{"operation":"document","citation":"07-0185","title":"Brenntag Mid-South, Inc — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2007-10-31","effective_on":null,"summary":"07-0185 response to Brenntag Mid-South, Inc concerning 172.203.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0185.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0185.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0185","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2007/070185.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\n1200 New Jersey Ave.. SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\nOCT 31\n2007\nBrenntag Mid-South, Inc.\nMr. A. B. Eargood\nRef. No. 07-0185\n1405 Hwy 136 West\nP. O. Box 20\nHenderson, Kentucky 42420\npaper for cargo tanks and tanks cars containing the residue of a hazardous material, in\nThis responds to your letter regarding the entry of additional information on a shipping\naccordance with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).\nSpecifically, you ask whether the shipping paper for an empty cargo tank or tank car that\ncontains the residue of a hazardous material must be annotated with the words \"Residue\nLast Contained\".\nthe residue of a hazardous material may, but is not required to, include the phrase,\nThe description on the shipping paper for a packaging, such as a cargo tank, containing\n\"RESIDUE: Last Contained * * *\" in association with the basic description of the\nhazardous material previously contained in the packaging (See § 172.203(e)(1)).\nHowever, the shipping paper description for a tank car containing the residue of a\nbefore the basic description (§ 172.203(e)(2)).\nhazardous material must include the phrase, \"RESIDUE: LAST CONTAINED ****\nI hope this satisfies your inquiry. If we can be of further assistance, please contact us.\nSincerely,\n/ Chic, Sanded Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n172.203 (e)\n070185\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nBRENNTAG\nnarum\n3172.203(e\nBrenntag Mid-South, Inc.\nShipping Papers\nDIRECTOR OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL STANDARDS\n07-0/85\nDEAR SIR,\nCONCERING TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL BY RAIL TANK CAR\nI AM WRITING TO REQUEST A CLARIFICATION TO A QUESTION\nAND BY HIGHWAY CARGO TANK.\n'O HIGHWAY CARGO TANKS AS (e) 2 IS REFERRING TO TANK CARS\nREGULATION 172.203 (e) 1&2. EMPTY PACKAGING. DOES (e)l refe\nRESIDUE LAST CONTAINED WHEN PRODUCTS ARE DELIVERED BY HIGHWAY\nARE WE REQUIRED TO NOTE ON SHIPPING PAPERS THE WORDS\nCARGO TANK?\nHAVE HAD CUSTOMERS TELL THEM THIS REGULATION APPLIES TO TANK CARS\nDOES THIS REGULATION APPLY ONLY TO TANK CARS. OUR DRIVERS\nAND HIGHWAY CARGO TANKS.\nPLEASE LET ME KNOW BY LETTER IF THIS REGULATIONS APPLIES\nTO CARGO TANKS\nAUGUST 19,2007\nREGULATORY & COMPLIANCE\nA B EARGOOD\nBROS HAS 136-505TH, INC.\nP O BOX 20\nHENDEROSN, KY 42420\n270-830-1318\nbeargood@brenntag.com\nFAX 270-830-1396\nBrenntag Mid-South, Inc.\nPO. Box 20\n1405 Highway 136 West\nHenderson, KY 42419-0020","truncated":false,"body_characters":2450}