{"operation":"document","citation":"01-0068","title":"LR International Cosmetic & Marketing GmbH & Co. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2001-05-02","effective_on":null,"summary":"01-0068 response to LR International Cosmetic & Marketing GmbH & Co. concerning 172.604.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-01-0068.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-01-0068.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-01-0068","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2001/010068.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nof Transportation\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nMAY 2 2001\nMr. Michael Miska\nRef. No. 01-0068\nLR International Cosmetic\nMarketing\nGmbH & Co. KG\nGersteinstr. 7\n59227 Ahlen\nGermany\nDear Mr. Miska:\nThis responds to your letter regarding consumer commodity\nrequirements under the U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR;\nreclassification and emergency response telephone number\n49 CFR Parts 171-180) and the ICAO Technical Instructions for the\nSafe Transport of Dangerous Goods By Air. Your questions are\nparaphrased and answered as follows:\nQ1. Our company intends to export Perfumery products, Class\n3, UN1266, Packing Group II, to the U.S.\nUnder the HMR, may\nthis product be reclassed ORM-D and renamed Consumer\ncommodity?\nAl.\nmeet the definition of a consumer commodity in § 171.8, you\nThe answer is yes. Provided the perfumery products\nmay package them under the limited quantity provisions\nprescribed in § 173.150 (b) and are eligible to rename them\nunder the exceptions for consumer commodities in\n$ 173.150 (c) .\ncommodity\" under the ICAO Technical Instructions?\n22. May we reclassify and rename our product \"Consumer\nA2.\nconforms to Special Provision A112 and is packaged according\nThe answer is yes. Provided the consumer commodity\nto Packing Instruction 910 of the ICAO Technical\nInstructions, the proper description would be \"Consumer\ncommodity, Class 9\"\n•\nQ3.\nDo Consumer commodities, ORM-D or Class 9, require a\nemergency response telephone\nnumber to be included on a\nshipping paper?\nA3.\nThe answer is no.\nUnder § 172.604 (b) (2) of the HMR and\nState Variation US12 of the 2001-2002 ICAO Technical\nВАНИ WHATH\n172.604\n010068\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nInstructions,\na material properly described as a Consumer\ncommodity is excepted from the emergency response telephone\nnumber requirements.\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can\nbe of\nfurther assistance.\nSincerely,\nHithe a Mothel\nHattie L. Mitchell\nChief,\nRegulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nDokument: |ISERV-SNALR2-1luserS\\Miska|Gciahrgut-Menagement|Post & Fax-Mitteil\n07.03.01\nGelabrgulbeau/tragierl20010307 Fax DOT.doc\nStevens\nRA\n$172.604\nINTERNATIONAL\nEmergens Response pr Le m\nLR-Internationa\nGmbH & Co. KC\nLR-insernational • Gorsicinstraße 7 • 12-54227 Ahlen\nGersteinstraße 7\nMr. Edward T. Mazzullo\n01-0068\n(2-59227 Ahien\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nwww.lr-internatinnai.com\nUS DOT / RSPA (DHM-10)\nTelefon: (023 82) 7060-0)\nTeleionzentrale\n400 7\" St., S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590-0001\nTeleion: (023 82ı 70 60-81\nBestellannahme\nTelelax: (021 82) 7060-905/906/907\nBestellung@|r-international.com\nTelefon: (027 82) 7060-72\nVertriebs-/Servicebüro\nTelefax: (02382) 7060)-311\nService@lr-inlernatinnal.com\nAhlen, dd 07° March 2001\nRequest for interpretation:\nfor airfreight-shipments according to ICAO-TI / 49 CFR\nEmergency response telephone number as per 49CFR 172.604\nDear Mr. Mazzullo,\nI have spoken several times with persons of DOT concerning cosmetics per airfreight and\nthe emergency resp. tel. no.\nwe do not need an emergency response tel.no. on the shipping document, if we are only\nAs far as i understand the 49CFR and as far as I understand the persons from the D.O.T.,\nshipping hazardous goods in limited quantities or as Consumer commodity or ORM-D-\nmaterial (even in air-transport).\nNow, it will be very, very helpful for me to get a written D.O.T. statement, which I can\nattach then to the shipping documents.\nD.O.T.).\nSo. pls. be so kind, and check, if you can confirm the following to me:\nOur shipment of Perfumes, classified as UN 1266, Perfumery products, Packing Group II,\nis packed In packagings, which confirm to packing requirements of subpart B of 49CFR.\nWe have used Inner Packagings = glass bottles, content max. 100 ml\nand Outer Packagings = cartons 4G with UN-specification\n(\"'\"- marking for Packing Group II).\n(...2...)\nPersönlich haftende Gesellschafterin:\nHRA 1866 Amtsgericht Ablen\nVolksbank Ahlen\nBankverbindungen\n(BLZ 412 625 011 Klo.-Nr. 107 870700\nLR-International Cosmelic & Marketing Verwaltungs Gmabt\nSparkasse Ahlen\n(BLZ 472525 55)\nKlls.-Nr. 32045\nHRB 1134 Amtszericht Ahlen\nDrescher Bank\nIRLZ 412 800431 KIO.-Nr. 560 112 500\nGeschütisführer Helmut Spikkeer\nPostbank AG Ind\n(BLZ. 44010040) KC0.-Nr. 263212-460\nLR-Gesollschalten: Belgion Bulgarlen • Däromark • Finnland • Cricchenland • Grekbritannien • Halien • Kroatien • Niederlande\nNorwegen Üstereich • Polen • Portugal - Rumänien - Schweden - Scleiz - Slowakei - Slowenien • Tschechien • Ungarn - USA\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\n87.03.2001\n18:27\nLR-INTERNATIONAL SPEDI → DUU12025D05UL\nIT. 150\nvoc\n!\nDokument: ||SERV-SNALR2-1luserSLMiska|Gefahrgut-Managemeni\\Post & Fax-Milteilungen\n:\nPage 2 of request fer Infarmation te D.O.T., Washington\nEach carton is allowed to have a max. weight of 30 kg brt.\nThe cargo is fulfilling the requirements of Limited Quantitles for class 3, 49CFR\n173.150(b).\nFurthermore, the Perfumeries are packed as Consumer commodity according to 49CFR\n423 R 171.8.d the products are fulfilling the description of Consumer commodily in\nSo, it is allowed to reclass the cargo as »ORM-D-material« according to 49CFR\n173.150(c).\nIt is allowed to mark the packages as *ORM-D-AIR« - material according to 49CFR\n172.316.\nThe Imitations according to tables for passenger alrcraft as per tables in 49CFR 173.27\n(and, of course: 49CFR 172.101) are fulfilled.\nrequirements for transportation by aircraft). We know, that with the marking of »ORM-D.\nFurthermore, the shipment is indeed fulfilling all requirements of 49CFR 173.27 (General\nAraged, as asked and labeled and the proper condition of the shipment, classed,\nThe marking of the boxes is: UN 1266 Perfumery products\nORM-D-AIR\nwhere the »ORM-D-AIRs -marking is placed following or below the proper shipping name\nand placed within a rectangle, that Is approx. 6.3 mm (o.25 Inches) larger on each side\n(\"Perfumery products\")\nthan the designation.\nInstead of an emergency response telephone number on the ICAO-TI- required shipping\npaper, the ICAO-TI required shipping paper is showing the information:\n* No emergency telephone response number necessary according to 49CFR 172.604(c).\nORM-D-AIR-Material, Consumer commodity as per 49CFR 173.150(c), 173.144 and\n172.316.«\nmethod without showing the emergency response telephone number on the ICAO-TI-\nPis. confirm to me - if possible - (for my alr-carrier, pls.) that it is allowed to ship in this\nequired shipping paper and that the Carrier is not in danger of coming in troubles wit\nhe D.O.T. because of a missing emerg.resp.tel.no. on the ICAO-TI-shipping paper\nIt will be very helpful and appreciated, if the D.O.T. will make it possible to answer very\nSales-Start in US. So, I would like to ask and beg you very friendly (if possible) to fa\nast, because our urgent shipment is blocked at the alrport and the material is needed fo\nyour interpretation as soon as possible to one of the telefax-numbers underneath.\nhanks a lot for all your friendly effort and your very helpful cooperation\n(...3...)\n.....\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\nGefahrgntbeauftragler\\20010307 Fax DOT.duc\nDokument: IISERV-SNALR2-1\\user$lMiska|Gefahrgur-Management\\Pust & Fax-Mitteilungen\n:\nPage 3 of request for information te D.O.T, Washington\nFor any questions, you can reach me vía phone:\nMy fax-nos. are: 01149-2362-7060-459\n01149-2382-7060-450.\nor 01149-2382-7060-451.\nAgain, thank you very much, Indeed and best regards,\nSE27 Ahien\nGersteinstr. 7\nLR-International Cosmetic & Marketing GmbH & Co. KG\n59227 Ahlen\nGermany\n\n<<<PAGE 6>>>\n\n--------\n-- -\nDokunient: IISERV-SNALR2-1\\user$lMiska|Gefuhrgur-Managemen(\\Post & Fax-Mitreilunge\n•\n15.03.01\nGelahrguibeautiragter 20010315 Pax II DOT.doc\nstevens\nRA\n$172.101(6)3\nProper\nStupain\nINTERNATIONAL\nLR-International\nCosmelic & Marketing\nLR-International - Gersteinsraße 7 • D-59227 Ahler\nGmbH & Co. KG\nUr. Edward T. Mazzullo\nGersteinstraße 7\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nD-59227 Ahlen\nwww.lr-international.com\nUS DOT / RSPA (DHM-10)\nTelrionzenicale\n400 7'' SL., S.W.\nTelefon: (023 82) 70 60-0\nWashington, D.C. 20590-0007\nBestellannahnır\nTelelax: (0 23 82) 7060)-405/906/907\nTelefon: (023 82) 70 60-81\nBestellung@lr-international.com\nVertriels-/Servicehüro\nTelefnx: (023 821 70 60-311\nTelefon: (023 82) 70 60-72\nAhlen, dd 15k/arch 280ational.com\nOur Request for interpretation dd 07'\" March 2001:\nfor airfreight-shipments according to ICAO-TI / 49 CFR\nEmergency response telephone number as per 49CFR 172.604\nDear Mr. Mazzullo,\nthis is in addition of our request for interpretation, dated 07* March 2001.\nAt first, I want to clarify that the request concerns international air-transport from Europe\nto U.S.\nUnfortunately, there Is a mistake in the request dd 07 March 2001.\nOn page 1 pls. read: »(...) which confirm to packing requirements of Part 173, subpart B\n[instead of: »which confirm to packing requirements of subpart B of 49CFR«].\nof 49CFR.*\nit should be possible, to use an alternate proper shipping name for the ORM-D, wher\nAt least. I want to add my understanding of CFR, that according to 172.101 (b) (3)\n„Perfumery products\" (UN 1266), here. An alternative may be: „Consumer\neither domestic (US) and international transportation is involved. We are using\ncommodity\" (as per ID B000 acc. to ICAO-TI).\nTo make things easier, I have corrected / completed the request and attached to this\nletter. Sorry for causing any inconvenience.\nenclosire\nHRA 1866 Amtsgericht Ahlen\nBankverbindungen\nPersänlich haitende Cipsellschaiterin:\nVollstank Ahlen\n(BLZ 412 625 01) Kto.-Nr. 107 870700\nLR-Intemacional Cosmetic & Marketing Verwaltungs GmbH\nSparkasst Ahlen\n(BLZ 112525 55) Klo.-Nr. 32015\nHRB 1131 Anisgerich Ahlen\n/ Drescher Hank\n(ALZ. 412 80041) Kir.-Nr. 560 112500\nGeschäftstührer Helmut Spikker\nPosbank AG Dimd (BLZ. 440100 46) KIO.-Nr. 203212-460\nLR-Gesellschafien: Belgien • Bulgarien • Dänemark • Finnland • Grlechenland • Großbricannien - hallen • Kroatien Nierterlande\nNurwegen Österreich • Polen • Purtugal • Rumänien - Schweden - Schweiz - Sluwükei - Slowenien • Tschechien • Ungarn - USA","truncated":false,"body_characters":10166}