{"operation":"document","citation":"01-0241","title":"Westinghouse — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2001-10-19","effective_on":null,"summary":"01-0241 response to Westinghouse concerning 172.203.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-01-0241.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-01-0241.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-01-0241","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2001/010241.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nWashington, D.C.\n20590\nResearch and\nAdministration\nSpecial Program:\nOCT 19 2001\nMr. Christian W. Solum\n.. 45\nRef. No. 01-0241\nPrincipal Hazardous Materials Specialist\nWestinghouse\nSavannah River Company\nAiken, SC 29808\nDear Mr. Solum:\nThis is in response to your September 14, 2001 letter concerning shipping paper and marking\nrequirements under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).\nYou have a hazardous material described as \"Radioactive material n.o.s., 7, UN 2982.\" This material\ndoes not meet or exceed the reportable quantity (RQ) for any radionuclide, however, it does exceed\nthe RQ for mercury. You ask if the HMR allows an offeror of a Class 7 material that meets or exceeds\nthe RQ for a hazardous substance other than a radionuclide to identify the chemical hazardous\nsubstance by name and enter the hazardous substance in parentheses on a shipping paper entry or as a\npackage marking. You state that Class 7 materials are excepted from these requirements by\n§§ 172.203(c) and 172.324(a).\nYour understanding is incorrect that §§ 172.203(c) and 172.324(a) except all Class 7 materials from\nthe shipping paper and package marking requirements for hazardous substances other than\nradionuclides. Section 172.203(c) excepts Class 7 materials that are described in accordance with\n§ 172.203(d) from the additional shipping paper description for hazardous substances. Section\nyour material is described in accordance with § 172.203(d) is it excepted from § 172.203(c). The\n172.203(d)(2) requires the name of each radionuclide to be shown on the shipping papers. Only if\nsame holds true for § 172.324; you are only excepted from the package marking requirements for\nhazardous substances if your radioactive material is labeled in accordance with § 172.403. Section\n172.403(g) requires that the name of the radionuclides is identified on the label. Only if your material is\nlabeled in accordance with § 172.403 is it excepted from the package marking requirements of\n010241\n-\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n§ 172.324. If your material is not described in accordance with § 172.203(d) and your package is not\nlabeled in accordance with § 172.403, you must identify mercury as a hazardous substance on your\nshipping papers and also in your package markings.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nSehmn7Bil90\nDelmer F. Billings\nChief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nWestinghouse\nAlken, SC 29808\nSavannah River Company\nBNFL\nSeptember 12, 2001\nFSS-SSD-2001-06311\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Material Standards\nMr. Edward T. Mazzullo\nJohnsen\nU.S. DOT/RSPA (DHM-10)\n400 7th Street S.W.\n8172. 203\nWashington, D.C. 20590-0001\nShipping Papers\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\n01-0421\nWestinghouse Savannah River Company (WSRC) is inquiring about the application of the regulations\nas currently written for Class 7 materials that also contain a reportable quantity of a chemical\nhazardous substance. To this end, on August 16, 2001, I spoke with Ben Supko, who also consulted\nDiane LaValle and John Gale of your staff concerning the scenario below.\nOne pound of mercury (RQ=1 ib.) is contained in a Type A quantity of RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL,\nN.O.S., 7, UN2982 with no reportable quantity being present for the nuclides contained in the matrix.\nAccordingly, shipping papers would be completed in compliance with 49 CFR Subtitle B, Chapter I,\nSubchapter C, Part 172, Subpart C and the package marked in compliance with the requirements of\nSubpart D. As required by 49 CFR 172.203(c)(2) and 172.324(b) the letters \"RQ\" would be entered on\nthe shipping papers and marked on the package. However, as written, for Class 7 materials, both 49\nCFR 172.203(c) and 172.324(a) excepts the\nshipper from identifying the chemical hazardous\nsubstance by name and entering the hazardous substance in parentheses on a shipping paper entry or\nas a package marking.\nWSRC believes the intent of the Hazardous Material Regulations (HMR) is better served by including\nas a shipping paper entry and as a package marking, in parentheses, a chemical hazardous substance\ndescribed in the example above. Would this be improper under the HMR?\nSincerely,\nChristian I Solum\nChristian W. Solum, Principal Hazardous Material Specialist\nOSR 25-82# (Rey 3-12-97)\nStores: 26-15460.10\n-","truncated":false,"body_characters":4330}