{"operation":"document","citation":"04-0262","title":"Baker Atlas — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2005-03-03","effective_on":null,"summary":"04-0262 response to Baker Atlas concerning 172.203.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-04-0262.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-04-0262.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-04-0262","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2004/040262.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nResearch and\nAdministration\nSpecial Programs\nMAR 3 2005\nBaker Atlas\nMs. Shelly Espinoza\nRef. No. 04-0262\n2001 Rankin Road\nHouston, TX 77073\nDear Ms. Espinoza:\nclarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49\nThis is in response to your November 19, 2004, letter requesting\nCFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask whether the label\n$ 172.203 (d) (4) must include the word \"Radioactive.\"\ncategory provided\non the shipping paper as required by\nSection 172.203 (d) (4) requires the category of label applied to\neach package in the shipment to be included on a shipping paper,\nfor example: \"RADIOACTIVE WHITE-I.\" However, the word\n\"Radioactive\" does not need to be included in the label\ncategory.\nWe will clarify this requirement in a future\nrulemaking.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nJohn\nA. Gale\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\nChief, Standards Development\n172-203 (d)(4)\n040262\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n9-Nov-2004 02:24pm\nFrom-HSE\n+\nT-781 P. 002/002 F-104\nBAKER\n6400\nHUGHES\nBiker Atlas\nBAtt\nBaker Alias\n5172:203 () (4)\n230: Rankin Road\nMUSiCa Texas 77073\nFax 773, 625-6520\nShipping Papers\nNivember 19, 2004\nSo HISE Advisor\nshelley Espinoza\n04-0262\nDuector, I lazardous Materials Standards, DHM-10\nNr Ld Ma//ullo\n1327\" Street SW\nU: DOTIRSPA\nWashingion DC 20590\nSubject Interpretation Request\nCear Mr Mazzullo.\n1:2203(d)(4) need to include the word RADIOACTIVE\", such as \"RADIOACTIVL: Yallow.Il\" or is it permissible\n/ len completing a shipping paper for radioactive material does the label category required under 49 CFR\ntir enter the information as \"Nhite :I\". \"Yellow-Il\" or \"Yellow-Ill\", as applicable to the packago?\nIn the UN's Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations, Thirteenth revised\n5 1 15 ÷ 1c: requires only ine words \"I-WHITE, \"II-YELLOW\" OR \"III YEI LOW\" on the shipping paper 10\n#crion section 2 7 84 ine label categories do not contain the word \"RADIOACTIVE \" (herefore, section\ndescribe ine package category\nE: in ine Technical Instructions for the Sale Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air and the International\nA simme Dangerous Goods Curle follow the UN model regulations, not requiring the word RADIOACTIVE\" in\ntie package category field of the shipping paper, sections 4 1 5.7.1 d) and 5 4 1.5.7 1 4, respectively.\nmaterials transportation regulations with the UN's model regulations. Such harmonization reduces human\nf.!. an international shipper of radioactive material, we fully appreciale harmonization of DOT's nazardous\nif or when creating shipping papers under various transport regulations and affords US shippers the ability to\nstencardize compuler gencrated entries on shipping documents\nSince all radioactive material proper shipping names in 49 CFR now include the word \"Radioactive\", it seems\n::R 172203(d)(4) regarding the need to include Ine word \"RADIOACTIVE\" in the label category of the\nre Jundant lo also include the word in the label category area of the shoping paper Your interpretation of 49\nshipping paper is greatly appreciated\nFi:gards\n*helley Espinora\n•. • :\nSiMSL Advisor","truncated":false,"body_characters":3169}