{"operation":"document","citation":"00-0307","title":"Rinchem Company, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2000-11-27","effective_on":null,"summary":"00-0307 response to Rinchem Company, Inc. concerning 172.602.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0307.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0307.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0307","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2000/000307.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n=\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\nWashington, D C\n400 Seventh Street, SW\n20590\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nNOV 2 7 2000\nMr. Robert L. Edgar\nRinchem Company, Inc.\nRef. No. 00-0307\nTraining Center\n6149 Edith NE\nAlbuquerque, NM 87107\nDear Mr. Edgar:\nThis is in response to you letter of October 26, 2000, and subsequent phone conversations with\nMichael Johnsen, of my staff, regarding emergency response information required by § 172.602 of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you asked if\n§ 172.602(b)(3) requires that the 2000 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) \"guide number\" that\napplies to a hazardous material represented on the shipping paper be printed on the shipping paper.\nThe answer is no. Neither the ERG \"guide number\" nor the page number needs to be printed on the\nshipping paper. If a carrier uses the ERG to fulfill the emergency response information requirements,\nthe proper shipping name and UN ID number are acceptable to cross reference the correct entry in the\nERG.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nDelmer F. Billings\nChief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nJohnsen\n8172.602\nRinchem Company, Inc.\nEmergency\nTraining Center\nShipping papers\n6149 Edith NE\nAlbuquerque, NM 87107\nPhone: (505) 341-4173/74\n00-0307\nFax: (505) 341-4168\nE-mail: rintrain@rinchem.com\nOctober 26, 2000\nWeb page: www.rinchem.com\nMr. Robert McGuire\nActing Associate Administrator for\nHazardous Materials Safety\n. US Department of Transportation\nResearch and Special Programs Admin.\n400 Seventeenth Street, S. W.\nWashington, DC 20590\nRE: Interpretation of DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations Requested\nDear Mr. McGuire:\nWe are interested in your interpretation of the requirements for compliance with 49 CFR 172.602.\nWhen we ship hazardous material, we are required to prepare shipping papers as specified in 49 CFR\nsubpart C (quantity, container types, number, proper shipping description(s), emergency response\nphone number, etc.). We insure the immediate response information is with the papers, as specified in\n172.602(a), by carrying the most recently published DOT Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG).\n'\nDoes 172.602(b)(3) require that the ERG Guide number that applies to a hazardous material being\ntransported must be written on the shipping paper (such as after each proper shipping description) in\norder to be in compliance? Do the cross references of the Proper Shipping Name and DOT ID Number\non the papers and in the ERG satisfy the 172.602(b)(3)(iii) requirement, and, therefore, the ERG Guide\n-\nNumber does not have to be listed? If MSDSs are used to supply the immediate response information\nspecified in these regulations what additional information has to be listed on the shipping papers to\nNumber?\ncomply with 172.602 other than a cross reference such as the Proper Shipping Name or DOT ID\nPlease call if you have any questions. I look forward to your reply so that we can ensure that all of our\nshipping papers are in complete compliance with DOT regulations.\nWe Care,\nRobert L. Edear\nE, S&H Manager","truncated":false,"body_characters":3141}