{"operation":"document","citation":"99-0181","title":"General Services Administration — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1999-08-06","effective_on":null,"summary":"99-0181 response to General Services Administration concerning 172.202.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0181.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0181.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0181","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/1999/990181.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nUS. Department\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nWashington, D.C.\n20590\nSpecial Programs\nResearch and\nAdministration\nAUG\n6 1999\nMr. Bob Burnett\nRef. No. 99-0181\nGeneral Services Administration\nBidg.\n412-A\nRough & Ready\nIsland\nStockton, CA\n95203\nDear Mr. Burnett:\nThis is in response to your letter dated June 29, 1999,\nrequesting clarification of a proper shipping description under\nthe Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).\nSpecifically, you asked if it was permissible for a coating kit\ncontaining two receptacles of coating solution, one classified as\npacking group (PG) II and the other classified as PG III, to be\ndescribed under one shipping description as a PG II material.\nThe answer is no.\nA Class 3, PG III material may not be\ndescribed on a shipping paper as a PG II material. In the\nscenario you describe, the PG II and PG III coating solution\nshould be described separately on your shipping paper.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nbesi\n/ Transportation Regulations Specialists\nOffice of Hazardous Materials\nStandards\n990181\n172.202\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nWESTERN DISTRIBUTION CENTER BLDG.\n412\nROUGH AND READY ISLAND\nBON\nSTOCKTON, CA\n• 95203\n*ADMINISTRATION *\nGENSRAL SERVICES\n172.202\n99-0181\nJune 29, 1999\nTO: Hazardous Materials, D.O.I.\nFROM: Bob Burnett\nGeneral Services Administration\nBldg 412-A\nRough & Ready Island\nStockton\nCa\n95203\nSUBJECT: Description of hazardous materials\nWe\nhave\na coating kit being\nshipped to us that contains\nPaint, 3, UN1263 with equal quantities (3.8L) Of packing\ngroup\nII and III.\nThey have chosen to describe this material as 7.6 L of packing\ngroup II and ignore the group III.\nIs this permissible to describe as\nsuch, or must each\ni be\nconsidered a Proper Shipping Name?\nYour help is greatly appreciated","truncated":false,"body_characters":1802}