Baker Atlas — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

Page 1U.S. Department of Transportation 400 Seventh St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590 Research and Administration Special Programs MAR 3 2005 Baker Atlas Ms. Shelly Espinoza Ref. No. 04-0262 2001 Rankin Road Houston, TX 77073 Dear Ms. Espinoza: clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 This is in response to your November 19, 2004, letter requesting CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask whether the label $ 172.203 (d) (4) must include the word "Radioactive." category provided on the shipping paper as required by Section 172.203 (d) (4) requires the category of label applied to each package in the shipment to be included on a shipping paper, for example: "RADIOACTIVE WHITE-I." However, the word "Radioactive" does not need to be included in the label category. We will clarify this requirement in a future rulemaking. I hope this satisfies your request. Sincerely, John A. Gale Office of Hazardous Materials Standards Chief, Standards Development 172-203 (d)(4) 040262#

Page 29-Nov-2004 02:24pm From-HSE + T-781 P. 002/002 F-104 BAKER 6400 HUGHES Biker Atlas BAtt Baker Alias 5172:203 () (4) 230: Rankin Road MUSiCa Texas 77073 Fax 773, 625-6520 Shipping Papers Nivember 19, 2004 So HISE Advisor shelley Espinoza 04-0262 Duector, I lazardous Materials Standards, DHM-10 Nr Ld Ma//ullo 1327" Street SW U: DOTIRSPA Washingion DC 20590 Subject Interpretation Request Cear Mr Mazzullo. 1:2203(d)(4) need to include the word RADIOACTIVE", such as "RADIOACTIVL: Yallow.Il" or is it permissible / len completing a shipping paper for radioactive material does the label category required under 49 CFR tir enter the information as "Nhite :I". "Yellow-Il" or "Yellow-Ill", as applicable to the packago? In the UN's Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations, Thirteenth revised 5 1 15 ÷ 1c: requires only ine words "I-WHITE, "II-YELLOW" OR "III YEI LOW" on the shipping paper 10 #crion section 2 7 84 ine label categories do not contain the word "RADIOACTIVE " (herefore, section describe ine package category E: in ine Technical Instructions for the Sale Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air and the International A simme Dangerous Goods Curle follow the UN model regulations, not requiring the word RADIOACTIVE" in tie package category field of the shipping paper, sections 4 1 5.7.1 d) and 5 4 1.5.7 1 4, respectively. materials transportation regulations with the UN's model regulations. Such harmonization reduces human f.!. an international shipper of radioactive material, we fully appreciale harmonization of DOT's nazardous if or when creating shipping papers under various transport regulations and affords US shippers the ability to stencardize compuler gencrated entries on shipping documents Since all radioactive material proper shipping names in 49 CFR now include the word "Radioactive", it seems ::R 172203(d)(4) regarding the need to include Ine word "RADIOACTIVE" in the label category of the re Jundant lo also include the word in the label category area of the shoping paper Your interpretation of 49 shipping paper is greatly appreciated Fi:gards *helley Espinora •. • : SiMSL Advisor#