{"operation":"document","citation":"08-0065","title":"ERM, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2008-04-25","effective_on":null,"summary":"08-0065 response to ERM, Inc. concerning 172.201.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-08-0065.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-08-0065.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-08-0065","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2008/080065.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdminlstratlon\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nMr. Mark Yannett\nSenior Project Manager\nStrategic Services & Product Sustainability\nERM, Inc.\n700 W. Virginia Street\nSuite 601\nMilwaukee, WI 53204\nRef. No. 08-0065\nDear Mr. Yannett:\nThis is in response to your March 10,2008 request for clarification of the Hazardous Materials\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 17 1 - 180) applicable to shipping papers.\nIn your letter, you state that you client transports \"Sulfuric acid with not more than 51% acid,\"\n(UN2796) by highway with other materials not subject to the HMR. You ask whether the\nrequirements specified under 8 172.20 1 (a)(l)(ii) and (iii) apply if the shipping description of the\nhazardous material is the first entry on the shipping paper as required by 8 172.201(a)(l)(i).\nThe answer is no. Section 172.201 (a)(l) authorizes hazardous and non- hazardous materials to\nbe described on the same shipping paper provided that the hazardous material description entry:\n(1) is entered first (8 172.201(a)(l)(i)); or\n(2) is entered in a color that clearly contrasts with any description on the shipping paper of a non-\nhazardous material 8 172.20 1 (a)(l)(ii)); or\n(3) is identified by the entry of an \"X\" placed before the proper shipping name in a column\ncaptioned \"HM.\" The \" X may be replaced by \"RQ,\" is appropriate\n(8 172.201 (a)(l)(iii)).\n\n<<>>\n\nYou also ask whether there are any load-specific conditions, such as a shipment in a quantity\nrequiring a placard, that would require an 'X\" in the HM Column as specified in\n172.201(a)(l)(iii.). There are no load-specific conditions that would require an 'X\" in the HM\nColumn as specified in $ 1 72.20 1 (a)(l )(iii).\nI hope this information is helpful.\nSincerely, J@ . ale,\nhief, Standards Development\n&lice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<>>\n\nZ 172 162\nDrakeford, Carolyn \nFrom: Mark Yannett [Mark.Yannett@erm.com]\nSent: \\Monday, March 10,2008 2:23 PM % I72 -201\nTo: Drakeford, Carolyn \nSubject: RE: Information Center Comments/Questions 5 h ;ppi~g h p r s 0s -0 Oh5\nMany thanks to the quick response -- your e-mail inquiry system works very well ...\nBelow is my contact information . . .\nThanks again,\nMark Yannett\nSenior Project Manager\nStrategic Services & Product Sustainability\nERM, Inc.\n700 W. Virginia Street\nSuite 601\nMilwaukee, WI 53204\n----- Original Message-----\nFrom: INFOCNTR@dot.gov [mailto:INFOCNTR@dot.gov]\nSent: Monday, March 10, 2008 1:19 PM\nTo: carolyn.drakeford@dot.gov\nCc: Mark Yannett\nSubject: FW: Information Center Comments/Questions\nCarolyn,\ndiscussed below.\nThis gentleman would like an official written letter of interpretation on the issue\nThanks,\nRob\n----- Original Message-----\nFrom: mark.yannett@erm.com [mailto:mark.yannett@erm.com]\nSent: Monday, March 10, 2008 1:58 PM\nTo: INFOCNTR \nSubject: Information Center Comments/Questions\nBelow is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Mark Yannett\n(mark.yannett@erm.com) on Monday, March 10, 2008 at 13:58:15.\nEmail: mark. yannett@erm.com\nName: Mark Yannett\nCategory: Hazardous Materials Table, Special Provisions, Hazardous Materials\nCommunications\nOrganization: ERM, Inc.\n\n<<>>\n\nState: Wisconsin\nPhone: 414-977-4711\nComments: The following is a request on behalf of my client for your interpretation of the\ncurrent text from the published USDOT HMR related to requirements in 49 CFR 172.201 for\npreparation of Shipping Papers.\nFor purposes of this request, please consider the following context for the same, single\nshipment to which 49 CFR 172.201(a) reflects:\n\"UN2796 Items\" - proper fill-volume of acid in polyethylene bottles in a shipping carton\noffered as regulated hazardous material for highway-mode transport (not Small Quantity,\nLimited Quantity or ORM-D).\n\"Other Items\" - goods shipped as non-hazardous or otherwise not regulated per the HMR,\nsuch as a dry battery, in a shipping carton offered for highway-mode transport.\nAt question for this shipping context is:\n1. If the shipping descriptions on the Bill of Lading are placed in an order of\ninformation according to 49 CFR 172.201(a) (1) (i), such that\nUN2796 Items are listed above the Other Items, then is it correct that listing options in\n172.201 (a) (1) (ii) and (iii) do not apply?\n2. If the shipping descriptions on the Bill of Lading meet 49 CFR 172.201(a)(l)(i), are\nthere any load-specific conditions that trigger the need to simultaneously mark the HM-\nColumn with an \"X\" per 49 CFR 172.201(a) (1) (iii), such as if the quantity of UN2796 Items\nexceeds\n1,001 lbs and the load must be placarded?\nPlease reply via a written, e-mail response to my attention. Thank you.\nThis message contains information which may be confidential, proprietary, privileged, or\notherwise protected by law from disclosure or use by a third party. If you have received\nthis message in error, please contact us immediately and take the steps necessary to\ndelete the message completely from your computer system. Thank you.\nPlease visit ERM's web site: http://www.erm.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":5121}