{"operation":"document","citation":"02-0196","title":"BMW Group — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2002-09-19","effective_on":null,"summary":"02-0196 response to BMW Group concerning 172.604.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0196.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0196.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0196","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2002/020196.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\n..i\n/ Transportation\nS. Departmen\n40D Seventh Street, S.W\nWashington, D.C\n20590\nResearch and\npecial Program\ndministratio\nSEP 1 9 2002\nMr. Christian Baierl\nDepartment of Dangerous Goods and\nRef. No. 02-0196\nExplosives,\nPetuelring 130\nBMW Group\n80788 Munich, Germany\nDear Mr. Baierl:\nThis is in response to your July 24, 2002 letter regarding the\nask if the emergency response telephone number that you have\nemergency response information requirements.\nSpecifically, you\nprovided will meet the requirements contained in § 172.604 of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).\nProvided\n3500\" is operative and meets the\nyour emergency response telephone number \"+1-352-323-\nwill be authorized under the HMR.\nrequirements of § 172.604 it\nnumber: 1)\nis monitored\nYou must ensure that the\ntransportation by a person who is either knowledgeable of\nat all times the hazardous material is in\nemergency response information, or has immediate access to person\ncharacteristics of the hazardous material and has comprehensive\nall necessary area codes or international access codes needed to\nwho possesses such knowledge (§ 172.604 (a) (1) - (2)); 2) includes\ncomplete the call from within United States (§ 172.604 (a)); 3) is\nshipping paper immediately following the\ndescription of the hazardous material to which it applies, or if\nvisible location with an indication that the number is for\nit applies to all hazardous materials on the shipping paper in a\nemergency response information (§ 172.604 (a) (3) (i) - (ii)).\nAlso,\n$ 172.604 (a) must be the number of the person offering the\nthe emergency response telephone number required by\nhazardous material for transportation or the number of an agency\n172.604\n020196\n\n<<>>\n\nor organization capable of, and accepting responsibility for,\nmaterial ($ 172.604 (b)).\nproviding the detailed information concerning the hazardous\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerelyr\nTransportation Regulations Specialist\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<>>\n\nBMW Group\n2 A!\nMr Edward T. Mazzullo,\nUS. DO VASE (0-Krtbis Material Standards.\n5: 400 7th Street S.W.\nUSA\nWashington, D.C. 20590-0001\nYour message dated\nYour reference\nDepartment From\nTI-7 / Christian Baierl\nTelephone\nFax\n: 01149-89-382-7034264\n01149-89-382-34264\n= Date\ne-mail -\nchristian.baierl@bmw.de\nSubiect: (\n:13-August-2002\nDear Mr. Mazzullo;\nMotoren Werke\nBayersche .\nCompany\ninstructions according dangerous goods with great care. We want to comply in any case with the\nFirst thanks a lot for the quick answer from our e-mail inquiry. We treat the regulations and\nAktiengesellschaft\nPostal address\n80788 München\nBMW AG\ndefaults and regulations.\nOffice address\nPetueling 130\nBMW Haus\nWe are relieved to hear that placing \"Emergency Contact: +1-352-323-3500\" on the shipping\npaper would meet a portion of the requirements.\nInnovationszentrum (FIZ)\nForschungs- und\nOffice address\nKnostraße 147\nwould kindly ask you to confirm the statement in a formal advice.\nTo avoid misapprehensions of the mentioned regulations and to stop discussions with carrier we\n+49(0)89-382-0\nTelephone\n+49(0189-382-25858\nFax\nYours sincerely\nBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft\nTelex\nwww.bmwgroup.com\nInternet\ni.A.\nDeutsche Bundesbank\nBank detaits\nChrístian Baierl\nMünchen 70007385\nBLZ 70000000\nSupervisory Board\nChairman of\n1: 2.\nBoard of Directors\nVolker Doppelfeld\n..:\nChairman of the Board\nErnst Baumann\nHelmut Panke\nBMW Group\nReturn address:\nBurkhard Göschel\nStefan Krause\nMichael Ganal\nChristian Baieri\nNorbert Reitholer\nGunter Lorenz\n80788 Munich - Germany:!\nRegistered in Germany\nMünchen HRB 42245\n\n<<>>\n\nKle: Inlormation C'enter Comments/Questions\nBetreff: RE: Information Center Comments/Questions\nDatum: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 14:55:06 - 0400\nVon: Infocntr@RSPA.DOT.GOV\nAn: Christian.Baierl@bmw.de\nDear Christian,\nThank you for your inquiry.\nyour shipping paper would meet a portion of the requirements contained in §\n\"Emergency Contact: +1-352-323-3500\" on\n172.604.\nand that it applies to each hazardous material entered on the shipping paper\nYou must ensure that the number is in a clearly visible location\nrequirements contained in § 172.604 are met.\n(§ 172.604 (a) (3) (ii)).\nAlso, you must ensure that all of the other\nCenter is staffed with regulatory specialists who can quickly answer your\nIf you require further assistance, our Hazardous Materials Information\nCenter\nquestions by phone.\nis open Monday through Friday, 9 am - 5 pm E.S:I. at (800) 467-4922\nPlease do not hesitate to calli as: the Information\nor (202) 366-4488.\nSincerely,\nBen Supko, Hazardous Materials Specialist\nguidance may be requested in accordance with 49 CFR 107.14 (b).\nAn e-mail response from this office is considered informal guidance. Formal\nhttp://hazmat.dot.gov/infocent.htm\nFrom: christian.baierl@bmw.de [mailto:christian.baierl@bmw.del\n----Original Message--\nSent: Thursday. July 18, 2002 10:54 AM\nSubject: Information Center Comments/Questions\ninfocntr@rspa.dot.gov\nBelow is the result of your feedback form.\nChristian Baierl (christian.baierl@bmw.de)\nIt was submitted by\n10:53:36.\non Thursday, July 18, 2002 at\nEmail: christian.baierl@bmw.de\nName: Mr. Christian Baierl\nCategory: Emergency Response Information (Sections: 172.1 - 172.807)\nOrganization:\nBMW Group, Dept. Dangerous Goods\nand Explosives\nStreet: Petuelring 130\nCity: Munich\nZip Code: 80634\nCountry: Germany\nPhone:\n+49-89-382-34264\nFax:\n+49-89-382-7034264\nwe would be conform to the 49 CFR § 172.604 and US-12 of the ICAO-TI subject\nComments: Dear Mr. Mazzullo,\nTo comply with the legal requirements we have a contract with Infotrac,\nemergenc! response telephone number.\nLeesburg,\nDo we accord to the regulations when we\nFlorida (www.infotrac.net).\nthis company on the shipping papers as follows:\nEmergency Contact:\n\n<<>>\n\nKlE: Informaton Center Comments/Questions\n+1-352-323-3500\nairfreight.\nwe would appreciate your answer as soon\nas possible, because of an\nChristian Baierl\nBest Regards\nBMW Group, Dangerous Goods and Explosives","truncated":false,"body_characters":6039}