# Degussa Corporation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

**Citation:** 98-0261  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 1998-09-09

98-0261 response to Degussa Corporation concerning 172.202.

## Document text

<<<PAGE 1>>>

U.S. Department
of Transportation
400 Seventh Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Research and
Administration
Special Programs
SEP - 9 1998
Mr. John Foglio
Degussa Corporation
Ref. No. 98-0261
65 Challenger Rd., F1 3
Ridgefield Park,
NJ 07660
Dear Mr. Foglio:
This is in response to your letter dated August 31, 1998,
regarding the requirement to indicate the packaging type on
shipping papers in accordance with the Hazardous Materials
whether you may describe your intermediate bulk containers as
Regulations (HMR; 49 CER Parts 1/1-180) • Specifically you ask
"boxes" or "crates" on a shipping paper.
The answer is yes. The type of packaging and destination marks
basic description.
may be entered in any appropriate manner before or after the
Terms such as "boxes" or "crates" may be used
to express types of packagings on a shipping paper
(S 172.202 (c)).
I hope this satisfies your request.
Sincerely,
John
Transportation Regulations Specialist
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards

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08631/98 MON 13:30 FAX 201 807 3186
FEED ADD. MKTA
98-0261
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8/31/98
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Information Center
FROM:
I. FOGLIO
DISTRIBUTE TO:
FAXe: (201) 8073186
pooR (01) 807-3178
MESSAGE
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Re: Type of Package
in shipping devcription
We ship splain hazardour materials in different
Type Packager including intermediate bulk containers.
our IBe's are always Shipied in full Traler
or containerloads: +38758 They are
described
as
20 Boxes and further in The
body 20 crates at 1000 kg. each, Is Thir
an approved method of deserding the type of
Package on the Shipping document That governo
The movement from our plant of warhoure to
the fier for export? please adrie
Regards
eschallenger fond odgueld Park N07660 201-641-4300
John FoGLio

## Provenance

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