphenols should be considered a packing group II or III
material when transported by highway.
According to Special Provision 140 in appendix A of the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT) in
POT as listed in the FiNiT. Since rail cailey, th pacing group i and l material, depend of
node, if you wish to consider PCBs as a packing group II material when transporting it by highway
vou may do so. Please note that we will be removing the "A" and "W" from column one of the HM
for the entry "PCB" in an upcoming corrections notice to be published in the Federal Register.
I hope this satisfies your request.
Sincerely,
Oh AS 19ò
Delmer F. Billings
Chief, Standards Development
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
020123
172101

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CWM Chemical Services, L.L.C
Appi cability
1550 Balmer Rd
Model City, N.Y. 14107
P.O. Box 200
716/754-8231
02-0123
April 24, 2002
Director, Office of Hazardous Material Standards
Edward Mazzollo
USDOT/RSPA (DHM-10)
400g% Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590-0001
RE: PG II or III for PCBs
Dear Mr. Mazzullo:
CWM Chemical Services, L.L.C., ships and receives various types of wastes for disposal.
aipping Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) contaminated waste. The last sentence in 4
Ve are requesting an interpretation in regard to the proper packing group (PG) to
lame is preceded in Column 1 of the Table by the letter "A" or "W" is modified to rear
naterial which is a hazardous waste or a hazardous substance, and whose proper shipping
1. If you are shipping Polychlorinated Biphenyls by highway for disposal, should the
Please provide written clarification in regard to the following questions.
shipping papers (waste manifest or bill of lading) used for waste transportation
2. If PGII and PGILI are both acceptable, is one of them preferred over the other?
If you have any questions in regard to this matter, please contact me at (716)754-0354.
Sincerely,
CWM Chemical Services, L.L.C.
Donna Ames-lassick
Donna Ames-Cassick
Compliance Manager

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