Overnite Transportation Company — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

Page 1f Transportatic S. Departmer ashinaton, D research anc Administration pecial Program FEB 2 1 2001 Mr. Garry Howell Ref. No. 01-0018 Environmental Supervisor Overnite Transportation Company P.O. Box 246 Gaffney, SC 29341-0246 Dear Mr. Howell: This is in response to your letter dated January 10, 2001, concerning hazardous material shipping paper requirements under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Your questions are paraphrased and answered as follows: Q1. May a "#" sign be used as a unit of measure to indicate • weight on a shipping paper (i.e., pounds)? Al. Yes. Section 172.202 (a) (5) does not prohibit the use of a "#" sign as a unit of measurement. Q2. May a shipping paper contain more than one emergency response telephone number? A2. Yes. However, when more than one emergency response telephone number is entered on a shipping paper, each must meet the requirements under 172.604 (a) and (b). In addition, an emergency response telephone number that is specific to a particular shipping description must be clearly identified as such. I hope this satisfies your request. Sincerely, / Transportation Regulations Specialist Office of Hazardous Materials Standards 010018#

Page 2: OVERNITE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OVERNITE *** P.O. BOX 246 / GAFFNEY, SC 29342 BAt 172.604 kemergeponse 1/10/2001 01-0018 Mr. Edward Mazullo Director Of Hazardous Material Standards 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20590 Dear Mr. Mazullo: ompany, Richmond, Virginia requesting an interpretatior am writing on behalf erite Transportatior in writing on two issues. bill of lading as a proper unit of measure, (see attached The first issue is the use of the pound sign (#) on a bill) in lieu of (LBS). number on the bill of lading, (see attached bills). The second issue is the use of more than one telephone billing department, when These two insues here bandering in ration to e delivery bills, especially the emergency response telephone number or (numbers). await your reply. I can be contacted at 864-489-1173 if I I appreciate your time and interest in this matter and can be of further help. Sincerely; Hany Howall Garry Howell Environmental Supervisor GENERAL OFFICE / P. O. BOX 1216 / RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23209#