Interpretation Response #11-0275 ([American Coatings Association, Inc.] [Ms. Heidi K. McAuliffe, Esq.])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: American Coatings Association, Inc.
Individual Name: Ms. Heidi K. McAuliffe, Esq.
Country: US
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Response text:
December 22, 2011
Ms. Heidi K. McAuliffe, Esq.
Senior Counsel
American Coatings Association, Inc.
1500 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Ref. No. 11-0275
Dear Ms. McAuliffe:
This responds to your November 3, 2011 letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to the continued use of previously- authorized marked packagings as prescribed in 172.300(c). You ask whether a packaged limited quantity displaying a United Nations (UN) Identification Number within a square-on-point marking, authorized on December 31, 2011 as prescribed in § 172.315, may continue to be marked as such until December 31, 2012 under the transitional provisions in § 172.300(c).
The answer is yes. As you correctly point-out in your letter, § 172.300(c) provides for the continued use of packaging stock printed prior to the compliance date of a marking amendment in a final rule for an additional year, or until depleted, whichever is less. Provided the packagings are marked in the manner previously-authorized, they may be used for an additional year under the conditions specified in § 172.300(c).
I trust 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
Regulation Sections
| Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| 172.300 | Applicability |
| 172.315 | Limited quantities |