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The phrase “RESIDUE: LAST CONTAINED” on a shipping paper indicates a tank car that contains residue from a hazardous material.
Residue: Last contained requirements apply to shippers and offerors of hazardous materials by rail when the tank car only contains residue.
The shipping paper for a packaging (other than a tank car) containing the residue of a hazardous material may include the words “RESIDUE: LAST CONTAINED” immediately before or after the basic shipping description of the hazardous material last contained in the packaging.
For a tank car containing the residue of a hazardous material, the description on a shipping paper must include the phrase “RESIDUE: LAST CONTAINED” immediately before or after the basic shipping description, OR immediately preceding the proper shipping name.
For more information see Shipping papers.