# S.C. State Transport Police — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** 98-0315
- **title:** S.C. State Transport Police — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 1999-04-15
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- **summary:** 98-0315 response to S.C. State Transport Police concerning 172.202.
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of Transportation
US.Department
20590
Research and
Special Programs
Administration.
APR 1 5 1999
Hazardous Material Unit
Corporal W.T. Rucker III
Ref. No.
98-0315
800 Dutch Square Blvd.
S.C. State Transport Police
Columbia, SC 29210
Dutch Plaza Suite 205C
Dear Corporal Rucker:
This is in response to your letter of October 9, 1998, regarding
requirements to identify marine pollutants on
under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-
shipping papers
leaded gasoline on a shipping paper as "Gasoline (leaded), 3,
180). Specifically you ask if it is acceptable to describe
UN1203, PG II, Marine Pollutant."
The answer is yes.
shipping name for a material that is a marine pollutant does not
Section 172.203(1) (1) states that if a proper
identify the component making
that component must appear in parentheses in association with the
it a marine pollutant, the name of
October 19, 1993
basic description.
(enclosed) states the shipping name "Gasoline"
A previous letter of clarification dated.
and the notation "Marine Pollutant" which appear as part of the
Proper shipping descripadad are suerletent to identity the marine
pollutant "Gasoline,
that the description
"Gasoline, (leaded), 3, UN1203, PG II,
It is the opinion of this Office
Marine Pollutant" is also an acceptable description for leaded
gasoline.
I hope this satisfies your request.
Sincerely,
Delmer F. Billir
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
Chief,
Standards Development
Enclosure
980315
• 172.202
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