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Interpretation Response #00-0053 ([Office of Motor Carrier Safety] [Mr. Robert J. Brown, Jr.])

Below is the interpretation response detail and a list of regulations sections applicable to this response.

Interpretation Response Details

Response Publish Date:

Company Name: Office of Motor Carrier Safety

Individual Name: Mr. Robert J. Brown, Jr.

Location State: CA Country: US

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Response text:

March 1, 2000

Mr. Robert J. Brown, Jr.                Ref. No. 00-0053
Hazardous Materials Specialist
Office of Motor Carrier Safety
201 Mission Street, Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA 94105

Dear Mr. Brown:

This is in response to your letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).  Specifically you ask whether a shipment intended for international transportation qualifies for domestic exceptions from the HMR.  In addition, you asked whether a shipment being prepared for transportation by highway in Mexico for delivery to the US may take advantage of the exceptions in the HMR prior to entering the US.

A shipment being prepared for transportation by highway in the US for delivery to a foreign destination may take advantage of any domestic exceptions including domestic proper shipping names and placarding.  This is true regardless of the destination.  However, when preparing a shipment of hazardous materials in a foreign country, it must comply with that country's regulations.  A shipment qualifies for the exceptions from the HMR only after entering the US.

I hope this information is helpful.

Sincerely,

Delmer F. Billings
Chief, Standards Development
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards

173.22

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