# "K" Line America, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

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- **citation:** 04-0006
- **title:** "K" Line America, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2004-03-24
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** 04-0006 response to "K" Line America, Inc. concerning 172.202.
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of Transportation
U.S. Department
400 Seventh St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Research and
Special Programs
Administration
MAR 2 4 2004
Lisa Stone
"K" Line America, Inc.
Ref. No. 04-0006
Richmond, VA
8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 300
23235
Dear Ms. Stone:
This is in response to your letter dated January 8, 2004,
packages on shipping papers in accordance with the Hazardous
regarding the requirement to indicate the number and type of
Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically
you ask whether you may describe your intermediate bulk container
as "Super Sack" on a shipping paper.
number and type of packages must be indicated.
The answer is yes. Section 172.202 (a) (6) specifies that the
packages may be indicated by the description and by packaging
The type of
specification number when applicable.
I hope this satisfies your request.
Sincerely
John A
Standards Development
Ga
Chief
office of Hazardous Materials Standards
172.203(97(6)
040006

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Request for Letter of Interpretation
Page 1 of 1
BAH
INFOCNTR
5/72.202101(6)
From:
. Stone, Lisa (KAM.RIC)
Sent:
Thursday, January 08, 2004 3:15 PM
Shipping Papers
To:
INFOCNTR
Subject: Request for Letter of Interpretation
04-0006
It would be greatly appreciated if a letter of interpretation could be sent to clarify the following issue:
is not decribed spesicaly in i Amendment 1, Pa 4, nor 49CFR -Past 178 or word the escripton te
more appropriate as Flexible IBC or IBC08?
UN specifications: 13H1
Thank you for your clarification in this matter.
Best Regards
"K" Line America, Inc.
Lisa Stone
8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 300
ald
(PH) 804-560-2089
Richmond, VA 23235
lisa.stone@us.kline.com
1/9/04
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