# Emery Forwarding — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

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- **citation:** 02-0262
- **title:** Emery Forwarding — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2002-11-12
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** 02-0262 response to Emery Forwarding concerning 175.30.
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U.S. Department
of Transportation
Washington, D.C
400 Seventh Street. SW
20590
Research and
Special Programs
Administration
NOV 12 2002
Mr. Tom Vranesic.
Ref. No. 02-0262
Emery Forwarding
One Emery Plaza
Vandalia, OH 45377
Dear Mr. Vranesic:
This is in response to your letter dated September 24, 2002, requesting clarification of the requirement
to place the date of acceptance on a shipping paper. Specifically, you ask if a shipping paper that
includes a copy of the Internatiohal Air Transport Association's (IATA's) air acceptance checklist, a
checklist that contains the date of acceptance, would meet § 175.30(a)(2) of the Hazardous Materials:
"Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180):
IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations do not have official standing under the HMR. The requirement
found in § 175:30(a)(2) states that each shipping paper must inèlude the date of acceptance by the
initial carrier. Provided your shipping paper conforms to the réquirements of Part 172, Subpart C,
including the requirements for continuation pages found in § 172.201(c), the air acceptance checklist
portion you describe will fulfill the date of acceptance requirement contained in § 175.30(a)(2).
I hope this satisfies your iriquiry. If we can be of further assistance, please contact us.
Sincerely,
Silm Faili
Delmer F. Billings
Chief, Standards Development
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
175.30
020262

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EMERY
September 24, 2002
Chief, Standards Development
Mr. Delmer F. Billings
BAH
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
$175.30
Shipping Papers
Dear Mr. Billings,
02-0262
I'm writing to you seeking clarification of the "date of acceptance"
component of the revisions to 49CFR 175.30(a)(2). As a forwarder primarily accepting
recording date of acceptance is to attach a copy of the air acceptance checklist, which we
dangerous goods shipments for air transport under IATA/ICAO, our current method of
consider part of the shipping paper, to the Shipper's Declaration. Each checklist is dated
With the actual date of acceptance and accompanies the shipment throughout the
transportation cycle.
Shipper's Declaration, in the Additional Handling Information section. Per IATA
Some carriers have indicated that the date of acceptance must be recorded on the
Dangerous Goods Regulations, the only entries permitted in this section are entries
relating to the handling of the shipment. Additionally, entries in this section must only be
made by the shipper.
sufficient to comply with the regulation. If not, please advise alternative methods for
Please advise if our current method satisfies the intent of the regulation and is
satisfying the requirements while still complying with IATA regulations.
Sincerely,
Tom Vranesic
Senior Analyst, Dangerous Goods
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