{"operation":"document","citation":"10-0081","title":"Gilmore Environmental Consulting, LLC — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2010-09-16","effective_on":null,"summary":"10-0081 response to Gilmore Environmental Consulting, LLC concerning 172.101, 172.203.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0081.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0081.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0081","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2010/100081.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nSEP 1 6 2010\n1200 New Jersey Ave, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nMr. John Thompson\nGilmore Environmental Consulting, LLC\n4 Vermont Square\nEdgewater Park, N J 08010-3123\nReference No. 10-0081\nDear Mr. Thompson:\nThis is in response to your e-mail requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) regarding the use ofpunctuation marks.\nSpecifically, you ask whether a hyphen is required between the words \"Poison\" or \"Toxic\" and\nthe word \"Inhalation\" when the words \"Poison Inhalation Hazard\" or \"Toxic Inhalation Hazard\"\nare required by § 172.203(m) to be entered on the shipping paper following the basic description.\nThe answer is no. The words can be entered with or without the hyphens. Also, for your\ninfonnation, § 172.101(c)(2) cited in your e-mail is specific to proper shipping names as entered\nin Column (2) of the § 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table and specifies that punctuation marks\nare not part of the proper shipping name and may be used, but are not required. The words\n\"Poison Inhalation Hazard\" or \"Toxic Inhalation Hazard\" as specified in § I 72.203(m) are not\npart ofthe proper shipping name, but are required infonnation that follows the basic description.\nI hope this infonnation is helpful. Please contact this office should you have additional\nquestions.\nSincerely,\n~F~--\nT. Glenn Foster, Chief\nRegulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nFrom: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nSent: Thursday, April 08,201010:59 AM\nTo: Drakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nSubject: letter of Interp Request\n-----Original Message----From:\nPHMSA-Feedback [mailto:PHMSA-Feedback]\nSent: ThursdaYJ April 08 J 2010 10:26 AM\nTo: PHMSA HM InfoCenter; PHMSA Webmaster\nSubject: Hazmat Information Center Feedback: Other Questions?\nin 172.101 (c)(2)it states Punctuation marks and words in italics are not part of the proper\nshipping name J but may be used. In 172.203 (m)it states the words \"Poison-Inhalation Hazard\nor \"Toxic-Inhalation Hazard\"and the words Zone AJ 8J CJ or D shall be entered on the shipping\npaper immediately following the shipping description.\nI have a client that has an outside company provide a computered generated bill of lading. It\ndoes not have a hyphen between Poison or Toxic Inhalation and they have a customer that\nstates there MUST be one there J Who is correct? Could I please get something in writing to\nshow what is the correct way? Thank you.\nName: John Thompson\nOrganization: Gilmore Environmental ConsultingJ LLC\nEmail: hazmatkingnj@comcast.net\nAddress: 4 Vermont Square\nCity: Edgewater Park\nZip Code: 08010-3123\nPhone: 609 877 3721\n1","truncated":false,"body_characters":2758}