# Waste Technology Services, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

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- **citation:** 02-0069
- **title:** Waste Technology Services, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2003-04-29
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** 02-0069 response to Waste Technology Services, Inc. concerning 172.101.
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of Transportation
U.S. Department
APR 29 2003
400 Seventh St., S.W
Washington, D.C. 2059C
Special Programs
Research and
Administration
Mr. Ted Nebrich
Waste Technology Services, Inc.
Ref. No. 02-0069
640 Park Place
Niagara Falls, New York 14301
Dear Mr. Nebrich:
This responds to your letter regarding the shipping description
of a hazardous material under the Hazardous Materials Regulations
drum containing an organic toxic solid mass (70%; Division 6.1,
(HMR; 49 CER Parts 171-180).
Specifically, You inquire whether a
Packing Group III) immersed in water (30%) would be described as
in your letter that the solid is completely insoluble in water.
a Division 6.1 solid, liquid, or in some other manner.
I apologize for the delay in responding.
homogeneous material would be properly described as "Toxic
In the situation which you describe, the two-phase non-
a packaging suitable for liquids as prescribed
solids, organic, n.o.s., UN2811, PG III" and must be packaged in
$ 172.101 (i) (4) .
material as a solid, additional information may be included on
Because the shipping description identifies the
the shipping paper,
convey the physical state of the material. Alternatively, the
in association with the basic description, to
shipper may want to consider requesting an approval, under the
domestic transportation using a shipping description which
provisions of § 172.101(I) (2), to describe the material in
includes the word "liquid."
be of further assistance.
I trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can
Sincerely,
Hotte 2 mitchell
Chief,
Hattie I. Mitchell
Office
Regulatory Review
of
Hazardous Materials Standards
and Reinvention
172.101
020069

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§173.101
WASTE TECHNOLOGY SERVCES NG. Proper Shipping
Name
February 12, 2002
02-8069
Mr. Edward Mazzullo
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
400 Seventh Street SW
USDOT/RSPA/DHM10
Washington, DC 20590
Dear Mr. Mazzullo,
I am writing this letter requesting an interpretation and answer to the following:
material. The remoi og 30% gathe drum ha wates the organio sofa Compl PC III
insoluble in water
Question: Would this material be shipped as a Class 6.1 PG III SOLID, a Class 6.1 PG
III LIQUID, or something else?
Thank you in advance for your response to this letter.
Sincerely,
Malf Parmint
David J. Passuite
640 Park Place
Waste Technology Services, Inc.
Niagara Falls, NY 14301
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