Interpretation Response #12-0071 ([Industrial Packaging Alliance of North America] [Mr. John McQuaid])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Industrial Packaging Alliance of North America
Individual Name: Mr. John McQuaid
Location State: VA Country: US
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Response text:
May 30, 2012
Mr. John McQuaid
Industrial Packaging Alliance of North America
P.O. BOX 100907
Arlington, VA 22210-3907
Reference No.: 12-0071
Dear Mr. McQuaid:
This responds to your March 6, 2012 letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to the marking of steel drums. Specifically, you ask if a manufacturer is permitted to use a three-line mark instead of a four-line mark that contains the pertinent information without listing the month of manufacture, US origin, and M-number twice.
The answer is no. Section 178.503(a) states that the packaging must bear the marks as specified in (a)(1) through (a)(6) of this section. It then states that the marking may be applied in a single line or in multiple lines provided the correct sequence is used. In removing the month of manufacture, US origin, and M-number as shown in your letter, the marking would no longer meet the requirements of § 178.503(a) which requires that the information on the marking be presented in the correct sequence, and, therefore would not be in compliance with the HMR.
I hope this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
T. Glenn Foster
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch
Standards and Rulemaking Division
178.503
Regulation Sections
| Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| 178.503 | Marking of packagings |