# BP Oil Company — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

**Citation:** 99-0039  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 1999-04-22

99-0039 response to BP Oil Company concerning 172.203.

## Document text

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U.S. Department
of Transportation
400 Seventh Street, S.W
Washington, D.C.
20590
Research and
special Programs
Administration
APR 2 2 1999
Mr. J. J. Quandt
BP Oil Company
Ref. No. 99-0039
200 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114-2375
Dear Mr. Quandt:
This
regarding requirements to identify marine pollutants on
is in response to your letter dated February 1, 1999,
shipping papers under the Hazardous Materials Regulations
(HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).
describe leaded gasoline on a shipping paper as "Gasoline
Specifically you ask if you may
(Leaded), 3, UN1203, PG II, Marine Pollutant."
answer is yes.
Section 172.203(1) (1) states that if a
proper shipping name for a material that is a marine pollutant
the name of that component must appear in parentheses in
does not identify the component making it a marine pollutant;,
association with the basic description.
"Gasoline" and the description "Marine Pollutant" which appear
The shipping name
the marine pollutant "Gasoline, leaded."
as part of the shipping description are
sufficient to identify
this office that the description "Gasoline, (leaded), 3,
It is the opinion of
description for leaded gasoline.
UN1203, PG II, Marine Pollutant" is also an acceptable
I hope this
satisfies your request.
Sincerely,
nast
Delmer F. Billings
Chief,
Office of Hazardous Materials
Standards Development
Standards
990039
172.203

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