Pipeline and Haz. Matls. Safety Admin., DOT
least two of the components most predominantly contributing to the marine
pollutant designation must appear in
parentheses in association with the
basic description.
(2) The words  - Marine Pollutant - 
shall be entered in association with the
basic description for a material which
is a marine pollutant.
(3) Except for transportation by vessel, marine pollutants subject to the
provisions of 49 CFR 130.11 are excepted
from the requirements of paragraph (l)
of this section if a phrase indicating
the material is an oil is placed in association with the basic description.
(4) Except when all or part of transportation is by vessel, marine pollutants in non-bulk packagings are not
subject to the requirements of paragraphs (l)(1) and (l)(2) of this section
(see Section 171.4 of this subchapter).
(m) Poisonous Materials. Notwithstanding the hazard class to which a
material is assigned, for materials that
are poisonous by inhalation (see Section 171.8
of this subchapter), the words  - PoisonInhalation Hazard -  or  - Toxic-Inhalation Hazard -  and the words  - Zone A - ,
 - Zone B - ,  - Zone C - , or  - Zone D -  for
gases or  - Zone A -  or  - Zone B -  for liquids, as appropriate, shall be entered
on the shipping paper immediately following the shipping description. The
word  - Poison -  or  - Toxic -  need not be
repeated if it otherwise appears in the
shipping description.
(n) Elevated temperature materials. If a
liquid material in a package meets the
definition of an elevated temperature
material in Section 171.8 of this subchapter,
and the fact that it is an elevated temperature material is not disclosed in
the proper shipping name (for example,
when the words  - Molten -  or  - Elevated
temperature -  are part of the proper
shipping name), the word  - HOT -  must
immediately precede the proper shipping name of the material on the shipping paper.
(o) Organic peroxides and self-reactive
materials. The description on a shipping
paper for a Division 4.1 (self-reactive)
material or a Division 5.2 (organic peroxide) material must include the following additional information, as appropriate:
(1) If notification or competent authority approval is required, the ship-

Section 172.204

ping paper must contain a statement of
approval of the classification and conditions of transport.
(2) For Division 4.1 (self-reactive) and
Division 5.2 (organic peroxide) materials that require temperature control
during transport, the control and emergency temperature must be included on
the shipping paper.
(3) The word  - SAMPLE -  must be included in association with the basic description when a sample of a Division
4.1
(self-reactive)
material
(see
Section 173.224(c)(3) of this subchapter) or Division 5.2 (organic peroxide) material
(see Section 173.225(b)(2) of this subchapter) is
offered for transportation.
(p) Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The
word  - non-odorized -  or  - not-odorized - 
must be included in association with
the proper shipping description on a
shipping paper when non-odorized liquefied petroleum gas is offered for
transportation.
[Amdt. 172-29A, 41 FR 40677, Sept. 20, 1976]
EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting Section 172.203, see the List of CFR
Sections Affected, which appears in the
Finding Aids section of the printed volume
and at www.fdsys.gov.

Section 172.204

Shipper-s certification.

(a) General. Except as provided in
paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section,
each person who offers a hazardous material for transportation shall certify
that the material is offered for transportation in accordance with this subchapter by printing (manually or mechanically) on the shipping paper containing the required shipping description the certification contained in
paragraph (a)(1) of this section or the
certification (declaration) containing
the language contained in paragraph
(a)(2) of this section. For transportation by rail only, the certification
may be received verbally or with an
electronic signature in conformance
with paragraphs (a)(3)(i) and (a)(3)(ii) of
this section.
(1)  - This is to certify that the abovenamed materials are properly classified, described, packaged, marked and
labeled, and are in proper condition for
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