# LR International Cosmetic & Marketing GmbH & Co. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation - **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:** Not available - **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:** <<>> U.S. Department 400 Seventh St., S.W. of Transportation Washington, D.C. 20590 Research and Special Programs Administration MAY 2 2001 Mr. Michael Miska Ref. No. 01-0068 LR International Cosmetic Marketing GmbH & Co. KG Gersteinstr. 7 59227 Ahlen Germany Dear Mr. Miska: This responds to your letter regarding consumer commodity requirements under the U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; reclassification and emergency response telephone number 49 CFR Parts 171-180) and the ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods By Air. Your questions are paraphrased and answered as follows: Q1. Our company intends to export Perfumery products, Class 3, UN1266, Packing Group II, to the U.S. Under the HMR, may this product be reclassed ORM-D and renamed Consumer commodity? Al. meet the definition of a consumer commodity in § 171.8, you The answer is yes. Provided the perfumery products may package them under the limited quantity provisions prescribed in § 173.150 (b) and are eligible to rename them under the exceptions for consumer commodities in $ 173.150 (c) . commodity" under the ICAO Technical Instructions? 22. May we reclassify and rename our product "Consumer A2. conforms to Special Provision A112 and is packaged according The answer is yes. Provided the consumer commodity to Packing Instruction 910 of the ICAO Technical Instructions, the proper description would be "Consumer commodity, Class 9" • Q3. Do Consumer commodities, ORM-D or Class 9, require a emergency response telephone number to be included on a shipping paper? A3. The answer is no. Under § 172.604 (b) (2) of the HMR and State Variation US12 of the 2001-2002 ICAO Technical ВАНИ WHATH 172.604 010068 <<>> Instructions, a material properly described as a Consumer commodity is excepted from the emergency response telephone number requirements. I trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance. Sincerely, Hithe a Mothel Hattie L. Mitchell Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Office of Hazardous Materials Standards <<>> Dokument: |ISERV-SNALR2-1luserS\Miska|Gciahrgut-Menagement|Post & Fax-Mitteil 07.03.01 Gelabrgulbeau/tragierl20010307 Fax DOT.doc Stevens RA $172.604 INTERNATIONAL Emergens Response pr Le m LR-Internationa GmbH & Co. KC LR-insernational • Gorsicinstraße 7 • 12-54227 Ahlen Gersteinstraße 7 Mr. Edward T. Mazzullo 01-0068 (2-59227 Ahien Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards www.lr-internatinnai.com US DOT / RSPA (DHM-10) Telefon: (023 82) 7060-0) Teleionzentrale 400 7" St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590-0001 Teleion: (023 82ı 70 60-81 Bestellannahme Telelax: (021 82) 7060-905/906/907 Bestellung@|r-international.com Telefon: (027 82) 7060-72 Vertriebs-/Servicebüro Telefax: (02382) 7060)-311 Service@lr-inlernatinnal.com Ahlen, dd 07° March 2001 Request for interpretation: for airfreight-shipments according to ICAO-TI / 49 CFR Emergency response telephone number as per 49CFR 172.604 Dear Mr. Mazzullo, I have spoken several times with persons of DOT concerning cosmetics per airfreight and the emergency resp. tel. no. we do not need an emergency response tel.no. on the shipping document, if we are only As far as i understand the 49CFR and as far as I understand the persons from the D.O.T., shipping hazardous goods in limited quantities or as Consumer commodity or ORM-D- material (even in air-transport). Now, it will be very, very helpful for me to get a written D.O.T. statement, which I can attach then to the shipping documents. D.O.T.). So. pls. be so kind, and check, if you can confirm the following to me: Our shipment of Perfumes, classified as UN 1266, Perfumery products, Packing Group II, is packed In packagings, which confirm to packing requirements of subpart B of 49CFR. We have used Inner Packagings = glass bottles, content max. 100 ml and Outer Packagings = cartons 4G with UN-specification ("'"- marking for Packing Group II). (...2...) Persönlich haftende Gesellschafterin: HRA 1866 Amtsgericht Ablen Volksbank Ahlen Bankverbindungen (BLZ 412 625 011 Klo.-Nr. 107 870700 LR-International Cosmelic & Marketing Verwaltungs Gmabt Sparkasse Ahlen (BLZ 472525 55) Klls.-Nr. 32045 HRB 1134 Amtszericht Ahlen Drescher Bank IRLZ 412 800431 KIO.-Nr. 560 112 500 Geschütisführer Helmut Spikkeer Postbank AG Ind (BLZ. 44010040) KC0.-Nr. 263212-460 LR-Gesollschalten: Belgion Bulgarlen • Däromark • Finnland • Cricchenland • Grekbritannien • Halien • Kroatien • Niederlande Norwegen Üstereich • Polen • Portugal - Rumänien - Schweden - Scleiz - Slowakei - Slowenien • Tschechien • Ungarn - USA <<>> 87.03.2001 18:27 LR-INTERNATIONAL SPEDI → DUU12025D05UL IT. 150 voc ! Dokument: ||SERV-SNALR2-1luserSLMiska|Gefahrgut-Managemeni\Post & Fax-Milteilungen : Page 2 of request fer Infarmation te D.O.T., Washington Each carton is allowed to have a max. weight of 30 kg brt. The cargo is fulfilling the requirements of Limited Quantitles for class 3, 49CFR 173.150(b). Furthermore, the Perfumeries are packed as Consumer commodity according to 49CFR 423 R 171.8.d the products are fulfilling the description of Consumer commodily in So, it is allowed to reclass the cargo as »ORM-D-material« according to 49CFR 173.150(c). It is allowed to mark the packages as *ORM-D-AIR« - material according to 49CFR 172.316. The Imitations according to tables for passenger alrcraft as per tables in 49CFR 173.27 (and, of course: 49CFR 172.101) are fulfilled. requirements for transportation by aircraft). We know, that with the marking of »ORM-D. Furthermore, the shipment is indeed fulfilling all requirements of 49CFR 173.27 (General Araged, as asked and labeled and the proper condition of the shipment, classed, The marking of the boxes is: UN 1266 Perfumery products ORM-D-AIR where the »ORM-D-AIRs -marking is placed following or below the proper shipping name and placed within a rectangle, that Is approx. 6.3 mm (o.25 Inches) larger on each side ("Perfumery products") than the designation. Instead of an emergency response telephone number on the ICAO-TI- required shipping paper, the ICAO-TI required shipping paper is showing the information: * No emergency telephone response number necessary according to 49CFR 172.604(c). ORM-D-AIR-Material, Consumer commodity as per 49CFR 173.150(c), 173.144 and 172.316.« method without showing the emergency response telephone number on the ICAO-TI- Pis. confirm to me - if possible - (for my alr-carrier, pls.) that it is allowed to ship in this equired shipping paper and that the Carrier is not in danger of coming in troubles wit he D.O.T. because of a missing emerg.resp.tel.no. on the ICAO-TI-shipping paper It will be very helpful and appreciated, if the D.O.T. will make it possible to answer very Sales-Start in US. So, I would like to ask and beg you very friendly (if possible) to fa ast, because our urgent shipment is blocked at the alrport and the material is needed fo your interpretation as soon as possible to one of the telefax-numbers underneath. hanks a lot for all your friendly effort and your very helpful cooperation (...3...) ..... <<>> Gefahrgntbeauftragler\20010307 Fax DOT.duc Dokument: IISERV-SNALR2-1\user$lMiska|Gefahrgur-Management\Pust & Fax-Mitteilungen : Page 3 of request for information te D.O.T, Washington For any questions, you can reach me vía phone: My fax-nos. are: 01149-2362-7060-459 01149-2382-7060-450. or 01149-2382-7060-451. Again, thank you very much, Indeed and best regards, SE27 Ahien Gersteinstr. 7 LR-International Cosmetic & Marketing GmbH & Co. KG 59227 Ahlen Germany <<>> -------- -- - Dokunient: IISERV-SNALR2-1\user$lMiska|Gefuhrgur-Managemen(\Post & Fax-Mitreilunge • 15.03.01 Gelahrguibeautiragter 20010315 Pax II DOT.doc stevens RA $172.101(6)3 Proper Stupain INTERNATIONAL LR-International Cosmelic & Marketing LR-International - Gersteinsraße 7 • D-59227 Ahler GmbH & Co. KG Ur. Edward T. Mazzullo Gersteinstraße 7 Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards D-59227 Ahlen www.lr-international.com US DOT / RSPA (DHM-10) Telrionzenicale 400 7'' SL., S.W. Telefon: (023 82) 70 60-0 Washington, D.C. 20590-0007 Bestellannahnır Telelax: (0 23 82) 7060)-405/906/907 Telefon: (023 82) 70 60-81 Bestellung@lr-international.com Vertriels-/Servicehüro Telefnx: (023 821 70 60-311 Telefon: (023 82) 70 60-72 Ahlen, dd 15k/arch 280ational.com Our Request for interpretation dd 07'" March 2001: for airfreight-shipments according to ICAO-TI / 49 CFR Emergency response telephone number as per 49CFR 172.604 Dear Mr. Mazzullo, this is in addition of our request for interpretation, dated 07* March 2001. At first, I want to clarify that the request concerns international air-transport from Europe to U.S. Unfortunately, there Is a mistake in the request dd 07 March 2001. On page 1 pls. read: »(...) which confirm to packing requirements of Part 173, subpart B [instead of: »which confirm to packing requirements of subpart B of 49CFR«]. of 49CFR.* it should be possible, to use an alternate proper shipping name for the ORM-D, wher At least. I want to add my understanding of CFR, that according to 172.101 (b) (3) „Perfumery products" (UN 1266), here. An alternative may be: „Consumer either domestic (US) and international transportation is involved. We are using commodity" (as per ID B000 acc. to ICAO-TI). To make things easier, I have corrected / completed the request and attached to this letter. Sorry for causing any inconvenience. enclosire HRA 1866 Amtsgericht Ahlen Bankverbindungen Persänlich haitende Cipsellschaiterin: Vollstank Ahlen (BLZ 412 625 01) Kto.-Nr. 107 870700 LR-Intemacional Cosmetic & Marketing Verwaltungs GmbH Sparkasst Ahlen (BLZ 112525 55) Klo.-Nr. 32015 HRB 1131 Anisgerich Ahlen / Drescher Hank (ALZ. 412 80041) Kir.-Nr. 560 112500 Geschäftstührer Helmut Spikker Posbank AG Dimd (BLZ. 440100 46) KIO.-Nr. 203212-460 LR-Gesellschafien: Belgien • Bulgarien • Dänemark • Finnland • Grlechenland • Großbricannien - hallen • Kroatien Nierterlande Nurwegen Österreich • Polen • Purtugal • Rumänien - Schweden - Schweiz - Sluwükei - Slowenien • Tschechien • Ungarn - USA - **truncated:** false - **body characters:** 10166