{"operation":"document","citation":"07-0105","title":"General Environmental Management, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2007-06-06","effective_on":null,"summary":"07-0105 response to General Environmental Management, Inc. concerning 172.101, 172.202.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0105.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0105.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0105","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2007/070105.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\n400 Seventh Street, SW\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nJUN - 6 2007\nDirector\nAlexander Amort\nRef. No.: 07-0105\n11855 White Rock Road\nGeneral Environmental Management, Inc.\nRancho Cordova, CA 95742\nDear Mr. Amort:\nThis is in response to your May 21, 2007 letter requesting clarification of the basic\ndescription sequence on shipping papers provided in § 172.202 of the Hazardous Materials\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask you ask if the recent\nchange under the final rule to Docket HM-2151 (71 FR 78595; January 1, 2006), requiring\nthe sequence to be rearranged so the identification number is first, followed by the proper\nshipping name, hazard class, and packing group and no other information interspersed,\n\"waste\" preceding the proper shipping name for hazardous wastes that are not identified by\nwill cause a problem with the requirement in § 172.101(c)(9) to add the modifying word\nthe word \"waste.\" You indicate that adding the word \"waste\" forces the shipper to violate\nthe requirement in § 172.202(b) indicating that no additional information may be\ninterspersed within the basic description.\nwe considered the same issues you cover in your letter. We concluded that the\nWe understand and appreciate your concerns. Prior to the publication of Docket HM-215I\nrequirement in § 172.101(c)(9) to add the word \"waste\" preceding the proper shipping\nname for hazardous wastes that are not identified by the word \"waste\" causes the proper\nshipping name to be modified. The word \"waste\" becomes part of the proper shipping\nname. Therefore, when the word \"waste\" is added to the beginning of a proper shipping\nname as prescribed in § 172.101(c)(9) and then added to the basic description as part of the\nproper shipping name, it is not considered a violation of the requirements in § 172.202(b).\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if you require additional assistance.\nSincerely,\nChief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n172.101()9)\n172.202 (b)\n070105\n\n<<>>\n\nINFOCNTR \nSupko\nSent:\nFrom:\naamort@go-gem.com\nSubject:\nTo:\nINFOCNTR \nMonday, May 21, 2007 12:59 PN\n$172.101\nInformation Center Comments/Questions\nAppleability\n07-0105\n(aamort@go-gem.com)\nBelow is the result of your feedback form.\non Monday, May\n12:58:33.\nsubmitted by alexander\namort\nEmail:\naamort@go-gem.com\nName: (\nalexander amort\nCategory:\nOther questions?\nOrganization:\nGeneral Environmental Management Inc\nStreet: 11855 White Rock Road\nCity: Rancho Cordova\nState: California\nZip Code: 95742\nPhone: 415-302-1231\nFax: 253-541-8075\nComments:\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Office of Hazardous Materials\nSafety 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE East Building, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20590\nAttn: Mr. Edward Mazzullo, Director of Hazardous Materials Standards\nDear Mr. Mazzullo\nregulations.\nI am writing this letter requesting clarification of a potential conflict in the\norder, did not change a regulation\nThe newly passed\nregulations\nin 172.101 that now appears to conflict with the new\nthat changed the proper shipping description\nrequirements.\n172.202 now states the following:\n(a) (1), (2),\n\"(b) Except as provided in this subpart, the basic description specified in paragraphs\ninformation interspersed. For example,\n(3) and (4) of this section must be shown in sequence with no additional\n-UN2744, Cyclobutyl chloroformate, 6.1, (8, 3), PG\nSubpart (d) of the same subpart allows for the technical and chemical group names to be\nentered in parentheses between the proper shipping name and the hazard class. UN299 the\nnew regulations with the new shipping name order would allow a name such as:\nFlammable liquids, n.o.s. (acetone, toluene), 3, PG II.\nhazardous material description in Column 2 of the table, the proper shipping name for a\nHowever, 172.101 (9) states \"Hazardous Wastes. If the word \"waste\" is not included in the\nhazardous waste.shall include the word \"Waste\" preceding the proper shipping name of the\nflammable liquids, n.o.s. (acetone, toluene), 3, PG II. The word \"waste\" inserted\nThis would then require the proper shipping description to be:\nUN1993, Waste\n\n<<>>\n\nthe UN # conflicts with the requirement in 172.202 that states no additional information\n' subpart. This information is not approved in that subpart.\ncan be interspersed in the proper shipping description except as called out in that\nassociation with the basic shipping description.\nMost of the additional description items discuss placing terms either preceding or in\nword waste before the proper shipping name, not the proper shipping description.\nIn this case, it specifies placing the\nproper shipping name.\nI feel that the word \"waste\" should precede the proper shipping description, not the\ndescription requirements, in addition to removing conflict with the current regulations.\nIn that case, it would be more consistent with the other additional\nhad always preceded the proper shipping description because the proper shipping name was\nIt will also help provide consistency in the hazardous waste business as the word \"waste\"\nalways listed first.\nor 415-302-1231. I look forward to your response.\nThank you for your clarification in this issue. I can be contacted at aamort@go-gem.com\nSincerely,\nDireande nvironmental Health and Safety General Environmental Management, Inc.\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":5390}