{"operation":"document","citation":"11-0291","title":"Environmental Management, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2012-04-02","effective_on":null,"summary":"11-0291 response to Environmental Management, Inc. concerning 172.332.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0291.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0291.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0291","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2011/110291.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nAPR 0 2 2011\nJamie Newton\nWaste Disposal Coordinator\nEnvironmental Management, Inc.\n5200 N.E. Highway 33\nPost Office Box 700\nGuthrie, OK 73044-0700\nReference No.: 11-0291\nDear Jamie Newton:\nThis is in response to your November 10, 2011 letter requesting clarification of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). You ask several questions\npertaining to the identification numbers of hazardous materials. Your questions are\nanswered as follows:\nQl. When the HMR refers to the identification number are they referring to just the\nnumerical digits in Column ( 4) of the § 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table?\nAl. The HMR does not specifically define whether the term \"identification number\" refers\nto just the numerical digits in Column (4) of the §172.101 Hazardous Materials Table or also\nincludes the prefix \"UN,\" \"NA,\" or \"ID.\" The identification numbers preceded by the\nletters \"UN\" are associated with proper shipping names appropriate for both domestic and\ninternational transportation. Those preceded by the letters \"NA\" are only used in domestic\ntransportation and are not recognized internationally, except to and from Canada (see\n§ 172.101(e)). Under Docket HM-215K (76FR 3308;1/19/11), paragraph (e) of § 172.101\nadded an explanation for identification numbers associated with certain descriptions under\nthe International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport\nof Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO Technical Instructions) and are preceded by the letters\n\"ID.\"\n02. Are the letters \"UN\" or \"NA\" optional on the markings required by § 172.332?\nA2. The use of the letters \"UN\" or \"NA\" is not optional as part of the identification number.\nIdentification number markings must be displayed on bulk packagings in accordance with\n§ 172.332. Section 172.332 provides three options for displaying an identification number\nmarking. Identification numbers (numerals only) may be displayed on: (1) an orange panel;\n(2) a placard; or (3) a plain white square-on-point display configuration as prescribed in\n§ 172.336(b ). The International Maritime Organization's Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG\nCode) and the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods:\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nModel Regulations (UN Model Regulations) also specify the display of identification\nnumber markings on bulk packagings without the \"UN\" prefix.\nQ3. Are the letters \"UN,\" \"NA,\" or \"ID\" optional in the proper shipping description of a\nhazardous material?\nA3. The use of the letters \"UN,\" \"NA,\" or \"ID\" is required to be included as part of the\nidentification number in the shipping description of a hazardous material on a shipping\npaper. The shipping description must include the identification number (with the letters\n\"UN,\" \"NA,\" or \"ID\"), the proper shipping name, hazard class, and packing group, for\nexample: \"UNl 090, Acetone, 3, PGII.\" The ICAO Technical Instructions, IMDG Code, and\nthe UN Model Regulations also require the use of the prefix \"UN\" or \"ID\" with the\nidentification number in the shipping description.\nI hope this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nY2'tir4o·\nDelmer Billings\nSenior Regulatory Advisor\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\n.. , .. ,.\n•' ' \"·\n,- _!.;' •. •\n; \\.\n..... '\nEnvironmental\nMANAGEMENT\nNovember 10, 2011\nU.S. DOT\nPHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nAttn: PHH-1 0\nEast Building\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nf.\nTo Whom It May Concern:\nRe: 172.101(e), 172.202(1) and 172.332\nPlease accept this letter as a request for a formal interpretation from your office. \\,..\nEnvironmental Management, Inc. wishes to receive clarification of what, exactly, constitutes the l ·\n\"Identification Number\" of a hazardous material.\nQuestion 1: When the HMR refers to the identification number, are they referring to just the\nnumerical digits in column 4 of the Haz Mat Table?\nQuestion 2: Are the letters UN or NA Optional on the markings required by 172.332?\nQuestion 3: Are the letters UN or NA optional in the proper shipping description of a hazardous\nmaterial? ·· ·\nExample: 1993, Flammable Liquid, N.O.S., (Acetone, Toluene) 3, PGIII\nThank you in advance for your time and input on these questions. Please contact me at\n.jnewton@emiok.com, or ( 405) 282-8510 if there is a need for clarification to adequately address these\nquestions.\nie Newton\nWaste Disposal Coordinator\nEnvironmental Management, Inc.\nfor an environment we c::u1 an Hve witlht today .& tomonow\nPost Office Box 700 I Guthrie, Oklahoma 73044-0700 I 405 282-8510 I Web Site: WWWEMIOK.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":4760}