{"operation":"document","citation":"99-0039","title":"BP Oil Company — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1999-04-22","effective_on":null,"summary":"99-0039 response to BP Oil Company concerning 172.203.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0039.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0039.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0039","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/1999/990039.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n400 Seventh Street, S.W\nWashington, D.C.\n20590\nResearch and\nspecial Programs\nAdministration\nAPR 2 2 1999\nMr. J. J. Quandt\nBP Oil Company\nRef. No. 99-0039\n200 Public Square\nCleveland, OH 44114-2375\nDear Mr. Quandt:\nThis\nregarding requirements to identify marine pollutants on\nis in response to your letter dated February 1, 1999,\nshipping papers under the Hazardous Materials Regulations\n(HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).\ndescribe leaded gasoline on a shipping paper as \"Gasoline\nSpecifically you ask if you may\n(Leaded), 3, UN1203, PG II, Marine Pollutant.\"\nanswer is yes.\nSection 172.203(1) (1) states that if a\nproper shipping name for a material that is a marine pollutant\nthe name of that component must appear in parentheses in\ndoes not identify the component making it a marine pollutant;,\nassociation with the basic description.\n\"Gasoline\" and the description \"Marine Pollutant\" which appear\nThe shipping name\nthe marine pollutant \"Gasoline, leaded.\"\nas part of the shipping description are\nsufficient to identify\nthis office that the description \"Gasoline, (leaded), 3,\nIt is the opinion of\ndescription for leaded gasoline.\nUN1203, PG II, Marine Pollutant\" is also an acceptable\nI hope this\nsatisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nnast\nDelmer F. Billings\nChief,\nOffice of Hazardous Materials\nStandards Development\nStandards\n990039\n172.203","truncated":false,"body_characters":1384}