{"operation":"document","citation":"06-0256","title":"REGSCAN, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2006-11-27","effective_on":null,"summary":"06-0256 response to REGSCAN, Inc. concerning 172.102, 172.202.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0256.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0256.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0256","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2006/060256.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nS. Departme\nTransportatio\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nPipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration\nNOV 27 2006\nREGSCAN, Inc.\nMr. Russ Shanahan\nRef. No. 06-0256\n800 West Fourth Street\nWilliamsport, Pennsylvania 17701\nDear Mr. Shanahan:\nThis is in response to your November 1, 2006 letter requesting clarification under the\n\"Polyester resin kit,\" UN3269. Specifically, you ask whether the packing group must be\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) concerning the entry\nincluded as part of the shipping description.\nThe packing group as designated for a hazardous material in Column 5 of the § 172.101\nentries that are not assigned a packing group are excepted from the requirement (see\nTable must be included in the shipping description for the hazardous material. Generally,\n§ 172.202(a)(4)).\nIn accordance with Special Provision 40 of § 172.102, a polyester resin kit consists of a\nbase material (Class 3, Packing Group II or III) and an activator (organic peroxide). The\nto the base material, and will be either Packing II or III. The packing group designation\npacking group for a polyester resin kit is determined using the criteria for Class 3, applied\nmust be included as part of the shipping description on the shipping paper.\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to\ncontact this office.\nSincerely,\nJohn A. Cale\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\nChief, Standards Development\n172.102\n172.202(14)\n060256\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nREGSCaN.\n3172.203\nshipping tapers\n1256\nNovember 1, 2006\nMr. Edward Mazzullo\nDirector of Hazardous Materials Standards\nUS DOT/OHMS (DHM-10)\n400 7th St South-West\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nRE: Letter of Interpretation Request - UN3269 Packing Groups\nDear Mr. Mazzulio,\n\"I am seeking clarification on a particular hazardous material. The Hazardons Material\nreference\nTable lists UN3269, Polyester resin kit as having no packing group. However, column (7)\n• (40) Polyester resin kis consist of two components: a basc inaterial (Ciass 3, Packing\nGroup IT or III) and an activator (organic peroxide), each separately packed in an inner\ngroup will be: I on Ill; according to the criteria for Class 3, applied to the base\nmaterials special, provision 40, which reads:\"\nI write software to perform hazmat compliance, and I'd like to know the following:\nWhich of the following are legal ways of representing UN3269 on a shipping paper?\n• Packing Group I\n• No Packing Group Specification **.\n• Packing Group I|\n• Packing Group II\nWhich of the following are illegal ways of representing UN3269 on a shipping paper?\n• No Packing Group Specification\n• Packing Group I\n•\nPacking Group I\nPacking Group II\nThank you for our time. 4001 pee*s boge\nSincerely,\nperci in:\nRuşs Shanahan\n!:?.\nProgrammer","truncated":false,"body_characters":2827}