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GENERAL  ST/SG/AC.10/2000/18November2000  ORIGINAL:ENGLISH  $   -  -DjZV$~jp@0 dd_FEj=1 -  0 COMMITTEEOFEXPERTSONTHETRANSPORT $ OFDANGEROUSGOODS(Twentyfirstsession,413December2000,agendaitem2(b))B.$| ,4< D#XB  WORKOFTHESUBCOMMITTEEOFEXPERTSONTHETRANSPORTOFDANGEROUSGOODS    3 64< D#X3fDraftamendmentstotheModelRegulations  H   Q ontheTransportofDangerousGoods  H.$| ,4< D#64XH  3 64< D#X3EditorialandtechnicalamendmentstotheUNModelRegulationsproposedbytheexpertfromtheUnitedStatesofAmerica(USA)  H.$| ,4< D#64XHb F(8#QbXkkX$   ,E1$| ,4< D#XE  N4$| ,4< D#$XN2f2  1  .3      TofacilitatediscussionsonIMO'sproposalscontainedindocumentST/SG/AC.10/2000/2,the  expertfromtheUnitedStatessubmitstheproposalsprovidedinAnnex1.#$XXkk#݌̌ ,' X$X'   GE00  $!& bbubXXkkX$@ss'ANNEX1ThefollowingproposalsaresubmittedtofacilitateconsiderationandadoptionoftheproposalsinST/SG/AC.10/2000/2: Part2Amendments   ` 1.0    IMOproposedseveralamendmentstoindicatethatthewordtheword" SAMPLE "isused   tosupplementthepropershippingnameundertheconditionsspecifiedin2.0.4.1forthetransportofsamples.ThefollowingisproposedtotakeIMOsconcernsinto_acount_:(a)  In2.0.4.1onpage42inthefirstlineoftheparagraphthebeginswith Wherethis   provisionisused...change sampleto SAMPLE.Additionallythetext (e.g.FLAMMABLELIQUID,_N.O.S._ԀSample)shouldbechangedto (e.g.FLAMMABLELIQUID,_N.O.S._SAMPLE)(b)  Inparagraph3.1.2undertheheading PropershippingnameaddNotes2and3 h (renumberedas1&2)fromAmendment30.Althoughnote2pertainstolimitedquantitiesnotsamples,webelieveitshouldalsobeaddedforconsistencywithAmendment30.Thenotesshouldbeaddedasfollows:Note1:Forpropershippingnamestobeusedfordangerousgoodsshippedaslimitedquantities, c see3.4.5and3.4.6.Note2:Forpropershippingnamesusedforthetransportofsamples,see2.0.4. h (c)  In5.4.1.4.3(seeST/SG/AC.10/2000/7)anewparagraph(e)shouldbeaddedasfollows: ( m  0   (e)Samples:Whendangerousgoodsaretransportedassamplesaccordingtothe  provisionsof2.0.4thepropershippingnameshallbesupplementedwiththeword  SAMPLE (e.g.FLAMMABLELIQUID,_N.O.S._ԀSAMPLE)#& %XXK#XKX%& unlessapropershipping C namewhichalreadyincludesthewordsampleisused. ## 2.  IMOindicatedthatseveralofthereferencesattheendoftheListofSelfreactive K"! substancesneedtobecorrected.Thefollowingamendmentsrefertotheparagraphreferencesunder"Remarks"̄  InRemarks(1),(4)and(6)onpage67change"7.1.4.2to7.1.4.3.1.3"to"7.1.4". %f % Justification:Allofthetemperaturecontrolrequirementsinsection7.1.4apply.     u   %  }    -      DangerousGoodsListAmendments  K)#) 3.  IMOproposedtomakeamendmentstotheSeedCakeentryunderUN1386andtodelete  +%+ specialprovision36.Thefollowingisamoredetailedexplanationofwhythisisnecessary:o(a)TherearetwoseedcakeentriesintheUNModelRegulation *$+ 0 $ SEEDCAKEwithmorethan1.5%oilandnotmorethan11%moisture,UN1386+x%,$#$# 0 $ SEEDCAKEwithmore;not;than1.5%oilandnotmorethan11%moisture,UN2217b,R&-$#$# Th<ediffer<@encebetweenthetwoentriesisthatforUN2217theoilcontentis @AABnotmorethan1BE.EB5% <-,'. oilBC C.OThe1386entryisOQintendedforseedcakewithhigheroiloroilandmoisturQSecontent.SWHoweverWY,YovoUSUK.,UK.,US.,"ovo#& %XXK#XKX%& ovo(a)TherearetwoseedcakeentriesintheUNModelRegulation *$+  s9%O O <DLX9ӄSEEDCAKEwithmorethan1.5%oilandnotmorethan11%moisture,UN1386 +x%, SEEDCAKEwithmorenotthan1.5%oilandnotmorethan11%moisture,UN2217 b,R&-  s?( 4 <DLOO X?ThedifferencebetweenthetwoentriesisthatforUN2217theoilcontentis notmorethan1.5% <-,'. oil .The1386entryisintendedforseedcakewithhigheroiloroilandmoisturecontent.However, .(/ thewayitiscurrentlylistedintheUNModelRegulation,theoilcontenthasnoupperboundand * themoisturecontentislimitedto11%whereastheCodeallowsupto20%oilandmoisture  contentandsetsthemaximumoilcontentat10%(higheroilcontentwouldnotnecessarilybe  suitablefortransportbecauseofinstabilityproblems).AccordingtotheIMDGCode,Amendment  30theUN1386entrymayhaveamaximumoilcontentof10%andamoistureandoilcontentup h to20%.InAmendment30oftheIMDGCodetheUN1386entrywaschangedbyreplacingthe l B text withmorethan1.5%oilandnotmorethan11%moistureto containingvegetableoilwith F  notmorethan10%ofoilormorethan20%ofoilandmoisturecombined.Thepropertiesand   observationsforthesesubstanceswereamendedtotakeintoaccountthefactthatsomeseedcake   maycontainupto10%oilor20%oilandmoisturecombined.IntheCodedifferentstowage    requirementsandemergencyproceduresandspecialprovisionsareappliedtothetwoentrieson    thebasisoftheoiloroilandmoisturecontent.TheexpertfromtheUnitedStatesquestions ^  whethertwoentriesarereallynecessaryconsideringthattheclassification,packagingandother b8  DGLcolumnentriesarethesameandisnotentirelyconvincedthatdifferentstowageand <  emergencyschedulesarenecessaryintheCode.Weseetwopossiblesolutionsdependingon   whethertheCommitteebelievestwoentriesarenecessary:   (i)ovqoChangetheitalicizedlighttypetextforUN1386,SEEDCAKEto containingvegetableoiloqvoUSUK.,ovo#& %XXKX #ovoX@X%&&%%&ovqo z withnotmorethan10%ofoilormorethan20%ofoilandmoisturecombinedinboththeDGL ~T andtheIndex.oqvsDeletetheUN2217entryandaddSP142toUN1386.#&%XX@~-##&%%&-#UK.,US.,I-X@X%&X@XXX@USUK.,svtsChangestvs#X@XXX@3/#&%%&#&%XX@/#X@X%&UK.,US.,R/USUK.,so z (ii)ovsoDeletetheUN2217entryandaddSP142toUN1386.osvo#&%XX@/##&%%&/#UK.,US.,&0X@X%&ovpYthewayitiscurrentlylistedintheUN   Y[ModelRegulationtheoilcontenthasnoupperboundandthemoisturecontentislimitedto11%  whereasthe[]Codeallowsupto20]_%oiland_amoisturecoapbamabpcntent.cSSAccordingtotheIMDGCode,  Amendment30theUN1386entrymayhaveamoistureandoilcontentupto20%Uandthelimit p foroilcontentUVisamaximumof10%V.InthedAmendment30ofthedIMDGCodetheUN1386 tJ entrywaschangedbyreplacingthetext withmorethan1.5%oilandnotmorethan11% N$ moistureto containingvegetableoilwithGnotGmorethan10%ofoilormorethan20%ofoiland ( moisturecombined.Thepropertiesandobservationsforthesesubstanceswereamendedtotake  intoaccountthefactthatsomeseedcakemaycontainHuptoH10%peofepoilor20%pfoffpoilandmoisture  combined.IntheCodedifferentstowagerequirements,emergencyproceduresandspecial  provisionsareappliedtothegtwogentrieshonthebasisoftheoiloroilsandmoisturecontenth.Itis f proposedthattheitalicizedlighttypetextpiformipjjkforkpljinjlpUN1386,SEEDCAKEbechangedto containing j @  vegetableoilUSUK.,LX@XXX@ԀwithMnotMmorethan10%pmofmpnofnoilormorethan20%ofoilandmoisturecombined#X@XXLX@D6#psLX@XXX@spUK.,US.,26psUSUK.,spin D!! boththeDGLandtheIndex.psr#X@XXLX@7#UK.,US.,"8ChangersvtX@XXX@USUK.,tuutChange#X@XXX@:##&%XX@1#tvutX@X%&tuvtUK.,US.,:tvut#&%XX@U;#tuvtX@X%&trtheitalicizedlighttypetextforUN1386,SEEDCAKEto containingvegetableoilrvrUSUK.,rvr#&%XX@;#rvrXKX%& XkkXXXKrvr X. withnotmorethan10%ofoilormorethan20%ofoilandmoisturecombinedinboththeDGL 2 andtheIndex.rvvUK.,US.,7;vv#&%XXkk:#XkkX%&#XKXXXkk:#vv(a)v0  vTherearetwoseedcakeentriesintheUNModelRegulation-F(.##  rB.NNp x(0LXBӄSEEDCAKEwithmorethan1.5%oilandnotmorethan11%moisture,UN1386 .&)/ SEEDCAKEwithmorenotthan1.5%oilandnotmorethan11%moisture,UN2217 k/*0  rK( 4 <DLNNp XLXKvvThedifferencebetweenthetwoentriesisthatforUN2217theoilcontentis notmorethan1.5% e oil .The1386entryisintendedforseedcakewithhigheroiloroilandmoisturecontent.However, E thewayitiscurrentlylistedintheUNModelRegulation,theoilcontenthasnoupperboundandthemoisturecontentislimitedto11%whereasthe_IMDG_ԀCodeallowsupto20%oilandmoisturecontentandsetsthemaximumoilcontentat10%(higheroilcontentwouldnotnecessarilybesuitablefortransportbecauseofinstabilityproblems).Accordingtothe_IMDG_ԀCode,Amendment30,theUN1386entrymayhaveamaximumoilcontentof10%andamoistureandoilcontentupto20%.InAmendment30theUN1386entrywaschangedbyreplacingthetext withmorethan   1.5%oilandnotmorethan11%moisturewith containingvegetableoilwithnotmorethan10% e  ofoilormorethan20%ofoilandmoisturecombined.Thepropertiesandobservationsforthese E   substanceswereamendedtotakeintoaccountthefactthatsomeseedcakemaycontainupto10%oilor20%oilandmoisturecombined.IntheCodedifferentstowagerequirementsandemergencyproceduresandspecialprovisionsareappliedtothetwoentriesonthebasisoftheoiloroilandmoisturecontent.TheexpertfromtheUnitedStatesquestionswhethertwoentriesarereallynecessaryconsideringthattheclassification,packagingandother_DGL_ԀcolumnentriesarethesameandisnotentirelyconvincedthatdifferentstowageandemergencyschedulesarenecessaryintheCodeforseedcakewithdifferentoilcontent.WeseetwopossiblesolutionsdependingonwhethertheCommitteebelievestwoentriesarenecessary:v>mvv0  v(_i_)USUK.,vv#& %XXK;#XKX%& XkkXXXKv  vDeletetheUN2217entryandaddSP142toUN1386.## v0  v(ii)v  vChangeUK.,US.,3Gvv#&%XXkk9E#XkkX%&#XKXXXkkXE#vvtheitalicizedlighttypetextforUN1386,SEEDCAKEto containing ` vegetableoilUSUK.,vv#& %XXKF#XKX%& XkkXXXKvvwithnotmorethan10%ofoilormorethan20%ofoilandmoisture @ combinedinboththe_DGL_ԀandtheIndex. ## vv#&%XXkkF##& %%&F#vvUK.,US.,Ivwv&%%&vwvXKX%& vwvUSUK.,vr#X@XXX@K#rrUK.,US.,BLrrUSUK.,rwrLXkkXXXkkrr#L&%XLXkkTH#LXkkX%L&rxx(b)  SP36wasdeletedinthe_IMDG_ԀCodewUK.,US.,+MwUSUK.,#XkkXXLXkk_L#LXkkXXXkkbecauseitmakesabsolutelynosensetoshipSeed E cakeunderthemoregenericname_FIBRES_ԀORFABRICS,ANIMALORVEGETABLEORSYNTHETIC,N.O.S.ItisproposedthatSP36deletedfromthe_DGL_ԀandChapter3.3#XkkXXLXkkM#LXkkXXXkkUK.,US.,fMUSUK.,.  4.  IMOproposedtoaddtheword SOLIDtoanumberofpropershippingnamesandtoadda ` numberofliquid/solidshippingnames.ItisproposedthattheseproposalsbedeferreduntilnextbienniumonthebasisoftheNetherlandsproposaltodevelopguidingprinciplestoassignthecorrectUNnumbertoasubstance,mixtureorsolution.5.  TheIMOpaperproposedtodeleteanumberofspecialprovisionswhichindicatethat %#" substancesareprohibitedfortransport(i.e.SP48,60,103and206)andtoreplacethemwithasinglegeneralspecialprovisionwithalistofallprohibitedsubstances.Itisagreedthatthiscouldbedeferreduntiltheissueofprohibitedsubstancesisaddressedinacomprehensiveproposal.6.  ForUN2754,_ETHYLTOLUIDINES_,IMOproposedtoadd"seeSP162"incolumn4 ' "' becauseaccordingtothe_IMDG_ԀCodesomeisomersmayhaveaflashpointlessthan60.5CandthereforemayrequireaClass3subsidiaryrisklabel.The_IMDG_ԀCodeindicatesaflashpointrangeof7C#XkkXXLXkkN#LXkkXXXkkUK.,US.,8OUSUK.,Ԁto92C.UK.,US.,T#XkkXXLXkk]T#IncorporationofIMOsproposedamendmentwouldhighlightthefactthatsome %*$* isomersormixturesshippedunderthisentrymayrequirecommunicationoftheflammablesubrisk.However,TheexpertfromtheUnitedStateswasunabletolocateanyinformationonanyisomershavingaflashpointbelow60.5LXkkXXXkkUSUK.,ԀC.Onthisbasis,itisrecommendedthatthisproposalnotbe ,`'- adopted.#XkkXXLXkk8V#UK.,US.,WV#& %XXKpI#XKX%&  -@(.  e/*0 7.  I  MOproposedthatUN2455,MethylNitriteshouldbeprohibited.Thissubstanceis e prohibitedfortransportinthe_IMDG_ԀCode,ICAOTI,US49_CFR_,RIDand_ADR_Ԁ(seetheNoteattheendofmarginal2201,20A,page79ofthe_english_Ԁtext).#& %XXKR#XKX%& Itshouldberemovedfromthe % DangerousGoodsListandtheindexshouldberevisedtoshowthatitisprohibitedfortransport.8.  IMOproposedthatSP29beamendedbyaddingthetext:  ` ̀0  "However,packagesofUN1386ySEEDCAKEy,2216zFISHMEALzand2217{SEEDCAKE   {transportedasasinglecommodityinatransportunitareexceptedfromdisplayingtheclassnumberprovidedthetransportunitinwhichtheyarepackedismarkedwiththeUNnumber."LXkkXXXkkUSUK.,% ## Th|eexpertfromtheU|}|Nited|}~nitedStatesdoesnotsupportthisexceptionbecauseitisnotconsistentwiththehazardcommunicationrequirementsoftheUNRecommendations.Weseenoreasontoprovideexceptionsf~~por~orthesematerialsanddontbelievetheseexceptionsareinthebestinteretst n^  stsofemergencyresponders.Furthermore,incorporationofthisexceptionintheUNModelRegulationcouldleadtopartiesaskingforsimilarexceptionsforsubstanceslikeUNUN13753,_FIBRES_ԀorFABRICS,ANIMALorVEGETABLEorSYNTHETIC,N.O>.S.withoiloorUN1363COPRA.isisalongstandingexceptionintheIMDGCodeforfishmealandseedcake.It E isproposedthatthisexceptionnotbeincludedintheUNModelRegulationsandthatIMOberequestedtoconsiderremovingitfromthe_IMDG_ԀCode.,.9.  TheUnitedStatesdoesnotsupportaddingthesentence"Thisentryshallnotbeusedfor ` solidscontainingaPackingGroupIliquid."toSP218andSP216.WedonotagreethatthecorrosiveandflammableliquidsabsorbedinsolidsposeasgreatofariskasthetoxicliquidscoveredbySP217.10.  ConcerningtheproposalsonPart4,Chapter4.1,OrganicPeroxidesandSelf-Reactive % Substances,theUnitedStatessupportsthecommentsmadebytheInternationalCouncilofChemicalAssociations(_ICCA_).11.  ConcerningtheproposednoteexplainingtherelevanceofthepropershippingnameandUN @ number,theUSdoesnotagreethatthisnoteisnecessary.12.  ConcerningtheIMOproposaltoaddspeciallabelingprovisionsforselfreactivesubstances E"! theUSsupportstheproposalinprinciple.Thefollowingslightlymodifiedtextisproposed:5.2.2.1.12Specialprovisionsforthelabelingofselfreactivesubstances $$ AClass1subsidiaryrisklabelshallbeappliedfortypeBself-reactivesubstances,unlessthecompetentauthorityhaspermittedthislabeltobedispensedwithforaspecificpackagingbecausetestdatahaveprovedthattheself-reactivesubstanceinsuchapackagingdoesnotexhibitexplosivebehavior."Weagreethatconsiderationshouldbegiventoreorganizingsection5.2.2.1asproposedbyIMO.ThiscouldbedonebytheUNSecretariat.13.  WhiletheUSgenerallysupportstheproposedamendmentsconcerningmarkingoftransport -@(. unitsandbulk_packagings_,acceptanceofalloftheproposalsatthistimeisdifficultbecausetheUNdoesnotincludeadefinitionforbulkpackaging.Theproposedamendmentsshouldbedeferredto e/*0 the20012002bienniumpendingfurtherdiscussiononbulkpackagingrequirementsandfurtherconsiderationofotherneededconsequentialamendments.14.  TheUSdoesnotsupporttheIMOproposaltoincludethewording:  0  "Inadditiontotheelevatedtemperaturemark,themaximumtemperatureofthesubstanceexpectedtobereachedduringtransportshallbedurablymarkedonbothsidesoftheportabletankorinsulationjacket,immediatelyadjacenttotheelevatedtemperaturemark,incharactersatleast100mmhigh." ## TheUSseesnoreasonforincludingthemaximumtemperatureofthesubstanceexpectedtobereachedduringtransport.Webelievethattheelevatedtemperaturemarkprovidessufficientwarningtoconveytheelevatedtemperaturehazardandthattheactualtemperatureissuperfluousandunnecessarilyburdensome.15.  ConcerningtheIMOproposaltoamendthepackagemarkingexamplesin6.1,theUSagrees   thatamendmentsarenecessaryandiswillingtoparticipateinthedevelopmentofacomprehensiveproposaltobeconsideredinthe20012002biennium.#L&%XLXkkU##XkkXXLXkk[#UK.,US.,\ $XXkk$ E   _________