# Scranton Cooperage, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

**Citation:** 06-0054  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2006-04-07

06-0054 response to Scranton Cooperage, Inc. concerning 180.352.

## Document text

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of Transportation
U.S. Department
400 Seventh Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Pipeline and
Administration
Hazardous Materials Safety
APR
7 2006
Mr. Eric Spatt
Reference No.: 06-0054
Scranton Cooperage, Inc.
1264 Mid Valley Drive
Jessup, PA 18434
Dear Mr. Spatt:
This responds to your letter concerning the markings on intermediate bulk containers (IBCs)
required by § 180.352 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).
You ask what is meant by "durably mark the IBC near the manufacturer's UN design type
marking."
Section 180.352 requires the person performing routine maintenance on an IBC to durably
mark the IBC with the country in which the routine maintenance is carried out and the name or
means "able to exist for a long time without significant deterioration." It is our opinion that the
authorized symbol of the party performing the routine maintenance. "Durable" generally
required markings should remain on the IBC and be clearly legible until the next scheduled
retest and inspection.
I trust this satisfies your request.
Sincerely:
Hotte z moto
Hattie L. Mitchell
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
180.352
060054

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$180.352
IBC's
MEMO
06-0054
FROM THE OFFICE SCRANTON COOPERAGE INC.
1264 Mid Valley Drive
(570) 383-7244
Jessup PA. 18434
(570) 383-7250 FAX
ericspatt@scrantoncooperage.com
Date: 2-21-06
From : Eric Spatt
Subject: Regulation interpretation
Regulation Specialist,
We at Scranton Cooperage Inc. M# 5154 are an IBC reconditioner and we need assistance
in interpretation of a regulation §180.352 Requirements for retest and inspection
of IBCs Sub Section E This a new regulation and we are not sure what is meant by
durably mark the BC near the manufactures information
of metal, rigid plastics and composite IBCs performed by the owner of the IBC, whose State
e) Requirements applicable to routine maintenance of IBCs. Except for routine maintenance
routine maintenance shall durably mark the IBC near the manufacturer's UN design type
and name or authorized symbol is durably marked on the IBC, the party performing the
marking to show the following:
(e) (1) The County in which the routine maintenance was carried out; and
(e)(2) The name or authorized symbol of the party performing the routine maintenance.
Please advice and thank you for your assistance
Soon
Erig Spatt

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