{"operation":"document","citation":"18-0085","title":"Corp Safe Logistics — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2018-10-11","effective_on":null,"summary":"18-0085 response to Corp Safe Logistics concerning 172.202.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-18-0085.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-18-0085.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-18-0085","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/69546/180085.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nOCT J 1 2018\nCarolyn Geile\nCorp EHS, Manager Safe Logistics\nCorp Safe Logistics\nMilliporeSigma\n2838 Olive Street\nSaint Louis, MO 63103\nReference No. 18-0085\nDear Ms. Geile:\nThis letter is in response to your May 31, 2018, letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to overpacks shipped\ninternationally by air. Specifically, you ask if the total quantity per overpack must be provided\non the shipping paper when the overpack consists of only one UN identification number in\naccordance with international standards.\nThe HMR do not require that the total quantity per overpack be indicated on the shipping paper.\nWhile§ I 72.202(a)(7) of the HMR requires that the number and type of packages be indicated\non the shipping paper, this section only addresses individual packages and does not apply to\noverpacks. However, a shipper may include information regarding the use of an overpack on the\nshipping paper as additional information.\nSimilarly, the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Technical Instructions for the\nSafe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air require that the use of an overpack be indicated on\nthe shipping paper, but do not specifically require a total quantity per overpack; see ICAO\nTechnical Instructions Part 5; Chapter 4, Section 1.5.8. Note that while the HMR do not\nofficially recognize the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerqus Good\nRegulations for purposes of transporting hazardous materials, IAT A may be more prescriptive\nthan ICAO in regard to these requirements. We encourage you to contact IATA for further\nclarification at: https ://www .iata.org/whatwedo/ cargo/pages/ contactus.aspx.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\n, aMj.zL ¼;~iirrderen\nChief, Standards Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nJanuary, lkeya CTR (PHMSA}\nFrom: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject: Attachments: Tuesday, June OS, 2018 3:40 PM\nHazmat Interps\nFW: Request for expedited Letter of Interpretation (IATA)\nPHMSA REQUEST for interpretationJATA Section 8.1.6.9.2.pdf.docx\nHello Alice and lkeya,\nI have spoken with Ms. Geile on the phone and she was able to provide me an ICAO citation in the event the\nInternational Standards Team couldn't use the IATA citation she provided. The ICAO citation is: ICAO Pt. 5 Chapter\n4.1.5.8.\nRegards,\n-Breanna\nFrom: Carolyn Geile [mailto:carolyn.geile@sial.com)\nSent: Tuesday, June 05, 2018 10:54 AM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) <INFOCNTR.INFOCNTR@dot.gov>\nSubject: Request for expedited Letter of Interpretation (IATA)\nOffice of Hazard Materials Standards,\nOur company needs to request an expedited Letter of Interpretation on the IATA regulations as it pertains to documentation and\nthe use of overpacks; i.e. \"total quantity per overpack\". Our international freight that is packaged on refrigerant is being rejected\ndaily to due to the freight forwards recent interpretation of of IATA 8.1.6.9.2 Step 7.\nYour assistance is greatly appreciated.\nBest regards,\nCarolyn\nCarolyn Geile, coGP\nManager, Corp Safe Logistics\nCorporate Environmental, Health & Safety\nMilliporeSigma\nA business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany\nSigma-Aldrich Corp. I 2838 Olive Street I Saint Louis, MO I 63103 I USA\nPhone: +1 314 286 6682 I Mobile: +1 314 440 321 0 I Email: carolyn.qeile@sial.com\nwww.milliporesigma.com\nExperience our products at (www.siqmaaldrich.com)\nVisit Merck Corporate EHS: https://evarooms.merckgroup.comfTopic/Corp-EHS-Topics/home\nLink to EHS Documents: https://evarooms.merckgroup.com/Topic/Corp-EHS-Topics/ehs-documents\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nPIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS\nSAFETY ADMINISTRATION\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nAttn: PHH-13\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nMay 31, 2018\nInternational Standards\nTo whom it may concern,\nIn support of MilliporeSigma Life Science business, Sigma-Aldrich Intl GmbH (c/o Sigma-Aldrich\nManufacturing LLC) which packs and prepares international air (IATA) shipping paperwork, I would like\nto seek clarification on the proper application of 'total quantities per overpack'.\nSigma-Aldrich offers for international transport a large amount of dangerous goods substances used in\nLife Science research that requires the use of wet ice or dry ice as refrigerants. Compatible,\ntemperature specific goods are packaged according to UN POP Specification Packaging (applicable\npacking instructions), and when required, triple packed with leakproof liners prior to properly closing\nthe UN packaging as per the manufactures written instructions. All marks and labels are applied to those\nmaterials classified as dangerous goods before the completed package(s) are overpacked using the\ncorrect refrigerant.\nWhen dry ice is used, the outside packaging allows for the release of carbon dioxide gas and otherwise\nmeets the provisions stated in §173.217. The primary and secondary packagings maintain their integrity\nat the temperature of the refrigerant used, as well as the pressures of the transport. All dry ice\noverpacks are labeled as class 9 and marked as \"Carbon Dioxide, Solid\" along with the total weight of\ndry ice in kilograms. If substance(s) are classified as UN3373, the overpack is also marked with the\nindication that the material is being refrigerated for diagnostic purposes as per §173.199(d)(2).\nWhen a consignment consists of an overpack, the IATA DGR Section 8.1.6.9.2 Step 7 indicates that the\nphrase \"overpack used\" must be inserted immediately after the relevant entries contained in the\noverpack and must be listed first using a unique identification mark. This is being performed.\nThe questions I have pertain to when there are multiple overpack boxes per consignment and the\ndangerous good(s) that are contained per overpack are limited to one UN Number, which may or may\nnot be packed on a refrigerant.\n• Is the first bullet point of 8.1.6.9.2 Step 7; applicable to every overpack and must all entries now\nhave a total quantity per overpack just because there is more than one overpack in the\nconsignment?\nIt states\" ... and include the total quantity of dangerous goods within each overpack including\nthe unit of measurement and where applicable, the letter \"G\"\".\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nMarkings Section 7.1.7.3 reads when a consignment consists of more than one overpack each\noverpack must show an identification mark and the total quantity of dangerous goods, as\nindicated on the Shipper's Declaration.\nThe \"Notes\" of 8.1.6.9.2 Step 7, and 7.1.7.3 indicate \"where an overpack contains more than one UN\nNumber, the total quantity of dangerous goods should be shown by UN Number\". I understand this to\nmean that when I have multiple UN Numbers in an overpack, or multiple boxes that contain only one UN\nNumber in an overpack, the 'total quantity per overpack\" must be provided. It is provided in the proper\nunit of measure, on both the Shipper's declaration and the marking of the overpack, and it is listed first\non the Shipper's Declaration using a unique identification number.\nWhen there is only one UN Number per overpack, there are no quantities to total. I am being asked to\ndo this, which I believe is redundant information and provides no safety value. I am also being asked to\ninclude the total quantity for the dry ice when it is the refrigerant in the overpack for the one UN\nNumber. The marking requirements of IATA 7.1.7.1 have been met.\nI have included examples of I interpret IATA 8.1.6.9.2 Step 7, and also examples of what I am being\nasked to provide.\nSigma-Aldrich is seeking confirmation from the Office of Hazardous Materials International Standards on\nthe appropriate application of \"total quantity per overpack\" as required by IATA Section 8.1.6.9.2 Step 7.\nBest Regards,\nCarolyn Geile, CDGP\nCorp EHS, Manager Safe Logistics\nMilliporeSigma\n2838 Olive Street\nSt. Louis, MO 63103\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\nCurrent\nSHIPPER'S DECLARATION FOR DANGEROUS GOODS\nShipper\nAddress of shipper Cons.lgnoo\nAddtoss of consignee Air Waybill No.\nPogo 1 of 1 Pages\nShipper's Reference Number\n(o¢oii.,,\nFot optional uso\nfor\nCompany logo\nname and address\nTwo corry,lttod Olld slgfHKI oopioJ OI this O.Clorobon mim be hand«/ to th• c,peratof.\nI WARNING\nTRANSPORT DETAILS\nThis Shie,)m nt Is wi'lhln tho\nlimi tiOnS Pf&SCtlt>ed for.\n(dtlelfl norNl(Jplfcar,,.)\nANO CARGO\nI PASSENGER -\nAIRCRI.FT\nAirport of Departure:\nF ·1ure to comply in all respects with tho app~blo\nDangerous Goods Regulations may bo In broach of\ntho applicable law. ubject to legal penalties.\nCHICAGO IL\nAlrpon of OostJnalion: BANGALORE\nNATURE ANO QUANTITY OF DANGEROUS GOODS --------------------------r-------- ---r--r------\nDangetOuS Goods ldontitlealion I I I\n- - - r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ,- - - ,- - -\n, I I\nUN I I Ctass I ~- I Oventlty end 1Plidlog1 Av~O'\n01 I Pro(:,er Shipping Nl\\tnO 1or Oiws.iont Ing I l)W ol pao(lt'IQ I IMl I\n10 I 1(Subtldirl,Y1 Group I I I\nNo I I ~) I I I I\n- - - r - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n- - -\n- - -\n,\n,\n,\n- - - - - - - - - - - -,- - - - - - - - - -\nUN3264 1 CORROSIVE llOUIO. ACIDIC 1 8 1 Ill 1 01 fl8RE80ARO BOX 1 852 :\nI INORGANIC. N.0 .S. {CONTAINS I I I X 72.000ml I I\nI SULFURIC ACID) I I I OVERPACK USED 1 1\n-· -----------\nI I I I NO. 06a I I\n, _\n· __ , __ ,\n-------·--· • ·--· • ·--·--··\nUN281 t I TOXIC SOLID. ORGANIC. N.O.S.\n1 6.1 1 I t 01 FIBREBOARD BOX I 666 1\n1\n(TACALCITOL) 1 1 I X .001 g I I\n1\n1 1 I OVERPACK USED I 1\nI I I I NO 969 I I\nI\nI I 1 ______ I I\n-;;;-;30: ~ETHANOL ------: 3 (6 1) : ·-;-: 01 F IBR EOOARDBOX- : 352 :\nI t I I X 1.000 ml\nUN16451 CARBON OIOXIOE. SOLID 1 9 1 1 5.436 kg : 954 :\nI I I I OVERPACK USED 1 1\nI I I I NO. 970 I I\nI I I I I I\nI I I I I I\n~-~-------~-~~------~~---· Additional Handling Information\nEmergency c:ontoct 24 Hour Nurrnler-CHEMTREC: acct no. 20223\n+1 703 527-3887 or 01 1 703 527-3887\nI hereby declare that the contents of th- • con,tgnmenc are fully and\naccurately deacrtbed above by the proper •hipping n1me, and 1ro\ndaHlfled, s-cJieged, marMd and lab1U1dlpt1cardad, and ,,. ln all\nrupecta In p,ope1' condition for tranapott Iceotdln9 to applicable\ntntunetlot'III and natJonal gonmmental regulatJona. 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