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§ 172.203 

(vii) For hazardous materials in lim-

ited quantities, the total net quantity 
per package must be shown unless a 
gross mass is indicated in Column 4 of 
§ 173.27 Table 3, in which case the total 
gross mass per package must be shown. 
Where different hazardous materials in 
limited quantities are packed together 
in the same outer packaging, when a 
gross mass is indicated Column 4 of 
§ 173.27 Table 3, the net quantity of 
each hazardous material must be 
shown in addition to the gross mass of 
the completed package. 

(viii) For authorized consumer com-

modities, the information provided 
may be either the gross mass of each 
package or the average gross mass of 
the packages. 

(7) The number and type of packages 

must be indicated. The type of pack-
ages must be indicated by description 
of the package (for example, ‘‘12 
drums’’). Indication of the packaging 
specification number (‘‘1H1’’) may be 
included in the description of the pack-
age (for example, ‘‘12 1H1 drums’’ or ‘‘12 
drums (UN 1A1)’’). Abbreviations may 
be used for indicating packaging types 
(for example, ‘‘cyl.’’ for ‘‘cylinder’’) 
provided the abbreviations are com-
monly accepted and recognizable. 

(b) Except as provided in this sub-

part, the basic description specified in 
paragraphs (a)(1), (2), (3), and (4) of this 
section must be shown in sequence 
with no additional information inter-
spersed. For example, ‘‘UN2744, 
Cyclobutyl chloroformate, 6.1, (8, 3), 
PG II.’’ The shipping description se-
quences in effect on December 31, 2006, 
may be used until January 1, 2013. 
Shipping descriptions for hazardous 
materials offered or intended for trans-
portation by rail that contain all the 
information required in this subpart 
and that are formatted and ordered in 
accordance with recognized electronic 
data interchange standards and, to the 
extent possible, in the order and man-
ner required by this subpart are 
deemed to comply with this paragraph. 

(c)(1) The total quantity of the mate-

rial covered by one description must 
appear before or after, or both before 
and after, the description required and 
authorized by this subpart. The type of 
packaging and destination marks may 
be entered in any appropriate manner 

before or after the basic description. 
Abbreviations may be used to express 
units of measurement and types of 
packagings. 

(2) Hazardous materials and haz-

ardous substances transported by high-
way considered ‘‘household wastes’’ as 
defined in 40 CFR 261.4, and not subject 
to the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy’s hazardous waste regulations in 40 
CFR parts 262 and 263, are excepted 
from the requirements of this para-
graph. 

(d) Technical and chemical group 

names may be entered in parentheses 
between the proper shipping name and 
hazard class or following the basic de-
scription. An appropriate modifier, 
such as ‘‘contains’’ or ‘‘containing,’’ 
and/or the percentage of the technical 
constituent may also be used. For ex-
ample: ‘‘UN 1993, Flammable liquids, 
n.o.s. (contains Xylene and Benzene), 3, 
II’’. 

(e) Except for those materials in the 

UN Recommendations, the ICAO Tech-
nical Instructions, or the IMDG Code 
(IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter), a 
material that is not a hazardous mate-
rial according to this subchapter may 
not be offered for transportation or 
transported when its description on a 
shipping paper includes a hazard class 
or an identification number specified 
in the § 172.101 Table. 

[Amdt. 172–101, 45 FR 74665, Nov. 10, 1980] 

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tations affecting § 172.202, see the List of CFR 
Sections Affected, which appears in the 
Finding Aids section of the printed volume 
and at 

www.fdsys.gov. 

§ 172.203

Additional description re-

quirements. 

(a) 

Special permits. 

Except as provided 

in § 173.23 of this subchapter, each ship-
ping paper issued in connection with a 
shipment made under a special permit 
must bear the notation ‘‘DOT–SP’’ fol-
lowed by the special permit number as-
signed and located so that the notation 
is clearly associated with the descrip-
tion to which the special permit ap-
plies. Each shipping paper issued in 
connection with a shipment made 
under an exemption or special permit 
issued prior to October 1, 2007, may 
bear the notation ‘‘DOT–E’’ followed by 
the number assigned and so located 

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