{"operation":"document","citation":"02-0179","title":"URS Corporation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2002-07-11","effective_on":null,"summary":"02-0179 response to URS Corporation concerning 172.602.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0179.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0179.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0179","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2002/020179.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nspecial Programs\nResearch and\nJUL 1 1 2002\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nAdministration\nMr. Andrew N. Romach\nReference No.: 02-0179\nCorporate Regulatory Manager\nURS Corporation\n1600 Perimeter Park Drive\nMorrisville, NC 27560\nDear Mr. Romach:\nThis is in response to your letter regarding emergency response information required by\n§ 172.602 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically,\nyou ask if the Emergency Response Drill (ERG) Code listed in Column N of Section 4.2, List of\nDangerous Goods, in the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions,\n[\"Column N\" is actually in the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) Dangerous\nGoods Regulations] satisfies the emergency response information requirements in § 172.602 of\nthe HMR.\nThe answer is no, the ERG Code by itself does not meet the emergency response information\nrequired by § 172.602(a) of the HMR. The code which consists of a combination of numbers\nand letter includes neither the basic description and technical name of the material nor the\nemergency response information. However, the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations in Section\n4.1.6.14, under \"Column N\", refers persons to ICAO's \"Emergency Response Guidance for\nAircraft Incidents Involving Dangerous Goods\" for explanation of the ERG Code. Section\n172.602(b)(3)(iii) of the HMR authorizes use of the ICAO Emergency Response Guidance\naboard aircraft or other equivalent documents to meet the emergency response information\nrequirements for a separate document.\nI hope that this information is helpful.\nSincerely,\nHotte 2. MitheM\nHattie L. Mitchell\nChiet, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nFROM:\nURS CORPORATION\nFAX NO.:\n9194611371\n86-24-82 89:42A\nP.01\n•\nURS\nCorbin\nJune 21, 2002\n$172.402\nShipping Papers\nMr. Ed Mazzullo, Director\nOffice of Hazardous Material Standards\n02-0179\nResearch and Special Programs Administration\nU.S. Department of Transportation\n400 7th Street. SW\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nFAX: (202) 366-3012\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\nI am writing to you with a question about Emergency Response Information required in 49 CFR 172.602(a)\nto be presented on a shipping paper as allowed in 49 CPR 172.602(b)(a)(3)(i).\nI am writing to request a written regulatory interpretation concerning whether or not the ERG Code listed in\nColumn N of Section 4.2 List of Dangerous Goods in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)\nTechnical Instructions would be sufficient to meet the DOT hazard communication requirements listed above\nand referenced in USG-12 in the ICAO. The ERG Code listed in the ICAO refers to the Emergency\nIncidents Involving Dangerous Goods (ICAO Doc. 9481).\nResponse Drill Code found in the ICAO document \"The Emergency Response Guidance for Airoratt\nIn recent discussions with DOT, the opinion was given that even though the ERG referenced in the CAO\ndoes not include preliminary first aid measures [as required in 49 CFR 172.602(a)(7)), that referencing the\nguide would be sufficient to meet the DOT hazardous communication requirements.\nSome confusion has cmerged because the above-mentioned emergency guide is referred to by the same\nacronym as the DOT 2000 Emergency Response Guidebuuk (ERG). Written clarification of this matter\nwould be appreciated.\nSincerely,\nCorporate Regulatory Manager\nURS Corporation\n1600 Perlmeter Park Drive\nURS Corporation\nMorrisville, NC 27560\nTel: 919.461.1220\nandy_romach@urscorp.com\nFax:919.461.1371","truncated":false,"body_characters":3569}