{"operation":"document","citation":"16-0157","title":"Regulatory Resources Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2017-01-31","effective_on":null,"summary":"16-0157 response to Regulatory Resources Inc. concerning 172.201, 172.202, 172.604.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-16-0157.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-16-0157.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-16-0157","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2017/160157.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nJAN 1 2 2016\nMr. W. A. Winters\nPresident\nRegulatory Resources Inc.\n379 Aragon Avenue\nLos Alamos, NM 87544\nReference No. 16-0157\nDear Mr. Winters:\nThis letter is in response to your September 23, 2016, letter requesting clarification of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to shipping papers.\nSpecifically, you ask questions pertaining to the placement of certain entries as they relate to an\nexample shipping paper you included in your letter. We have paraphrased and answered your\nquestions as follows:\nQI. Section 172.202(c) requires the total quantity of hazardous material covered by\none description to appear before or after, or both before and after, the description\nrequired and authorized by Subpart C of Part 172. What other information, if any,\nis authorized to be placed before the required description?\nAl. As prescribed in§§ 172.201(a)(4) and 172.202(c), certain information may be placed\nbefore the basic description, such as quantity shipped, the type of packaging, and\ndestination marks. Otherwise, additional information must be entered on the shipping\npaper after the basic description prescribed in§ 172.202(a).\nQ2. In the same scenario as Q 1, how much \"after\" the required description can the\ntotal quantity of material be indicated for a shipping paper to be considered\nacceptable? Does our example shipping paper meet that standard?\nA2. There are no boundaries-written or otherwise-with regard to what is considered an\nacceptable \"after\" location for the quantity of material covered by a description so long as\nit is not considered excessive. To that end, the location depicted in the example shipping\npaper you provided is acceptable.\nQ3. Does the type of package indicated in our example shipping paper meet the requirements\nof§ 172.202(a)(7)?\n\n<<>>\n\nA3. Q4. A4. The answer is no. The number and type of packages must be indicated on a\nshipping paper either before or after the required basic description. See\n§ § 172.202( a)(7) and 172.202( c ). The type of packages must be indicated as a\ndescription of the package (i.e., \"12 drums\"). The example shipping paper\nprovided with your letter does not meet that standard because the \"RIDGED OR\nSHARPS US DOT TRANSPORT CONTAINER\" field does not sufficiently\ndescribe a commonly recognizable package type.\nDoes the emergency contact telephone number depicted in our example shipping paper\nmeet the requirements of§ 172.604(a)(3)(ii)?\nThe answer is yes. Section 172.604(a)(3)(ii) requires that the emergency contact\ntelephone number be entered once on the shipping paper in a manner that sets the\ninformation apart to provide for quick and easy recognition. The example location and\nmethod depicted in the shipping paper you provided meets this requirement.\n!hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely, .\n~~~. ~~~~ . --\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<>>\n\nGoodall, Shante CTR (PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\nAttachments:\nl lJ -0 l 1\nINFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nFriday, September 23, 2016 6:04 PM\nHazmat Interps\nFW: Request for Clarification\nNew Interp Request.pdf\nHi Shante/Alice,\nPlease submit this as a letter of interpretation. Please let me know if you have any questions.\nThanks,\nAttached is a request for clarification regarding the Hazardous Materials Regulations. Please contact me if you have any\nquestions.\nThank you,\nWade Winters\n505-393-0111\n1\n\n<<>>\n\nRegulatory Resources Inc\n\"The Source You Come Back To \"\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nAttn: PHH-I 0\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nEast Building\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nDear Standards and Rulemaking Division,\nRR! is a training and consulting company. We often will use bad examples as a training tool in\ncompliance. Discussions have ensued with regard to the example shipping description/paper provided.\nRR! is seeking PHMSA's opinion on the questions below.\nThe requirement for the quantity to be identified for a description of hazardous material on a shipping\npaper is located in 172.202( c ). This information may be entered before or after (or both) the required\ndescription. Paragraph 172.201(a)(4) stipulates that any additional information may be included but must\nbe placed after the required description. My questions are:\n(I) Given I 72.201(a)( 4), would the quantity location before the required hazardous material\ndescription be better stated as \"immediately before\"? In other words, is any other information,\nother than specified in 172.201 , allowed to be placed before the required description?\n(2) Are there any unwritten boundaries on what is acceptable with regard to the \"after\" location of the\nquantity of material covered by a description? For example, given the hazardous materials\nshipping paper shown below, would the location of the quantity be acceptable?\nOn other subjects, with regard to the shipping paper example provided:\n(3) Is the type of package indicated in the example shipping paper sufficient to meet the requirement\nof 172.202(a)(7)?\n( 4) Does the means by which the emergency contact telephone number is displayed meet the intent of\n172.604(a)(3)(ii)?\nPlease contact me if you have any questions. Our office number is 505-393-0111. Thank you,\nll'ki~\nW. A. Winters President\n379 Aragon Avenue\nLos Alamos, NM 87544\nvoice: 505-393-0111\nhazmat@regulatoryresources.net\nwww.regulatoryresources.net\nWAW/lom\n\n<<>>\n\n~ Regulatory Resources, Inc.\n---a 379 Aragon Avenue\nLos Alamos, NM 87544\n505-393-0111\nhazmat@regu la to ryresou rces.net\nwww.regulatoryresources.net\nStorage Facility/Station:\n555 Anystreet - Anywhere, AW 98765\nUN3291\nREGULATED MEDICAL WASTE, n.o.s.\nCLASS6.2\nPG.II\nRRI RMWlnc.\nPO Box 1234\nAnywhere, AW 98765\n555-555-1212 - Fax 555-555-1234\nMANIFEST NO:\nRRI NO.:. 070861\nBIOHAZARDOUS REGULATED MEDICAL (SPECIAL} WASTE MANIFEST I TRACKING DOCUMENT\nIn case of emergency, please catl:555-555-5666 (24-hrRRJ RM\\N. Inc.emergency response telephone number)\ng:: CUSTOMER I GENERATOR I ORIGIN WASTE TYPE TELEPHONE NUMBER\nr.i RMW Generator Inc. 555-555-3434\n8 ll-A-D-D~RE_S_S~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'--~~~~~~~~~~~--1\n!;; 123 Medical Street, Medical, AW 98567\n~o ~ WASTE TYPE I NO. OF RIDGED OR SHARPS US DOTTAANSPORT CONTAINERS COLLECTED l10 GAL It. , GAL. l31 GAL J32 GAL l43 GAL !'so+ GAL 1 oTHEH I\nJctRr'.flEDTOTAl.Wl.OfCONTAJNE~\n~ Regulated Medical Waste 6 I 215.5 lbs\nfo-~ GENERATOR'S CERTIFICATION: Till.• is to certily mot 111C above-named matOfiais are. prop01ly classillece w>lt1 the roqulra/nents 0111/irred in that authmfllllltJn\nbiolnu'\"'·.,.-a-«1o-:--us-n-1edfcaJ-,,_~--f\n!'\"\n---D-AT_E ___ _\nNAME' Or COMP/\\NV RFPAESENTATIVE fflrmli SrGNATIJAE Of ~EPAFSENJA1Wt:.\nGENERATOR","truncated":false,"body_characters":9979}