{"operation":"document","citation":"14-0138","title":"Polytek Development Corp — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2014-10-29","effective_on":null,"summary":"14-0138 response to Polytek Development Corp concerning 172.202, 172.203, 172.602.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0138.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0138.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0138","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2014/140138.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nMaterials Safety\nPipeline and Hazardous\nAdministration\nOCT 2 9 2014\nMs. Cynthia Salisbury\nRegulatory Affairs\nPolytek Development Corp.\n55 Hilton Street\nEaston, PA 18042\nRef. No. 14-0138\nDear Ms. Salisbury:\nThis responds to your July 16, 2014 request for clarification on emergency response\ninformation requirements under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts\n171-180). Specifically, you state that you ship hazardous materials under generic shipping\ndescription \"UN3082, Environmentally hazardous substance, liquid, n.o.s. (butyl benzyl\nphthalate), 9, III,\" and include the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) #171 as part of the\ndescription; and you verify that the carrier has the ERG in the cab of the truck. You ask if this\ncomplies with the § 172.602(b) emergency response information requirements. You also\ninquire whether the most current edition of the ERG must be carried.\nThe combination of providing an ERG guide number with a hazardous material description\nand verifying carriage of an ERG in the carrier's vehicle(s) satisfies the HMR requirements\n(see § 172.602(b)(3)(iii)). Additionally, the most current edition is required as it includes the\nmost current response information.\nSection 172.602(a)(1) states that the emergency response information must contain the basic\ndescription and technical name of the hazardous material as required by §$ 172.202 and\n172.203(k). Section 172.602(b)(3) requires that the emergency response information is\npresented (i) on a shipping paper; (i) in a document, other than a shipping paper, that includes\nboth the basic description and technical name of the hazardous material; or (iii) related to the\ninformation on a shipping paper, in a separate document (e.g., an emergency response\nguidance document), in a manner that cross-references the description of the hazardous\nmaterial on the shipping paper with the emergency response information contained in the\ndocument. Thus, your method satisfies the third option for presenting emergency response\ninformation.\nI hope this answers your inquiry. If you need additional assistance, please contact this Office\nat (202) 366-8553.\nSincerely.\nCase Zahe\nDer Kinderer\nActing Chief, Standards Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nBoothe\n172.602(b)\nmergench response\nDodd, Alice (PHMSA)\n4 - 0138 €\nFrom:\nCiccarone, Michael CTR (PHMSA)\nSent:\nTo:\nHazmat Interps\nWednesday, July 16, 2014 12:32 PM\nSubject:\nFW: Request for Letter of Interpretation Regarding Emergency Response Information\nShante and Alice,\nPlease submit this for a formal letter of interpretation. Ms. Salisbury discussed this issue with Adam Lucas in the HMIC.\nThanks,\nMike\nFrom: Cynthia Salisbury [mailto:csalisbury@polytek.com]\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nSent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 12:17 PM\nSubject: Request for Letter of Interpretation Regarding Emergency Response Information\nTo Whom It May Concern:\nI am writing to clarify Emergency Response Information (172.602(b)) requirements for hazardous materials covered by a\nshipping name with a G in column 1 of the 172.101 (e.g., n.o.s. or other generic shipping names). As you know, for these\nmaterials, a technical name be included with the basic shipping description (49 CFR 172.203(k)). For these hazardous\nmaterials, do we fulfill the requirement for Emergency Response Information by including the proper Emergency\nResponse Guidebook (ERG) Guide Number on the shipping paper AND verifying that the carrier has the ERG\nreadily available in the cab of the truck?\nFor example, if shipping paper includes the following information: UN3082, Environmentally hazardous substance,\nliquid, n.o.s. (butyl benzyl phthalate), 9, III, ERG #171; AND we verify that the carrier has the ERG in the cab, does that\nfulfill 172.602(b)?\nDoes it matter it the ERG in the cab is not the most current edition (e.g., 2008)?\nThank you in advance for clarification.\nBest Regards,\nCynthia Salisbury\nRegulatory Affairs | Polytek Development Corp. | www.polytek.com\n[e] csalisbury@polytek.com | [p] 610.559.8620 x112 | [p] 800.858.5990\nPolytek\nDevelopment Corp.\n1","truncated":false,"body_characters":4190}