Interpretation Response #05-0079 ([Arkema, Inc.] [Ms. Christina M. Kurtz])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Arkema, Inc.
Individual Name: Ms. Christina M. Kurtz
Location State: PA Country: US
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Response text:
May 12, 2005
Ms. Christina M. Kurtz Reference No. 05-0079
Supervisor-Regulations and Packaging
Arkema, Inc.
2000 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Dear Ms. Kurtz:
This responds to your March 30, 2005 letter requesting clarification on the proper shipping name for “Acrylic Acid $ 99%” that also meets the definition of a Division 6.1, PG III material under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171- 180). Specifically, you ask whether you should use the proper shipping name specifically identified in the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT) in § 172.101 for Acrylic Acid or a generic entry based on the hazard class of the material.
According to your letter, you describe your material on shipping papers as “Acrylic Acid, stabilized, 8, (3, 6.1), UN 2218, PG II.” Your understanding is correct. A generic “N.O.S” description is used for multiple hazard materials only when the material is not specifically identified in the HMT.
I hope this answers your inquiry.
Sincerely,
John A. Gale
Chief, Standards Development Branch
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
172.101(c)(12)(iii)
172.402(a)(2)
172.202(a)(2)