What does the term “offeror” mean?
“Offeror” is a term used in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) hazardous material regulations. Since the manifest serves as a shipping paper for the purposes of compliance with U.S. DOT hazardous material regulations, the term is also used in the hazardous waste manifest regulations. An “offeror” is a person who performs, or is responsible for performing, any pretransportation function required under U.S. DOT hazardous material regulations, or a person who tenders, or makes a hazardous material available to a carrier for transportation in commerce. “Pretransportation functions” related to U.S. DOT requirements include activities such as determining a material’s hazard class, selecting a packaging, making and labeling a package, filling a hazardous materials package, preparing a hazardous material shipping paper (including a hazardous waste manifest), providing emergency response information, and certifying that a hazardous material is in proper condition for transportation i
