# Lee Products Company — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation **Citation:** 99-0289 **Type / status:** guidance / guidance **Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration **Effective:** Not stated **Published:** 1999-12-09 99-0289 response to Lee Products Company concerning 173.22. ## Document text <<>> U.S.Department 400 Seventh Street, S.W. of Transportation Washington, D.C. 20590 Research and pecial Program dministratior DEC 9 1999 Mr. Faye Roy Ref. No. 99-0289 Lee Products Company 800 East 80th Street Minneapolis, MN 55420-1396 Dear Ms. Roy: requesting information concerning the applicability of Hazardous This is in response to your letter dated October 14, 1999 Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) to several materials. Under $ 173.22, it is a shipper's responsibility to determine whether a material meets the definition of the listed hazard class or is not subject to the HMR. Such determinations are not required to be verified by this office nor does the Department have resources to perform routine verifications. I hope this satisfies your request. Sincerely, LEAS Transportation Regulations Specialist Office of Hazardous Materials Standards 990289 173.22 <<>> BCT-14-1999 13:13 LEE PRODUCTS . Lee Products Company Phone 800-989-3544 * 612-854-3544 BIH Fax 800-969-7177 # 612--854-7177 8173.22 E-mail: info@leeproducts.com 99-0284 Internet: www.leeproducts.com Fax Message To: DOT From: FAYEROY 3012 Fax: 366 - 792 Pages: 4 Date: OCTOBER 14,1999 Phone: Re: HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CC: • Urgent O for Review • Please Comment Please Reply • Please Recycle • Comments: WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER INFORMATION FROM DOT REGARDING OUR PRODUCTS THAT WE SHIP THAT HAVE RESTRICTIONS. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU VERIFY THAT THE INFORMATION DOES COMPLY WITH DOT CFR 49 MANUAL. IF YOU COULD SIGN AND DATE THIS FORM STATING THE INFORMATION IS ACCURATE THEN WE CAN HAVE OUR SHIPPING REGULATIONS UPDATED TO YOUR DOT REGULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. SINCERELY, FAYE ROY 10/14/99 THU 13:43 TX/RX NO 5531] @001 <<>> 1/142 OCT-14-1999 13:14 Re vas vas LEE PRODUCTS LEE PRODUCTS COMPANY Phone 612-854•3544 • 800-989-3544 800 East 80th Street. Minneapolis, MN 55420-1396 LEE FAX 612-854-7177 • 800-969-7177 WEB SITE HTTP.//HAZMAT.DOT.GOV 1. SOLVENT BASED CORRECTION FLUID (SUCH AS 01539 50064 OC401 OC564) PROPER SHIPPING NAME: PAINT UN 1263 INNER RECEPTICLE .75 ML MASTER CARTON OF 144 WEIGHING 16 LBS. CLASS 3 EACH .75 FL OZ BOILING POINT 290 F FLASH POINT 45F PACKAGING GROUP 2 MAXIMUM PER INNER RECEPTICLE =33.28 FL OZ PER DOT CFR 173.150 MAXIMUM SHIPPER WEIGHT= 60LBS IN STRONG PACKAGE 66lbs, per pot 2. CRAYON-A-GONE (ITEM # 70070) PROPER SHIPPING NAME: TERPENE HYDROCARBONS, N.O.S. UN 2319 INNER RECEPTICLE 7 FL OZ NO MASTER CARTON CLASS 3 EACH 7 FL OZ. MAXIMUM PER INNER RECEPTICLE = 166.4 FL OZ PER DOT CFR 173.150 BOILING POINT 325 F FLASH POINT 119 F PACKAGING GROUP 3 MAXIMUM SHIPPER WEIGHT = 60 LBS IN STRONG PACKAGE 3. UN-DU (ITEM# 00001/00002) PROPER SHIPPING NAME: HEPTANE UN 1206 CLASS 3 EACH 1FL OZ INNER RECEPTICLE 1 FL OZ. MASTER CARTON 144 WEIGHING 21 LBS BOILING POINT 208 F FLASH POINT 25F PACKAGING GROUP 2 MAXIMUM PER INNER RECEPTICLE = 33.28 FL OZ PER DOT CFR 173.150 MAXIMUM SHIPPER WEIGHT = 60LBS IN STRONG PACKAGE PROPER SHIPPING NAME HEPTANE UN1206 CLASS 3 EACH 4 FL OZ. 4. UN-DU (ITEM # 00003) INNER RECEPTICLE 4 FL OZ BOILING POINT 208 F FLASH POINT 2S F PACKAGING GROUP 2 MASTER CARTON 12 EACH WEIGHING 5 LBS. MAXIMUM PER INNER RECEPTICLE = 33.28 FL OZ. PER DOT CFR 173.150 MAXIMUM SHIPPER WEIGHT = 60 LBS IN STRONG PACKAGE SIGNATURE TITLE DATE BPIA ''ACTRERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF PRODUCTS FOR THE OFFICE SINCE 1953. TOTAL P.02 10/14/99 THU 13:43 [T/RX NO 5531) @1002 ## Provenance - Official: Yes - Source: - Source ID: `phmsa` - SHA-256: `d4dd9bad4e2585d133ff56ab042a90c0599ea66f8c64c910508645ac1326def7` - Retrieved: 2026-08-20T00:59:31.977Z - Exported: 2026-08-23T09:06:44.230Z - Document slug: `phmsa-interpretation-99-0289` ### Source metadata ```json { "materialSubtype": "interpretation", "interpretationArea": "hazardous_materials", "representation": "full_text_from_official_pdf", "companies": [ "Lee Products Company" ], "individuals": [ "Mr. Faye Roy" ], "refIds": [ "99-0289" ], "catalogDates": [ "1999-12-09" ], "catalogParts": [ 173 ], "catalogRowCount": 1, "sourceRecordUrls": [ "https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/node/51281" ], "linkedAttachmentUrls": [], "unavailableResponseUrls": [], "duplicateRepresentationUrls": [], "citedSections": [ "173.22", "173.150" ], "catalogPageUrls": [ "https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/regulations/title49/section/17322" ], "pdfUrls": [ "https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/1999/990289.pdf" ], "representations": [ { "viewUrl": "https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/1999/990289.pdf", "detailUrl": null, "detailHtmlPath": null, "pdfUrl": "https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/1999/990289.pdf", "pdfArtifactPath": "data/sources/phmsa-interpretations/99-0289-9dc61e0bdd.pdf", "pdfArtifactSha256": "aac1db029d2682cff6e6b824cfe71eb7d089f3aa53c92e4f332d2331348998ec", "extractedTextPath": "data/sources/phmsa-interpretations/99-0289-9dc61e0bdd.v2.txt", "extractedTextSha256": "4e8233bb5e053eb7abef5ed6523703fec89db2828cc92f9f9d88b67d8abff7f2", "pageCount": 3, "extractionVersion": 2 } ], "caveat": "Interpretations apply regulations to the facts presented and do not create independently enforceable requirements.", "jurisdiction": "US" } ```