Pipeline and Haz. Matls. Safety Admin., DOT
information must be placed after the
basic
description
required
by
Section 172.202(a).
(5) Electronic shipping papers. For
transportation by rail, a rail carrier
may accept shipping paper information
either telephonically (i.e., voice communications and facsimiles) or electronically (EDI) from an offeror of a
hazardous materials shipment in accordance with the provisions in paragraphs (a)(5)(i)-(a)(5)(iv) of this section.
See Section 171.8 for the EDI definition.
(i) When the information applicable
to the consignment is provided under
this requirement the information must
be available to the offeror and carrier
at all times during transport, and the
carrier must have and maintain a
printed copy of this information until
delivery of the hazardous materials on
the shipping paper is complete. When a
paper document is produced, the data
must be presented as required by this
subpart.
(ii) The offeror must forward the
shipping paper (record) for a loaded
movement to the carrier prior to shipment unless the carrier prepares the
shipping paper on behalf of the offeror.
The offeror is only relieved of the duty
to forward the shipping paper once the
offeror has received a copy of the shipping paper from the carrier;
(iii) A carrier that generates a residue shipping paper using information
from the previous loaded movement of
a hazardous materials packaging must
ensure the description of the hazardous
material that accompanies the shipment complies with the offeror-s request; and
(iv) Verification. The carrier and the
offeror must have a procedure by which
the offeror can verify accuracy of the
transmitted hazard communication information that will accompany the
shipment.
(b) [Reserved]
(c) Continuation page. A shipping
paper may consist of more than one
page, if each page is consecutively
numbered and the first page bears a notation specifying the total number of
pages included in the shipping paper.
For example,  - Page 1 of 4 pages. - 
(d) Emergency response telephone number. Except as provided in Section 172.604(d), a
shipping paper must contain an emer-

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gency response telephone number and,
if utilizing an emergency response information telephone number service
provider, identify the person (by name
or contract number) who has a contractual agreement with the service provider, as prescribed in subpart G of this
part.
(e) Retention and Recordkeeping. Each
person who provides a shipping paper
must retain a copy of the shipping
paper required by Section 172.200(a), or an
electronic image thereof, that is accessible at or through its principal place
of business and must make the shipping paper available, upon request, to
an authorized official of a Federal,
State, or local government agency at
reasonable times and locations. For a
hazardous waste, the shipping paper
copy must be retained for three years
after the material is accepted by the
initial carrier. For all other hazardous
materials, the shipping paper must be
retained for two years after the material is accepted by the initial carrier.
Each shipping paper copy must include
the date of acceptance by the initial
carrier, except that, for rail, vessel, or
air shipments, the date on the shipment waybill, airbill, or bill of lading
may be used in place of the date of acceptance by the initial carrier. A
motor carrier (as defined in Section 390.5 of
subchapter B of chapter III of subtitle
B) using a shipping paper without
change for multiple shipments of one
or more hazardous materials having
the same shipping name and identification number may retain a single copy
of the shipping paper, instead of a copy
for each shipment made, if the carrier
also retains a record of each shipment
made, to include shipping name, identification number, quantity transported,
and date of shipment.
[Amdt. 172-29A, 41 FR 40677, Sept. 20, 1976]
EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting Section 172.201, see the List of CFR
Sections Affected, which appears in the
Finding Aids section of the printed volume
and at www.fdsys.gov.

Section 172.202 Description of hazardous material on shipping papers.
(a) The shipping description of a hazardous material on the shipping paper
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