Pipeline and Haz. Matls. Safety Admin., DOT
(F) The material can be appropriately described by a shipping name
that describes its intended application,
such as  - Coating solution - ,  - Extracts,
flavoring -  or  - Compound, cleaning liquid. - .
(ii) If one or more of the conditions
in paragraphs (c)(10)(i)(A) through (F)
of this section is satisfied then the
proper shipping name selection process
in (c)(12)(ii) must be used.
(iii) A mixture or solution meeting
the definition of one or more hazard
class that is not identified in the Table
specifically by name, comprised of two
or more hazardous materials in the
same hazard class, must be described
using an appropriate shipping description (e.g.,  - Flammable liquid, n.o.s. - ).
The name that most appropriately describes the material shall be used; e.g.,
an alcohol not listed by its technical
name in the Table shall be described as
 - Alcohol, n.o.s. -  rather than  - Flammable liquid, n.o.s. - . Some mixtures
may be more appropriately described
according to their application, such as
 - Coating solution -  or  - Extracts, flavoring liquid -  rather than by an n.o.s.
entry. Under the provisions of subparts
C and D of this part, the technical
names of at least two components most
predominately contributing to the hazards of the mixture or solution may be
required in association with the proper
shipping name.
(11) Except for a material subject to
or prohibited by Section 173.21, Section 173.54,
Section 173.56(d), Section 173.56(e), Section 173.224(c) or
Section 173.225(b) of this subchapter, a material that is considered to be a hazardous waste or a sample of a material
for which the hazard class is uncertain
and must be determined by testing
may be assigned a tentative proper
shipping name, hazard class, identification number and packing group, if applicable, based on the shipper-s tentative determination according to:
(i) Defining criteria in this subchapter;
(ii) The hazard precedence prescribed
in Section 173.2a of this subchapter;
(iii) The shipper-s knowledge of the
material;
(iv) In addition to paragraphs
(c)(11)(i) through (iii) of this section,
for a sample of a material other than a
waste, the following must be met:

Section 172.101

(A) Except when the word  - Sample - 
already appears in the proper shipping
name, the word  - Sample -  must appear
as part of the proper shipping name or
in association with the basic description on the shipping paper.
(B) When the proper shipping description for a sample is assigned a  - G -  in
Column (1) of the Section 172.101 Table, and
the primary constituent(s) for which
the tentative classification is based are
not known, the provisions requiring a
technical name for the constituent(s)
do not apply; and
(C) A sample must be transported in
a combination packaging that conforms to the requirements of this subchapter that are applicable to the tentative packing group assigned, and
may not exceed a net mass of 2.5 kg (5.5
pounds) per package.
NOTE TO PARAGRAPH (c)(11): For the transportation of samples of self-reactive materials, organic peroxides, explosives or lighters, see Section 173.224(c)(3), Section 173.225(c)(2), Section 173.56(d)
or Section 173.308(b)(2) of this subchapter, respectively.

(12) Except when the proper shipping
name in the Table is preceded by a plus
(+) - 
(i) If it is specifically determined
that a material meets the definition of
a hazard class, packing group or hazard
zone, other than the class, packing
group or hazard zone shown in association with the proper shipping name, or
does not meet the defining criteria for
a subsidiary hazard shown in Column 6
of the Table, the material shall be described by an appropriate proper shipping name listed in association with
the correct hazard class, packing
group, hazard zone, or subsidiary hazard for the material.
(ii) Generic or n.o.s. descriptions. If an
appropriate technical name is not
shown in the Table, selection of a proper shipping name shall be made from
the generic or n.o.s. descriptions corresponding to the specific hazard class,
packing group, hazard zone, or subsidiary hazard, if any, for the material.
The name that most appropriately describes the material shall be used; e.g.,
an alcohol not listed by its technical
name in the Table shall be described as
 - Alcohol, n.o.s. -  rather than  - Flammable liquid, n.o.s. - . Some mixtures
may be more appropriately described

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