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10-0076
Hyundai America Shipping Agency, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
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Page 1U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration MAY 27 2010 Mr. Herb Giles Manager, Hazardous Materials Hyundai America Shipping Agency, Inc. 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Suite 400 Irving, TX 75063 Ref. No. 10-0076 Dear Mr. Giles: This responds to your March 31, 2010 letter regarding shipping paper description requirements under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask for clarification of the requirement in § 172.202(b) that the basic description on a shipping paper must be shown in sequence with "no additional information interspersed." Your letter includes copies of shipping papers with additional wording interspersed in the basic description. The basic descriptions include category titles for the component parts ofthe basic description interspersed within the basic description sequence such as "UN Number," "Proper Shipping Name," "Packaging Group," and "Hazard Class." You ask whether the formats used on the shipping papers comply with § 172.202(b). The answer is no. Except for provisions that allow for additional information to be included in the basic description sequence, no additional information may be interspersed in the basic description. For example, § 172.202(a)(3)(i) allows the words "Class" or "Division" to precede the hazard class or division number(s) in the basic description sequence and § 172.202(d) allows the technical or chemical group name to be entered in parentheses between the proper shipping name and hazard class in the basic description sequence. Otherwise, no additional information such as category titles may be interspersed in the basic description sequence. I hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please contact this office. Charles E. Betts C . ef, Standards Development Office of Hazardous Materials Standards#
Page 2HMMF De ( I{ui cleftn ~r12·2.0z.. Sh; rp,l()j p~ pe r::s /D - 0070 31 March 2010 Office of Hazardous Materials Standards pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Attn: DHM-10, US Department of Transportation 400 7~ street SW Washington, DC 20590-0001 Hyundai America Shipping Agency 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Suite 400 Irving, Texas 75063 re: 172.202 Shipping Description Sequence IMDG Section 5.4.1.2 - Sequence of Dangerous Goods Description Att: (1) Hebei Jiheng Chemical Co Ltd Shipping Paper (2) International Flvors & Fragrances Inc Shipping Paper (3) Chevron Texaco Shipping Paper 1. Part 172.202 addresses required elements that constitute a shipping description. Furthermore, 172.202(a) states the shipping description MUST contain the elements addressed in 172.202(a) (1) - UN Number; (2) Proper Shipping Name (3) Hazard Class and (4) Packing Group. Part 172.202(b) stipulates a specific sequence with "no additional information interspersedll • 2. It is the requirement for "no additional information to be interspersed I am seeking an official interpretation on. 3. Please see the attached Dangerous Goods Forms received from various shippers. Attachment (1): Please note that Item Number (6) is titled "UN Numberll , Item Number (7) is titled "Proper Shipping Namell , and Item Number (8) is titled "Hazard Class" followed by "packing Group". Provided for in each of these items is a blank area where the shipper types in the appropriate information constituting the shipping description. Please note that the sequence being used by this shipper complies with both the IMDG Code and 172.202. The problem seems to have arisen concerning the line Titles that allegedly violate the "no additional information interspersed" . Attachment (2): Please note "PROPER SHIPPING NAMEII, CHEMICAL NAME (IF N.O.S.), "IMDGII and "PKG GROUplI are all interspersed within the Shipping description. ~ HYUNDAI AMERICA SHIPPING AGENCY, INC. 7701 LAS COLINAS RIDGE, SUITE 400, IRVING, TX 75063 TEL: (972) 373-3100 FAX: (972) 373·3139#
Page 3Attachment (3): Please note this document contains the words "UN NUMBER" vice simply "UN1I 2468 and "packaging Group" vice simply "PG". 4. Above are only a few of the examples that I could provide containing varying information in the shipping description. 5. My question is: Do the formats used by these shippersj i.e., titling lines 6,7 and 8 with the "UN Number, Proper Shipping Name, Hazard Class and packing Group on Attachment (l)i the words "PROPERSHIPPING NAME" and "CHEMICAL NAME (IF N.O.S.)" and "IMDGII preceding the word Class and "PKG GROUP" being used vice PG on attachment (2) i and the words "UN NUMBER" vice simply "UN" and "packaging Group" vice simply PG all violate the intent of "no additional information interspersed" or do these documents comply with 172.202? 6. I thank you in advance for your time concerning this matter of utmost importance. If more information is needed, please feel free to call me at the below number Best Regards, Herb Giles Manager, Hazardous Materials Hyundai America Shipping Agency 972-373-3160#
Page 4Page 01 ___ SmpPER'S DECLARATION E6RDANGEROUS GOODS ***CARGO CANNOT BE ACCEPTED t:JNTIL A. DECLARATION IS Ji'ULLY COMPLETED BY THESlDPPER IN ACCORDANCE WITH TIlE APPLICEU\f;D:G. tODEtD.O.T REGULATIONS. 1. BOOI<ING NUMBERHDMUXGWB0304204 VESSELIVOYAGE HYUNDAI CHALLENGER 014E 2. SHIPPER(CO. NAME &ADDlt) HEBEl JIBENG CHEMICAL CO.,tTD US ZRONGBIlA STREETHENGSHPI CtrY0S3000BEBEI,CHINA 3. AGENTOR;BROKER__________________________ 4. CONSIGNEE (CO. NAME '" AJ)DR) ARCH CHEMICALS.lNC. CiO QUALCO,INC;12SPA88A1C STR;ltET P A:88A1C NJ 1171155 UNITED STATEs 5.24HR EMCY. # & CONTACT NAME (COMPANY OR INDIVlDUAL> C_.__ 1-_1_o3_-_52_1_-3_8_81 ___ VllEMT'RE_" __ _____ 6. UN NUMBER 2468 ------ 7. PROPER SlDPPING NAME (PRINT ONLY) ___________________ TRICRLOROISOCYANURICACID, DRY TECHNICAUOmMICALNAME(lFN.O,S) ________________________ 8. HAZ~ CLASS __ 5_. 1 PACKING GROPl' 'I ___ __ _____ 9. SUBSIDIA.RY CLASS OR DIVISON __________ FLASHPOINT (CEL) __N_O___ 10.PLA~ED ____________________________________ ___ 11. MARINE POLLUTANT Yes I No (IF YES, CHEMICAL NAME) --:;N:.:,.O____________ 12. NUMBER & DESCRIPTION QF PACKAGES_ 3 .;...8_BA_G_5_________________ 13. GROSS WEIGHT 38152KG5 (KGlLBS), CUBICFT ___________ 14. EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE NUMBER ________ EMS _--=F ..... -A""',""S- ..... G ___ BSIU2334283!CAIU2132250 15. CONTAINERNUMBER(Sl__________________________________ 16. POISONlNHALATIONHAZARD.(lF 'CLASS 2;3) ________ ZONE __________ 17~ REMARKS ------------------------------------------1 Hereby declare that the contents ofthis consignment are fully and accurately destribed above by the Proper Shipping Name and are classified, packaged, marked and labeledl placarded and are in all respects in the propt!r condition for transpOI1~c(!ol'd International and National Government ReglJlations. It is declared that the packing ofthe goods into the "UI'nAIII~" accordance with the appUca~le provisions, NamerrttIe of SALES Y &¥If J;kmJ :roitJ'· - ... ,.,#
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