{"operation":"document","citation":"13-0169","title":"SC Johnson & Son, Inc — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2013-10-23","effective_on":null,"summary":"13-0169 response to SC Johnson & Son, Inc concerning 172.304, 172.315.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0169.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0169.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0169","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2013/130169.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\nOCT 2 3 2013\nMs. Georgia Barr\nSC Johnson & Son, Inc.\n1525 Howe Street\nRacine, WI 53403-5011\nRef. No. 13-0169\nDear Ms. Ban:\nThis responds to your August 13, 2013 email regarding the marking of limited quantity\npackaging under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180 ).\nSpecifically, you are requesting an interpretation of the § 172.315( a)(l) size requirements\nfor the limited quantity marking for ground shipments.\nIn your incoming email, you note that, in order to: (I) meet customer requests for structural\nperforations and graphics; (2) satisfy production, warehousing, and other governmental\nrequirements for display of information (e.g., bar codes) on the packaging; and (3) satisfy\nthe § 172.304 marking requirements, the limited quantity marking on your packagings\nwould need to be 80 mm on each side. Additionally, you provide illustrations of these retail\npackagings.\nIt is the opinion of this Office that, to the extent necessary to accommodate pre-printing of\nthe additional information needed with the limited quantity marking, the size of the marking\nmay be reduced to no less than 50 mm on each side. Based on the illustrations of the retail\npackagings you provided, these packagings would still satisfy the intent of the limited\nquantity marking of§ 172.315 and the marking requirements of§ 172.304 of the HMR.\nSpecifically, the packaging size appears to require a reduced size marking, the limited\nquantity marking you depicted is readily visible, and nearby markings do not substantially\nreduce the effectiveness of the marking given the relative sizes and prominence of the other\nnon-DOT markings on the same side.\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please contact this office.\nSincerely,\nRobert Benedict\nChief, Standards Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nDrakeford, Carol n (PHMSA\nFrom: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 3:44 PM\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nFW: Interpretation request of 49CFR 172.315\nHi Carolyn,\nThis caller requested we submit this e-mail as a formal letter of interpretation.\nThanks,\nVictoria\nFrom: Barr, Georgia [mailto:GBarr@SO.COM]\nSent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 3:32 PM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nCc: Barr, Georgia\nSubject: Interpretation request of 49CFR 172.315\nDear PHSMA,\nS.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. is a consumer products manufacturer.\nOur customers are requesting retail ready packaging. Retail ready packaging consists of both unique structural\n(perforations)and graphic characteristics. This reduces the cost of labor associated with getting products ready\nto be put out on the shelf or place the case immediately on the retail floor.\nIn addition, there are case requirements for producing, warehousing, and other government agencies (i.e.\nproduction bar codes -similar to the ones mentioned in PHSMA interpretation #12-0177, product code\ninformation, aerosol levels, and EPA registration numbers).\nWe are requesting an interpretation on the limited quantity marking requirement 49 CFR 172.315 {a) (1), for\nshipments by ground, that states \"must be 100 mm unless the package size requires a reduced size marking that\nmust be no less than 50 mm on each side\".\nTo meet the marking requirements of 49 CFR 172.304 (1-4L in the examples below, the diamond would need to\nbe 80MM. Do these examples meet the requirements of 172.315?\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\ndil301S !BIUO\nGeorgia Barr\nLead, Business Services, Technical Services, & Compliance\nS. C. Johnson & Son, Inc\ngbarr@scj.com\n262-260-3456\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":3691}