{"operation":"document","citation":"20-0035","title":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2021-01-29","effective_on":null,"summary":"20-0035 response to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concerning 171.8, 172.101, 172.203, 172.301.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-20-0035.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-20-0035.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-20-0035","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/74711/200035.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nJanuary 29, 2021\nMs. Lori J. Bane\nAssociate Director for Policy\nCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\nDivision of Select Agents and Toxins\n1600 Clifton Road MS H21-7\nAtlanta, GA 30329\nReference No. 20-0035\nThis letter is in response to your April 24, 2020, email, and November 4, 2020, telephone call\nwith several members of the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA) requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to the marking requirements for non-bulk\npackagings. Specifically, you ask whether a “technical name” and/or “specific name” is required\nto be marked on a non-bulk package containing a material assigned one of the following proper\nshipping names: “UN2814, Infectious substances, affecting humans, 6.2;” “UN2900, Infectious\nsubstances, affecting animals only, 6.2;” “UN3462, Toxins, extracted from living sources, solid,\nn.o.s., 6.1, PG I/II/II;” or“UN3172, Toxins, extracted from living sources, liquid, n.o.s., 6.1, PG\nI/II/III.”\nFor a package containing a Division 6.1 material such as UN3462 or UN3172, the answer is yes.\nThe technical name is required to be marked on the outside of a non-bulk packaging in\naccordance with § 172.301(b). The HMR require a technical name, as defined in\n§ 171.8, to be used on the shipping paper (see § 172.203(k)) and outer packaging for a material\nwith the letter “G” assigned to column (1) of the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT;\n§ 172.101). The HMR define a “technical name” as a recognized chemical or microbiological\nname currently used in scientific and technical handbooks, journals, and texts. Generic\ndescriptions are authorized for use provided they readily identify the general chemical group or\nmicrobiological group.\nConversely, for a package containing a Division 6.2 material such as UN2814 or UN2900, the\nanswer is no. The technical name should not be included on the outside of a non-bulk package in\naccordance with § 172.301(b). However, it should be noted that a Division 6.2 infectious\nsubstance with a “G” in column (1) of the HMT must have a technical name included in\nparentheses in association with the basic description on the shipping paper (see § 172.203(k)).\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nIf the Division 6.2 material is assigned identification number UN2814 or UN2900 and is\nsuspected to contain an unknown Category A infectious substance, the words “suspected\nCategory A infectious substance” must be entered in parentheses in place of the technical name\nas part of the proper shipping description (§ 172.203(k)).\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nEdmonson\n20-0035\nFrom:\nSubject:\nTo:\nEdmonson, Eileen (PHMSA)\nDodd, Alice (PHMSA); January, Ikeya CTR (PHMSA)\nDate:\nFW: Letter request\nFriday, April 24, 2020 3:35:37 PM\nHi Ladies,\nI don't know which one of you logs in letters for processing so I'm sending this to you both. You can\nassign it to me.\nThanks,\nEileen\n*****Start the Letter Below Here *****\nFrom: Bane, Lori (CDC/DDPHSIS/CPR/DSAT) <zoz1@cdc.gov>\nSent: Friday, April 24, 2020 3:06 PM\nTo: Edmonson, Eileen (PHMSA) <eileen.edmonson@dot.gov>\nSubject: RE: Letter request\nEileen,\nWhat was provided doesn't really help, I guess we will need a letter that states for select agents and\noxins, technical/specific names should not be listed on package. For select agents and toxins\nroper shipping description is \"UN 2814, Infectious substances, affecting humans, 6.2\" or \"Ul\n2900, Infectious substances, affecting animals.\" Select toxins proper shipping description is \"UN\n3462 - Toxins extracted from living sources, solid\" or \"UN 3172 - Toxins extracted from living\nsources, liquid.\"\nThanks,\nLori J. Bane\nAssociate Director for Policy\nCDC Division of Select Agents and Toxins\n1600 Clifton Road MS H21-7\nAtlanta, GA 30329\n404-718-2006\nFax: 404-718-2096\nzoz1@cdc.gov\nhttp://www.selectagents.gov/\nFrom: Edmonson, Eileen (PHMSA) <eileen.edmonson@dot.gov>\nSent: Friday, April 24, 2020 11:04 AM\nTo: Bane, Lori (CDC/DDPHSIS/CPR/DSAT) <zoz1@cdc.gov>\nSubject: RE: Letter request\nHi Lori,\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nI apologize for the delay in responding with this information. A few projects came up that required\nmy immediate attention.\nWe have two requirements that affect the choice of technical name in a proper shipping description-\n-the definition of “technical name” in 49 CFR 171.8, and the instructions on how to select a technical\nname and insert it on a shipping paper in § 172.101(k). For convenience, I’ve included both below.\n§ 171.8\nTechnical name means a recognized chemical name or microbiological name currently used\nin scientific and technical handbooks, journals, and texts. Generic descriptions are\nauthorized for use as technical names provided they readily identify the general chemical\ngroup, or microbiological group. Examples of acceptable generic chemical descriptions are\norganic phosphate compounds, petroleum aliphatic hydrocarbons and tertiary amines. For\nproficiency testing only, generic microbiological descriptions such as bacteria, mycobacteria,\nfungus, and viral samples may be used. Except for names which appear in subpart B of part\n172 of this subchapter, trade names may not be used as technical names.\n§ 172.203(k)\n(k) Technical names for “n.o.s.” and other generic descriptions. Unless otherwise excepted,\nif a material is described on a shipping paper by one of the proper shipping names identified\nby the letter “G” in column (1) of the §172.101 Table, the technical name of the hazardous\nmaterial must be entered in parentheses in association with the basic description. For\nexample “UN 1760, Corrosive liquid, n.o.s., (Octanoyl chloride), 8, II”, or “UN 1760, Corrosive\nliquid, n.o.s., 8, II (contains Octanoyl chloride)”. The word “contains” may be used in\nassociation with the technical name, if appropriate. For organic peroxides which may qualify\nfor more than one generic listing depending on concentration, the technical name must\ninclude the actual concentration being shipped or the concentration range for the\nappropriate generic listing. For example, “UN 3102, Organic peroxide type B, solid, 5.2,\n(dibenzoyl peroxide, 52-100%)” or “UN 3108, Organic peroxide type E, solid, 5.2, (dibenzoyl\nperoxide, paste, <52%)”. Shipping descriptions for toxic materials that meet the criteria of\nDivision 6.1, PG I or II (as specified in §173.132(a) of this subchapter) or Division 2.3 (as\nspecified in §173.115(c) of this subchapter) and are identified by the letter “G” in column (1)\nof the §172.101 Table, must have the technical name of the toxic constituent entered in\nparentheses in association with the basic description. A material classed as Division 6.2 and\nassigned identification number UN 2814 or UN 2900 that is suspected to contain an\nunknown Category A infectious substance must have the words “suspected Category A\ninfectious substance” entered in parentheses in place of the technical name as part of the\nproper shipping description. For additional technical name options, see the definition for\n“Technical name” in §171.8. A technical name should not be marked on the outer package of\na Division 6.2 material (see §172.301(b)).\n(1) If a hazardous material is a mixture or solution of two or more hazardous materials, the\ntechnical names of at least two components most predominately contributing to the hazards\nof the mixture or solution must be entered on the shipping paper as required by paragraph\n(k) of this section. For example, “UN 2924, Flammable liquid, corrosive, n.o.s., 3 (8), II\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\n(contains Methanol, Potassium hydroxide)”.\n(2) The provisions of this paragraph do not apply—\n(i) To a material that is a hazardous waste and described using the proper shipping name\n“Hazardous waste, liquid or solid, n.o.s.”, classed as a miscellaneous Class 9, provided the\nEPA hazardous waste number is included on the shipping paper in association with the basic\ndescription, or provided the material is described in accordance with the provisions of\n§172.203(c) of this part.\n(ii) To a material for which the hazard class is to be determined by testing under the criteria\nin §172.101(c)(11).\n(iii) If the n.o.s. description for the material (other than a mixture of hazardous materials of\ndifferent classes meeting the definitions of more than one hazard class) contains the name\nof the chemical element or group which is primarily responsible for the material being\nincluded in the hazard class indicated.\n(iv) If the n.o.s. description for the material (which is a mixture of hazardous materials of\ndifferent classes meeting the definition of more than one hazard class) contains the name of\nthe chemical element or group responsible for the material meeting the definition of one of\nthese classes. In such cases, only the technical name of the component that is not\nappropriately identified in the n.o.s. description shall be entered in parentheses.\nHere are the website links to the most recent letters my agency issued where I found explanations of\nthe technical name and how it used for a Category A infectious substance. Each web page includes a\nlink to the PDF for the letter.\nReference No. 14-0140\nhttps://www.phmsa.dot.gov/regulations/title49/interp/14-0140\nReference No. 11-0258\nhttps://www.phmsa.dot.gov/regulations/title49/interp/11-0258\nI hope this satisfies your request. Please let me know if you need additional information.\nSincerely,\nEileen Edmonon\nUSDOT/PHMSA\nFrom: Bane, Lori (CDC/DDPHSIS/CPR/DSAT) <zoz1@cdc.gov>\nSent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 6:13 PM\nTo: Edmonson, Eileen (PHMSA) <eileen.edmonson@dot.gov>\n\n<<<PAGE 6>>>\n\nSubject: RE: Letter request\nWhichever is easiest would be great. I’ll see if that will work.\nThanks,\nLori J. Bane\nAssociate Director for Policy\nCDC Division of Select Agents and Toxins\n1600 Clifton Road MS H21-7\nAtlanta, GA 30329\n404-718-2006\nFax: 404-718-2096\nzoz1@cdc.gov\nhttp://www.selectagents.gov/\nFrom: Edmonson, Eileen (PHMSA) <eileen.edmonson@dot.gov>\nSent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 3:57 PM\nTo: Bane, Lori (CDC/DDPHSIS/CPR/DSAT) <zoz1@cdc.gov>\nSubject: RE: Letter request\nHi Lori,\nThe fastest way to get this information is from something we’ve already published or released. I\nthink we’ve done clarification letters on this in the past. It may even be in a rulemaking preamble.\nI have to do some research. Can I give you the results of my research tomorrow?\nOr are you asking for a letter formally prepared and signed by the agency to you on this subject?\nThis response will take several weeks or months to get reviewed and signed.\nEileen\nUSDOT/PHMSA\nFrom: Bane, Lori (CDC/DDPHSIS/CPR/DSAT) <zoz1@cdc.gov>\nSent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 1:33 PM\nTo: Edmonson, Eileen (PHMSA) <eileen.edmonson@dot.gov>\nSubject: Letter request\nEileen,\nIs it possible to get a letter from DOT to clarify to our regulated community that instead of listing the\nspecific name for select agents and toxins should be classified as a Category A infectious substance.\nSelect agents proper shipping description is “UN 2814, Infectious substances, affecting humans, 6.2”\nor “UN 2900, Infectious substances, affecting animals.” Select toxins proper shipping description is\n“UN 3462 - Toxins extracted from living sources, solid” or “UN 3172 - Toxins extracted from living\nsources, liquid.”\n\n<<<PAGE 7>>>\n\nThanks,\nLori J. Bane\nAssociate Director for Policy\nCDC Division of Select Agents and Toxins\n1600 Clifton Road MS H21-7\nAtlanta, GA 30329\n404-718-2006\nFax: 404-718-2096\nzoz1@cdc.gov\nhttp://www.selectagents.gov/","truncated":false,"body_characters":11813}