# The Dow Company — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

**Citation:** 05-0298  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2006-01-17

05-0298 response to The Dow Company concerning 172.205.

## Document text

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JAN 17 2006
Mr. Phil Stewart
Ref. No. 05-0298
The Dow Company
1424 Vidal Street
Sarina, ON N7T 8C6
Dear Mr. Stewart,
This is in response to your letter dated November 20, 2005, concerning the transportation
of a waste that does not meet the definition of hazardous waste, but may meet the
definition of a hazardous material in § 171.8 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations
(HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask if the material described above is
subject to the HMR, including the shipping paper requirements in Part 172, Subpart C, if
your company transports it across public roads.
For the purposes of the HMR a "hazardous waste" is any material subject to the
Hazardous Waste Manifesting Requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency specified in 40 CFR Part 262 (§ 171.8). Therefore, a material is not considered
to be a hazardous waste if it is not required to be manifested as a hazardous waste under
40 CFR Part 262. However, the shipper is required to determine if the material meets the
definition of a hazardous material provided in § 171.8 (Shipper's Responsibility; see
§ 173.22). The definition of a hazardous material is not limited to hazardous wastes, it
also includes:
5. Materials that meet the defining criteria for hazard classes and divisions
171.11
172.205
050298

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contact this office.
Sincerely,

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05-0298
Email:
pjstewart@dow.com
Name:
Phil Stewart
Category: Other questions?
Organization: The Dow Chemical Company
Street: 1425 Vidal St. S
City: Sarnia
Zip Code: N7T 8C6
Country: ON
Phone:
519 339 5047
Fax:
519
339
3912
Comments: Part 172.205 - Hazardous Waste Manifest
The regulation incidates that a waste manifest is required if hazardous waste is
transported "in commerce."
It is my understanding that if a hazardous waste truck travels along or transverses across
a public highway, the DOT HMR apply i.e. specification packaging, placarding and the
issuance of a waste manifest.
However, under 40CFR 262.20 (f), 262.32 (b) - Waste Manifest, "The requirement states that
this subpart does not apply to the transport of hazardous wastes on a public or private
right-of-way within or along the border of contiguous property under the control of the
same person, even if such contiguous property is divided by a public or private right-of-
way"
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question of issuing a waste manifest? 2) Would DOT shipping papers other than waste manifest
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