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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is implementing two important regulatory changes which may affect you and your hazardous materials shipments.
First, the DOT has modified the shipping paper requirements to include the number and type of packages. Please refer to Title 49 of the US Code of Federal Regulations (49CFR) Part 172.200 for specific requirements. This new requirement becomes mandatory for all hazardous material shipments on October 1, 2007. Failure to comply with this requirement on or after October 1 will result in the return of your shipments.
Second, the DOT has modified the shipping paper requirements affecting ORM-D shipments via air services. DOT's new rule requires the shipper to record the gross mass of the package as part of the basic description. Shippers will no longer be allowed to indicate the net mass of the hazardous material in the package. This new requirement becomes mandatory on January 1, 2008.
Voluntary compliance with these new rules is allowed by DOT today. It may be in your best interest to make these changes in your documentation processes as soon as possible.
If you use UPS Hazardous Materials software, this change will be incorporated into the application.
We appreciate the business you entrust to UPS. If you have any questions, please call the UPS Hazardous Materials Support Center at 800-554-9964.
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