{"operation":"document","citation":"08-0280","title":"Cerasis Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2009-01-30","effective_on":null,"summary":"08-0280 response to Cerasis Inc. concerning 172.202, 172.203.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-08-0280.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-08-0280.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-08-0280","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2008/080280.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\n1200 New Jersey Ave., SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nJAN 3 0 2009\nMr. Frank Adams\nCerasis Inc.\n3200 Courthouse Lane\nEagan, MN 55 121\nReference No. 08-0280\nDear Mr. Adams:\nThis is in response to your electronic transmission requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) pertaining to shipping description\nrequirements for bills of lading (shipping papers). Specifically, you ask whether both the\nshipping description requirements in 5 172.202 and the National Motor Freight Classification\n(NMFC) freight class description must be included on the shipping paper and whether it is\nacceptable to print the NMFC number and associated class for the hazardous material in a\nseparate, specified field on the shipping paper.\nSections 172.202 and 172.203 specify the requirements for information that must be included\non shipping papers, which includes the proper shipping name prescribed for the material in\nColumn (2) of the 5 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table. The HMR do not require the NMFC\nnumber and associated class to be included on the shipping paper. Additional information\nthat is not required by the HMR, such as the NMFC number and associated class, may be\nincluded in a separate field on the shipping paper provided it is not interspersed in the\nrequired elements of the basic description (proper shipping name, hazard class/division\nnumber, identification number and packing group, if applicable) (see 5 172.202(b)), is not\ninconsistent with the required basic description and is entered after the basic description (see\n5 172.201(a)(4)).\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact this office if you have additional questions.\nSincerely,\nHattie L. Mitchell\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nDrakeford, Carolyn <PHMSA>\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\nINFOCNTR <PHMSA>\nMonday, November 17,2008 9:54 AM\nDrakeford, Carolyn <PHMSA>\nFW: Interpretations (Letters) issued by PHMS\n----- Original Message-----\nFrom: PHMSA-Feedback [mailto:PHMSA-Feedback]\nSent: Friday, November 14, 2008 4:00 PM\nTo: PHMSA Web Initiative\nSubject: Interpretations (Letters) issued by PHMS\nPlease furnish an Interpretation Letter/Email\nIs it required that both the Hazmat Descriptions (172.202)AND the NMFC freight class\ndescriptions appear on the Bill of Lading for a given item shipped? OR can we print just\nthe Hazmat 172.202 descriptions and print the NMFC number and associated class in their\nappropriate BOL column/ f ields?\nRegards,\nFrank Adams\nName: Frank Adams\nOrganization: Cerasis Inc.\nEmail: fadams@cerasis.com\nAddress: 3200 Courthouse Lane\nCity: Eagan\nZip Code: 55121\nPhone: (651) 365-8143\nFAX: (651) 365-8157","truncated":false,"body_characters":2804}