{"operation":"document","citation":"11-0286","title":"R+L Carriers, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2011-12-22","effective_on":null,"summary":"11-0286 response to R+L Carriers, Inc. concerning 172.201, 172.202.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0286.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0286.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0286","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2011/110286.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nu.s. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\n1200 New Jersey Avenue SE\nWashington. DC 20590\nABECn~t2t~011\nMr. Gerald A. Krisa\nVice-President of Safety\nR+L Carriers, Inc.\n600 Gillam Road\nWilmington, OH 45177\nReference No. 11-0286\nDear Mr. Krisa:\nThis is in response to your November 8, 2011 e-mail requesting clarification on the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to pre-printed\nbills of lading, described herein as shipping papers. Specifically, you ask whether you may\nprovide your company's customers with pre-printed shipping papers that list the hazardous\nmaterials they commonly ship but not the quantity, package type, or weight and/or volume.\nYou state the customers will complete this information when they offer your company\ntheir shipment for transportation.\nThe answer is yes. Provided the shipping paper complies with the applicable requirements\nof the HMR, the HMR do not prohibit the use of shipping papers pre-printed with one or\nmore hazardous material proper shipping descriptions.\nYou also ask if an \"X\" may be placed in the \"HM\" column for the hazardous material\nshipping descriptions on the pre-printed shipping paper before giving it to the customers or\nif this field must be left blank until the material is actually being shipped. The HMR do\nnot prohibit a pre-printed \"X\" from appearing in the HM column for hazardous materials\nthat are not being shipped. The shipping paper requirement in § 172.201(a)(1)(iii)\nspecifies that a shipping paper, containing both a regulated hazardous material and a nonregulated\nmaterial, may identify the hazardous material by placing an tlX\" in a column\ncaptioned \"HM,\" or replace the \"X\" with an \"RQ,\" if appropriate. The hazardous materials\nbeing shipped may be identified by the shipper entering the number of packages in the\ncolumn preceding the HM column and the weight in the column following the basic\ndescription (see § 172.202(a)(5), (a)(6), and (a)(7». The absence of an entry in the\nquantity or weight column indicates that a material is not being shipped.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\n~/d~_~72xS~..,r..·~----···\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n£4monsoY) it'll .~oz\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA) liZ· 20:3\nFrom: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nSent: Wednesday, November 09,2011 10:00 AM\nTo: Drakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nSubject: FW: Request for Clarification Iinterpretion of 172.201 - 172.202\nHi Carolyn,\nWe received the following request for a letter of interpretation.\nThanks,\nVictoria\nVictoria Lehman\nHazmat Information Center (HMIC)\nhttp://phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/info-center\n(202) 366-1035\nFrom: Gerry Krisa [mailto:gkrisa@rlcarriers.com]\nSent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 9:32 AM\nTo: PHMSA HM InfoCenter\nSubject: Request for Clarification I Interpretion of 172.201 - 172.202\nNovember 8, 2011.\nMr. Charles E. Betts\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nU.S. DOT/PHMSA (PHH-lO)\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE East Building, 2nd Floor\nWashington, DC 20590\nDear Mr. Betts,\nWe are a less-than-truckload motor carrier providing services including the transportation of hazardous materials. It is\ncommon for our customers to request pre-printed bills of lading for the commodities they commonly ship.\nI seek a clarification / interpretation on the permissibility of pre-printing bills of lading including the list of commonly\nshipped hazardous materials. In turn the shipper identifies only the commodities being shipped by marking the number\nof pieces, package type, and weight / volume, leaving the listed commodities blank in these areas. Is this an acceptable\npractice?\nSecondly, if this practice is acceptable, should the pre-printed bill of lading include an \"X\" in the HM column or should it\nbe blank, unless the commodity is actually being shipped?\nThanking you in advance for your guidance in this matter. I remain.\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nGerald A. Krisa\nVice-President of Safety\nR+L Carriers Inc.\n600 Gillam Road\nWilmington, Ohio 45177\nwww.gorlc.com\nOffice (937) 382-1494 x-1248\nFax (937) 382-2677\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":4127}