# Hazmat, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation **Citation:** 09-0192 **Type / status:** guidance / guidance **Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration **Effective:** Not stated **Published:** 2009-10-01 09-0192 response to Hazmat, Inc. concerning 172.800, 173.13. ## Document text <<>> U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590 Mr. Paul J. Dambek Hazmat, Inc. 12 Kimball Hill Road Hudson,NH 03051-3915 Ref. No.: 09-0192 Dear Mr. Darnbek: This responds to your August 1 1,2009 letter requesting clarification of registration and security plan requirements under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-1 80). Your questions are paraphrased and answered below. Q1. A shipper offers for transportation 4,900 pounds of a Class 3 flammable liquid in non- bulk packages in a single shipment. Is the shipper required to register under 5 107.601 and prepare a security plan under 4 172.800? Al. Yes. A shipment of 4,900 pounds of a Class 3 material must be placarded. See 5 172.504(b). In accordance with 5 107.60l(a)(6), a person who offers for transportation or transports a shipment that must be placarded under the provisions of Subpart F of Part 172 of the HMR must register and pay a registration fee. In accordance with $ 172.800(b)(7), a person who offers for transportation or transports a quantity of hazardous material that requires placarding under the provisions of Subpart F of Part 172 must develop and adhere to a security plan. 42. A shipper offers for transportation 4,900 pounds of a Class 3 material and 4,900 pounds of a Class 9 material in non-bulk packages in one shipment. Is the shipper required to register under $ 107.60 1 and prepare a security plan under $ 172.800? A2. Yes. See Al. Q3. A shipper offers for transportation 10 pounds of Division 4.3 material in non-bulk packages in a single shipment. Is the shipper required to register under 5 107.601 and prepare a security plan under $ 172.800? A3. Yes. A shipment of any quantity of Division 4.3 material must be placarded. See $ 172.504(e). In accordance with 107.601(a)(6), a person who offers for transportation or transports a shipment that must be placarded under the provisions of Subpart F of Part 172 of the HMR must register and pay a registration fee. In accordance with $ 172.800(b)(7), a <<>> - 2 - October I , 2009 person who offers for transportation or transports a quantity of hazardous material that requires placarding under the provisions of Subpart F of Part 172 must develop and adhere to a security plan. Q4. A shipper offers for transportation 10 pounds of Division 4.3 material in non-bulk packages in a single shipment and packages the material in accordance with § 173.13. Is the shipper required to register under 5 107.60 1 and prepare a security plan under § 172.800? A4. No. Shipments of Class 4.3 materials are excepted from the placarding requirements if prepared for transportation in accordance with 5 173.1 3. Therefore, the registration and security plan requirements do not apply to persons offering for transportation or transporting these shipments. I trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance. attie L. Mitchell Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Office of Hazardous Materials Standards <<>> HA 2%~ T HAZMATEAM, ZNC. 12 Kimball Hill Rd. 3107.60, Hudson, NH 0305 1-39 15 Telephone (603) 882-1 112 lATA g 172. 800 . DANGEROUS GOODS Fax (603) 882-65 12 ACCREDITED SCHOOL E-Mail: hazmatearn@earthlink.net Rq ;ss~cc+IO~? August 1 1,2009 Office of Hazardous Materials Standards Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration ATTN: PHH-10 U.S. Department of Transportation 400 7th Street Washington, D.C. 20590 Dear Sirs: I have questions concerning the applicability of Registration (49 CFR 107.601) and Security Plans (49 CFR 172.800). Consider the following four scenarios #1) If a shipper offers for transportation 4900 pounds of Class 3 chemicals in non-bulk packages in one shipment, must this shipper register pursuant to 49 CFR 107.601 and prepare a security plan pursuant to 49 CFR 172.800? #2) If a shipper offers for transportation 4900 pounds of Class 3 and 4900 pounds of Class 8 chemicals in non-bulk packages in one shipment, must this shipper register pursuant to 49 CFR 107.601 and prepare a security plan pursuant to 49 CFR 172.800? . . ' * , . .,. . #3) If a shipper offers for transportation 10 pounds of Division 4.3 material in non-bulk packages in one shipment, must this shipper register pursuant to 49 CFR 107.60 1 and prepare a security plan pursuant to 49 CFR 172.800? #4) If the same material described in Scenario #3) is packaged per 49 CFR 173.13, must this shipper register pursuant to 49 CFR 107.601 and prepare a security plan pursuant to 49 CFR 172.800? Your assistance is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Paul Fdd J. ## Provenance - Official: Yes - Source: - Source ID: `phmsa` - SHA-256: `038e9660030a69d0dafabf7982019de5e6137127bacb094c3b1b3682a61e592f` - Retrieved: 2026-08-20T00:59:31.977Z - Exported: 2026-08-23T13:56:45.230Z - Document slug: `phmsa-interpretation-09-0192` ### Source metadata ```json { "materialSubtype": "interpretation", "interpretationArea": "hazardous_materials", "representation": "full_text_from_official_pdf", "companies": [ "Hazmat, Inc." ], "individuals": [ "Mr. Paul J. 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