# RWE NUKEM Corporation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

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- **citation:** 05-0151
- **title:** RWE NUKEM Corporation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2005-06-29
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** 05-0151 response to RWE NUKEM Corporation concerning 173.427.
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U.S. Department
of Transportation
400 Seventh Street, S.W.
JUN 29 2005
Washington, D.C. 20590
Pipeline and
Administration
Hazardous Materials Safety
Mr. Stanley M. Hodges, Jr.
Ref. No.: 05-0151
Senior Project Manager
3800 Fernandina Road Suite 200
RWE NUKEM Corporation
Columbia SC, 29210-3854
Dear Mr. Hodges:
This is in response to your June 22, 2005 letter regarding
multi-page shipping papers under the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Your questions are
paraphrased and answered as follows:
l of 1"?
Q1. Must a one page shipping paper bear the notation "Page
A1. No. In accordance with § 172.201(c), the first page of
a multi-page shipping paper must bear a notation specifying
the total number of pages.
single page shipping papers are
not subject to this requirement.
Q2.
Are page numbers
required on documents that must be
provided "with" shipping papers?
A2. No. When the HMR require
information be "on" a
shipping paper and the information necessitates a
continuation page, § 172.201 (c) applies. When the HMR
require information to be "with" a shipping paper or be
provided in a document "other than a shipping paper"
exclusive use instructions or emergency response
additional documents.
information), page numbers are not required on the
Q3. If emergency response information is provided in an
attachment to a shipping paper must it be numbered?
A3. See A2.
Q4. If a shipping paper makes reference to attached
documents must the attached documents be
numbered?
172.602 (b
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173.427

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No. Attached documents, even when required under the
HMR, are not part of the shipping paper and are therefore
subject to § 172.201 (c) .
I hope this information is helpful. If you have further
questions, please do not hesitate to contact this office.
Sincerely,
Haile a Nitilell
Hattie L. Mitchell
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention
Office of Hazardous Materials
Standards

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Pollack
$172.602(b)
$173.427(a)c)(v)
Shipping Papers RAM
RWE
05-0151
June 22, 2005
Mr. Edward T. Mazzullo
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
U.S. DOT/PHMSA (PHH-10)
0 7th Street S.1
ashington, D.C. 20590-00
Subject:
Shipments
Page Numbering Requirements for Shipping Papers for Radioactive
References: Title 49 CFR 172.201(c) Continuation page
Title 49 CFR 173.427 "Transport requirements for low specific activity
(SCO)"
(LSA) Class 7 (radioactive) materials and surface contaminated objects
Title 49 CFR 172.602 Emergency response information
Dear Mr. Mazzullo:
numbered for Radioactive ISA or SCO shipments that are consigned as exclusive use.
This letter is being written to you to request how shipping papers should be page
Background
172.602(b):
Provided below are excerpts from 49 CFR 172.201(c), 49 CFR 173.427(6)(iv) and 49 CFR.
172.201(c)
173.427(a)(6)(iv)
172.602(b)
paragraph (a) of this section must be:
Form of information. The information required for a hazardous material by
RWE NUKEM Corporation
(1) Printed legibly in English;
(2) Available for use away from the package containing the hazardous
3800 Fernandina Rd Ste 200
(3) Presented
material; and
columbia SC. 29210-3854
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F 801-214-5801
(ii) In a document, other than a shipping paper, that includes both the
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required by §$ 172.202 and 172.203(k), the ICAO Technical
basic description and technical name of the hazardous material as
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and the emergency response information required by this subpart (e.g.,
Instructions, the IMDG Code, or the TDG Regulations, as appropriate
a material safety data sheet);
Mission Statement:
include attachments to the bill of lading such as the exclusive use instructions (if the
RWE NUKEM typically ships radioactive material utilizing a straight bill of lading anc
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Page 2 of 2
June 22, 2005
Subject: Page Numbering Requirements for Shipping Papers of Radioactive Shipments
Letter to Mr. Edward Mazzullo
RIWE
survey of the package/conveyance. We typically refer to these attachments on the bill of lading. We have
typically numbered the pages starting with Page 1 of X (where X is the total number of pages including the
attachments) through Page X of X.
Title 49 CFR 172.201(c) denotes that continuation pages should be page numbered based on the methodology
radiological survey are considered to be included "in" the shipping papers. It is also unclear when reviewing
hat we have typically used, but it is unclear whether or not the exclusive use instructions, ERG guide an
this section if the straight bill of lading would have to be page numbered at all if the shipping paper is only one
page. Question #1 - Do we need to page number a shipping paper as "Page 1 of 1" if the shipping paper
is only one page?
shipping paper information [please note that it does not denote "in" the shipping papers as delineated in 49
Title 49 CFR 173.427(a)(6)(iv) denotes that the exclusive use instructions must be included "with" the
required to be page numbered as continuation pages along with the straight bill of lading or are they
excluded from the page numbering requirement since this section denotes "with" and not "in"?
shipping paper [not "in" the shipping papers as delineated in 49 CFR 172.201(c)]. Also, Title 49 CFR
Also, Title 49 CFR 172.602(b)(3)(i) denotes that the emergency response information must be presented "on" a
shipping papers should be page numbered per 49 CFR 172.201(c). Question #3 - If an ERG guide is
172.602(b)(3)(ii) is unclear about whether the ERG guide pages that we include as an attachment to the
included as an attachment to the shipping paper(s) (i.e. the straight bill of lading), is it required to be
page numbered as a continuation page since it must be included "on" the shipping papers or can it be
excluded from page numbering_ requirements based on the provision of Section 49 CFR
172.602(b)(3)(ii)?
Question #4 - If specific attachments are called out on the straight bill of lading (i.e. shipping paper), do
CFR 201(c)?
the attachments (e.g. radiological survey) require to be page numbered as continuation pages per 49
the page numbering requirements for the shipping papers), continuation pages and attachments. Should you
RWE NUKEM would like to thank you in advance for your response to these questions and the clarification of
have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 803-214-5848.
Sincerely,
Stanley M. Hodges, Jr.
Sr. Project Manager
CC:
Mr. Jim Williams (James.williams@dot.gov) - DOT OHMT PHH-23 - Radioactive Materials
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