{"operation":"document","citation":"00-0125","title":"Reagent Chemical & Research, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2000-06-14","effective_on":null,"summary":"00-0125 response to Reagent Chemical & Research, Inc. concerning 172.519.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0125.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0125.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0125","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2000/000125.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nWasHington 20590\nWashington, D.C.\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nJUN 1 4 2000\nMr. Robert Dritschel\nRef. No. 00-0125\nTechnical Services\nReagent Chemical & Research, Inc.\n124 River Road\nMiddlesex, NJ\n08846\nDear Mr. Dritschel:\nThis is in response to your letter dated April 13, 2000,\nconcerning identification number marking requirements under\nthe Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts\n171-180). Specifically, you ask if identification number\nmarkings may be handwritten when displayed on placards:\nThe answer is yes, provided the handwritten identification\nnumber markings meet all the requirements under SS 172.332 (c)\nand 172.519.\nSection 172.332 (c) requires that the\nidentification number marking be displayed in 88 mm\n(3.5 inches) black Alpine Gothic or Alternate Gothic No. 3:\nnumerals on\na white background 100 mm (3.9 inches) high and\napproximately 215 mm (8.5 inches) wide.\nSection 172.519 (a)\nrequires placards meet specific strength and durability\nstandards.\nI hope this satisfies your request.'\nSincerely,\nPolesto\nTransportation Regulations Specialists\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n172.519\n000125\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nREAGENT\nReagent Chemical & Research, Inc.\n124 RIVER ROAD • MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY 08846\nOFFICE: (732) 469-0101 • FAX: (732) 469-1074\nBAK\nCHEMICAL\nApril 13, 2000\n8172.54\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nMr. Edward T. Mazzullo\n00-012\nUS DOT/RSPA (DHM-10)\n400 7 Street SW\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\nI am writing to you in order to get a clarification on the Hazardous Material standards\nthat apply specifically to placarding trailers. When ground sulfur (NA 1350) is\ntransported in bulk bags (2000 pound sacks), it is classified as a Class 9 material. My\nquestion involves that placard that must be attached to the container that is hauling this\nmaterial. When the Class 9 placard is attached to the outside of the container, can\nplacards that have the four digit designation number that is hand written inside the box on\nrectangle on the placard? If there is an area in the CFR that states that the ID numbers\nthe placard be used, or must the placard have the ID number preprinted inside the\nmust be preprinted, please let me know what section it is.\nSincerel\nMgr - Technical Services\nRobert Dritschel\nReagent Chemical & Research, Inc.\nRegistered to ISO 9002\nFile # A6831","truncated":false,"body_characters":2411}