# Carolina Filters, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

**Citation:** 08-0048  
**Type / status:** guidance / guidance  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2008-04-16

08-0048 response to Carolina Filters, Inc. concerning 172.800.

## Document text

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U.S. Department
of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety
Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave.. S.E.
Wash~ngton. DC 20590
APR 7 6 2008
Mr. Morgan Campbell
Environmental Manager/Plant Engineer
Carolina Filters, Inc.
P.O. Box 716
Sumter, SC 291 5 1
Ref. No.: 08-0048
Dear Mr. Campbell:
This responds to your February 26,2008, letter regarding the security plan requirements
under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-1 80). Specifically,
you ask if the security plan requirements apply to hazardous waste in Class 3 (flammable
liquid) offered in quantities of over 1,000 pounds, and to other hazardous materials received
and used in a process at the facility.
In accordance with $1 72.800(b), each person who offers for transportation or transports in
commerce one of the listed hazardous materials must develop and implement a security plan.
Therefore, hazardous waste in Class 3 (flammable liquid) offered in quantities of over 1,000
pounds requiring placarding is subject to the security plan provisions under the HMR.
However, since you are not offering for transportation or transporting the hazardous
materials your company only receives and uses at its facility, you are not required to develop
and implement a security plan to include such materials.
I hope this information is helpful. If we can be of fbrther assistance, please contact us.
Sincerely, eP
khief, Standards Development
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards

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February 26,2008
To: Infocntr@dot.gov -
To Whom It May Concern:
I work for a small company that happens to be a large quantity generator of hazardous
waste (flammable, and thus placarded). Currently, our company utilizes a third party to
transport this waste at less than 1000 pounds per shipment. In addition, our company
receives and stores several hazardous materials; however all of these materials are used in
our process and are not shipped.
I am currently in the process of writing a security plan which will allow for shipment of
this hazardous waste at intervals greater than 1000 pounds. My interpretation of 172.800
is that only the hazardous materials offered for shipment (i.e. our hazardous waste) needs
to be covered by this security plan. All other hazardous materials which we receive (and
use in process), need not be covered. Is this a correct interpretation?
A formal interpretation would be appreciated.
Regards,
Morgan Campbell
Environmental ManagerIPlant Engineer
Carolina Filters, Inc
P.O. Box 716
Sumter, SC 29 1 5 1
Cell: 803-968-071 1
PO. Box 716
109 E. Newberry Ave.
Surnter, SC 29151
OFFICE: 803-773-6842
FAX: 803-775-61 90

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