Degussa Corporation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

Page 1U.S. Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590 Research and Administration Special Programs SEP - 9 1998 Mr. John Foglio Degussa Corporation Ref. No. 98-0261 65 Challenger Rd., F1 3 Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 Dear Mr. Foglio: This is in response to your letter dated August 31, 1998, regarding the requirement to indicate the packaging type on shipping papers in accordance with the Hazardous Materials whether you may describe your intermediate bulk containers as Regulations (HMR; 49 CER Parts 1/1-180) • Specifically you ask "boxes" or "crates" on a shipping paper. The answer is yes. The type of packaging and destination marks basic description. may be entered in any appropriate manner before or after the Terms such as "boxes" or "crates" may be used to express types of packagings on a shipping paper (S 172.202 (c)). I hope this satisfies your request. Sincerely, John Transportation Regulations Specialist Office of Hazardous Materials Standards#

Page 208631/98 MON 13:30 FAX 201 807 3186 FEED ADD. MKTA 98-0261 4001 Degussa Degussa BAH Corporation Iste: 8/31/98 TELEFAX § 112.200 то: DOT Pages: Information Center FROM: I. FOGLIO DISTRIBUTE TO: FAXe: (201) 8073186 pooR (01) 807-3178 MESSAGE sof Re: Type of Package in shipping devcription We ship splain hazardour materials in different Type Packager including intermediate bulk containers. our IBe's are always Shipied in full Traler or containerloads: +38758 They are described as 20 Boxes and further in The body 20 crates at 1000 kg. each, Is Thir an approved method of deserding the type of Package on the Shipping document That governo The movement from our plant of warhoure to the fier for export? please adrie Regards eschallenger fond odgueld Park N07660 201-641-4300 John FoGLio#