{"operation":"document","citation":"05-0183","title":"ShipMate, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2005-08-23","effective_on":null,"summary":"05-0183 response to ShipMate, Inc. concerning 172.315, 172.316.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-05-0183.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-05-0183.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-05-0183","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2005/050183.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nPipeline and\nAdministration\nHazardous Materials Safety\nAUG 2 3 2005\nMr. Steven Charles Hunt\nRef No.: 05-0183\nShipMate, Inc.\n18436 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 201\nTorrance, CA 90504\nDear Mr. Hunt:\nThis responds to your July 30, 2005 letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nmarking, and if so, whether shipping papers are required for surface transportation of that\nThe answer to your question is yes. A package may have multiple markings. A material\nthat is packaged as a limited quantity and is properly classed as ORM-D may display\nboth the ORM-D marking in § 172.316 and the limited quantity marking in § 172.315.\nShipping papers are not required domestically for an ORM-D material, except when the\nmaterial is offered or intended for transportation by air (§ 172.200(b)(3)).\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if you require additional assistance.\nSincerely,\nChief, Regulations Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n172.315\n050183\n172316\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nEichenlaub\n$172.315\nShipMate, Inc.\n18436 Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 201\nShipMate®\n3172316\nTorrance, CA 90504\nTraining & Consulting\nDangers Coxes\nMarking\nFax: 310-370-5700\nPhone: 310-370-3600\n05-0183\nE-mail: Robert@shipmate.com\nJuly 30, 2005\nMr. Edward T. Mazzullo\nResearch and Special Programs Administration\nCOPY\nU.S. Department of Transportation\n400 Seventh Street, SW\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nSubj: Request for Letter of Interpretation\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\nRoad, Saugus, CA 91350-2973, is submitting this request.\nSteven Charles Hunt, ShipMate, Inc., on behalf of the Petitioner, John Paul Mitchell Systems, 26455 Golden Valley\nThe Petitioner respectfully requests a letter of interpretation regarding dual marking of limited quartity packages fo\nlomestic and international transportation in accordance with both 49 CFR $172.315 and 49 CFR $172.316, and if sc\nwhether shipping papers would be required for surface transport if the packages otherwise conformed to 49 CFR\n§173.316.\nhousehold use. These packages qualify as consumer commodities, as defined in 49 CFR §171.8, and they are marked in\nThe Petitioner offers a significant number of limited quantities of dangerous goods that are intended for personal care or\naccordance with 49 CFR §173.316 for domestic U.S. transport. However, the shipper must manually remark each\npackage that is intended for export by vessel.\n\"hollow diamond\" with UN identification number for limited quantities intended for personal care or household use,\nAlthough the provisions of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, §3.4.5.2 do not require the\nthere is no equivalent exception in the European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods\nby Road (ADR) which requires limited quantities to be appropriately.\nIn order to harmonize with the international standards for limited quantities, the Petitioner would like to mark the\npackages to conform with both 49 CFR §172.315 and 49 CFR §172.316 to eliminate the rework necessary to conformn\nwith European shipping standards, and to take advantage of the regulatory relief from shipping papers for domestic\nsurface transport.\nor surface transport if the packages otherwise conform to 49 CFR §172.31\nAccordingly, the Petitioner requests a written interpretation regarding dual marking and if shipping papers are require\nYour assistance in this matter would be most appreciated. If I may be of assistance in any way, please call. We look\nforward to your response.\nSincerely yours,\nShipMate, Inc.\nCc:\nMr. Robert Magrey, John Paul Mitchell Systems\nHazardous Materials Training • Information Systems & Compliance Inspections & Audits & Shipping & Regulatory Software","truncated":false,"body_characters":3767}