{"operation":"document","citation":"00-0358","title":"Abbott Laboratories — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2001-02-08","effective_on":null,"summary":"00-0358 response to Abbott Laboratories concerning 171.8.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0358.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0358.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0358","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2000/000358.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nOf as oratione\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nperia Programs\nFEB - 8 2001\ndministratior\nRef. No. 00-0358\nMr. Michael P. Monaghan\n1401 Sheridan Road\nAbbott Laboratories\nNorth Chicago, IL 60064-4000\nDear Mr. Monaghan:\nThis is in response to your letter and subsequent telephone\nconversation with a member of my staff concerning transporting\nyour product as \"Consumer commodity\" under the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).\nSpecifically, you ask whether the lack of an informational\nproduct label prohibits a product from being transported as\n\"Consumer commodity, ORM-D.\"\nThe answer is no. The HMR do not require informational\nnarked \"Consumer commodity, ORM-D' in accordance witl\nroduct labels; however, a consumer commodity package must b\n$ 172.316.\nI hope this information is helpful.\nPlease do not hesitate\nto contact us if you need additional information.\nSincerely,\nNatte e mithell\nHattie I. Mitchell, Chief\nRegulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n....-\n000358\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nABBOTT\nMIntuRe\n172,11\n171.8\nPharmaceutical Products Division\n00-8358\nONSUMeR\nAbbott Laboratories\nCoMModit\n1401 Sheridan Road\nNorth Chicago, Illinois 60064-4000\nDecember 19, 2000\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Material Standards\nEdward T Massullo\nUSDOT/RSPA (DHM-10)\n400 7\" Street Southwest\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nRe: Request For Determination of \"Consumer Commodity\" Applicability\nDear Mr. Massullo:\nAssuming the final, labeled package will be \"...suitable for sale through retail sales agencies or\nSefeline\ninstrumentalities for consumption by individuals for purposes of personal care or household use.\",\ndoes a hazardous material packaged in its/unTabeled, final container it one location, but shipped\nto another location for labeling of the container, meet the 49 CFR 171.8 definition of \"Consume\nNON-DOT\ncommodity\" while in transit between the packaging and labeling facilities? Below is a schematic\nto help clarify the question:\niNtor-type\nLABELS\nTanufacturing\n, ocation A\nLocation B.\nPackaging\nLabeling Facility\nFacility\npublic highway\nTransported via air or\nProduct\npublic highway\nTransported via air or\nLabel\nclinic. etc. for sale\nTo pharmacy,\nor distributioa\nmect the \"consumer\nQuestion: Does the material\nhis leg of the transportation?\nom modity\" definition during\nYour assistance is greatly appreciated. Please feel free to contact me at (847) 935-7467 if you\nhave any questions.\nSincerely,\nEnvironmental/Hazardous Material Transportation Manager\nD-551, Bldg. A3","truncated":false,"body_characters":2540}