# Unilever Home & Personal Care - USA — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

**Citation:** 03-0291  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2004-01-28

03-0291 response to Unilever Home & Personal Care - USA concerning 172.316.

## Document text

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of Transportation
U.S. Department
JAN 28 2004
400 Seventh St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Special Programs
Research and
Administration
Mis. Teresa L. Medley
Reference No.: 03-0291
Director, Regulatory Affairs
Unilever Home & Personal Care - USA
75 Merritt Boulevard
Trumbull, CT 06611
Dear Ms. Medley:
This is in response to your letter requesting clarification of the marking requirements for
packagings containing limited quantities and ORM-D materials under the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).
As you are aware, in RSPA Docket HM-215E (68 FR 44991) we added a new section,
and may be used in lieu of the marking requirements prescribed in § 172.301(a). Section
172.315 does not apply to packagings containing ORM-D materials. The marking requirements
in § 172.316 that apply to ORM-D materials remain unchanged.
I trust this satisfies your inquiry.
Sincerely,
Hothe z. Mitchell
Hattie L. Mitchell
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
3/6
172.:
030291

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Unilever
Corbin
$112.316
November 14, 2003
Markings
Research and Special Programs Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
03-0291
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590
Attention: Mr. Ed Mazzullo
Re:
New "Limited Quantity" Marking
This letter is written to request clarification of the applicability of the new "limited
within a square-on-point border with a line width of at least 2mm.
allows the shipper to use either the new marking, or to mark limited quantity packages as
While HM-215E proposed a mandatory marking for all limited quantities, the final rule
"Consumer Commodities":
currently required by the HMR. The current rule at 49 CER 172.316 requires that
be marked on at least one side or end with the ORM-D designation
immediately following or below the proper shipping name of the
material.
Moreover, "Consumer Commodity" materials are not further identified by a UN/NA ID
Number (49 CFR 172.101 - Hazardous Materials Table). Thus, logic would indicatę the
UN Identification number is not required for Consumer Commodity shipments; however,
formal clarification on this pointed would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
Jersed molley
Teresa L. Medley
Director, Regulatory Affairs
CC:
Rajiv Tata, UNUS Legal
Unilever Home & Personal Care - USA
75 Merritt Bouleyard • Trumbull, CT 0661.
telephone (203) 377-8300

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