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Westinghouse Savannah River Site — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
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Page 1of Transportation US Department 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Research and Washington, D.C. 20590 Special Programs Administration APR 9 1999 Ms. Carrie Ramsey Westinghouse Savannah River Site Ref. No. 99-0069 Aiken, SC P.O. Box 616 - B1dg. 716-2A 29808 Dear Ms. Ramsey: This is in response to your March 8, 1999 letter concerning the use of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waste codes as a technical name under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask if parentheses are required around the EPA waste code for the proper shipping description "RQ, Hazardous Waste, Solid, n.o.s., 9, NA3077, III, DO09." Parentheses are required to surround the name of the hazardous substance as required by § 172.203(c). In your example, the EPA waste code identifies a hazardous substance, thus, it needs to be in parentheses. I hope this satisfies your request. Sincerely, Mess /John A. Gale Transportation Regulations Specialist Office of Hazardous Materials Standards 990069 172.202#
Page 2P•be BAH DATE: 3/8/99 {172.203 99-0069 FROM: Westinghouse Savannah River Site CARRIE RAMSEY (Shipper) Aiken SC 29808 P.O. Box 616 - Bldg. 716-2A 803-725-2766 Fax: 803-725-2766 ATTENTION:EDWARD T. MAZZULLO Director Oftice of HAZ MAT Standards US DOT/RSPA DHM-IO 407" St. SW Washington DC 0590-0001 Fax: 202-366-3012 SUBJECT: CLARIFICATION TO 49 CFR 172.2.03(k) 4)(i To ensure accuracy could you please provide interpretation per 49 CFR 172.203(k)(4)( i), should you have a material that is a hazardous waste and described using the proper shipping name "Hazardous Waste, Liquid or Solid, n.o.s.", classed as miscellaneous Class 9. provided that the EPA hazardous waste number is included on the shipping paper in association with the basic description and are the parenthesis required? EXAMPLE: RQ, Hazardous Waste, Solid, n.o.s., 9, NA3077, III, DO09 Pleasc forward reply to the above address or you can reach me via FAX at 803-725-9852. THANKS IN ADVANCED Carrie Rasmsely TOTAL P.Ø2#
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