# ICL-IP America, Inc — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation **Citation:** 18-0077 **Type / status:** guidance / guidance **Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration **Effective:** Not stated **Published:** 2019-02-12 18-0077 response to ICL-IP America, Inc concerning 171.4, 172.504. ## Document text <<>> U.S. Department of Transportation Plpellne and Hazardou, Mat.rial• Safety Admlnlatratlon 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 DEC 1 2 2018 Levi Howell Regulatory Affairs Specialist ICL-IP America, Inc. 11636 Huntington Road Gallipolis Ferry, WV 25515 Reference No. 18-0077 Dear Mr. Howell: This letter is in response to your May 17, 2018, letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to marine pollutants. You describe two products classified as "UN3077, Environmentally hazardous substance, solid, n.o.s., 9, III, Marine Pollutant" and "UN3082, Environmentally hazardous substance, liquid, n.o.s., 9, III, Marine Pollutant," respectively. You state these products do not meet any other hazard class and ask if they are subject to the HMR when shipped in non-bulk or bulk packages by motor vehicle, rail car, or aircraft. In accordance with § 171.4, non-bulk packages of marine pollutants are not subject to the HMR when transported · via highway, rail, or aircraft. However, the HMR regulate bulk packages of a marine pollutant transported in commerce as a hazardous material. For domestic transportation by all modes, a marine pollutant in a bulk quantity that meets the hazard class definition for a Class 9 material (see§ 173.140) must be accompanied by a shipping paper and packaged, marked, and labeled in compliance with the HMR, but it is not required to be placarded (see § 172.504(±)(9)). However, a bulk packaging must be marked with the appropriate identification number on a CLASS 9 placard, an orange panel, or a white square-on-point display configuration as required by subpart D of part 172. Additionally, a marine pollutant meeting the definition of any other hazard class must comply with the applicable requirements in the HMR for shipping papers, packaging, marking, labeling, and placarding for each hazard class, as appropriate. I hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance. Sincerely, ~,??0~ T. Glenn Foster Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch Standards and Rulemaking Division <<>> January, lkeya CTR (PHMSA) From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Importance: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) Thursday, May 17, 2018 5:16 PM Hazmat Interps FW: Request for Letter of Interpretation DOT Request for Interpretation_ICL_05-17-2018.pdf High Hi lkeya, Below is a request for a letter of interpretation. Mr. Howell spoke with Eugenio regarding his request. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Jodi From: Howell, Kenneth L [mailto:Kenneth.Howell@lcl-Group.com] Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 2:10 PM To: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) Subject: Request for Letter of Interpretation Importance: High Good Afternoon, Attached you will find our request for a Formal Letter of Interpretation from the agency. Once the agency has completed their review, please mail the approved response to the following: ICL-IP America, Inc. 11636 Huntington Road Gallipolis Ferry, WV 25515 If there are any questions or requests for additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me via phone at (304) 675-1150 ext. 483 or email at kenneth.howell@icl-group.com. Thank you and have a good day. Best Regards, Levi Howell Regulatory Affairs Specialist 11636 Huntington Road Gallipolis Ferry, WV 25515 Tel: 304-675-1150 ext 483 Cell: 304-389-3811 Email: kenneth.howell@icl-group.com AICL 1 <<>> ~).ICL\. Industrial aa, \. Products _:;;;~ ~ Where needs take us Levi Howell Regulatory Affairs Specialist May 17, 2018 U.S. Department of Transportation {DOT) PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Standards {PHH-10) East Building 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590-0001 RE: REQUEST FOR LETTER OF INTERPRETATION Dear Sir or Madam: We are contacting the agency with this formal request for a letter of interpretation regarding the regulations for Class 9 Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials and Marine Pollutants, and how they apply under the exemption prescribed in 49 CFR 171.4(c){l). In the two scenarios described below, 2 products are classified as: Product 1: UN3077, Environmentally hazardous substance, solid, n.o.s (technical name), 9, Ill, Marine Pollutant Product 2: UN3082, Environmentally hazardous substance, liquid, n.o.s (technical name), 9, Ill Marine Pollutant Product 1 and Product 2 are assigned class 9 solely due to their being Marine Pollutants. Applying 49 CFR 171.4{c){l): Except when all or part of the transportation is by vessel, the requirements of this subchapter specific to marine pollutants do not apply for non-bulk packagings transported by motor vehicle, rail car, or aircraft. Question 1: Since our classifications of Product 1 and Product 2 are based only upon their classification being Marine Pollutants in accordance with 49 CFR 172.101 Appendix B, if Product 1 and Product 2 are transported by motor vehicle, rail car, or aircraft in non-bulk packagings, would the exception (49 CFR 171.4{c){l)) exclude these materials from all requirements of Subchapter C including assignment to class 9, marking, labeling, placarding and hazardous material shipping papers as prescribed in that subchapter? If not regulated, are Product 1 and Product 2 considered non-hazardous, thus exempted from the HMR, when shipped in non-bulk packagings via motor vehicle, rail car, or aircraft? ICL-IP America, Inc. 11636 Huntington Road Gallipolis Ferry, WV 25515 Tel. 304-675-1150 ext. 483 Fax. 304-675-4657 E-mail: kenneth.howell@icl-group.com <<>> Levi Howell Regulatory Affairs Specialist Question 2: If under a different scenario these were in bulk containers they would be fully regulated as class 9 requiring marking, labeling, placarding and hazardous material shipping papers as required in the subchapter? If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact me by phone (Office: (304) 675-1150 ext. 483 or Cell: (304) 389-3811) or via email kenneth.howell@icl-group.com. Sincerely, Levi Howell Regulatory Affairs Specialist ICL-IP America, Inc. 11636 Huntington Road Gallipolis Ferry, WV 25515 Tel. 304-675-1150 ext. 483 Fax. 304-675-4657 E-mail: kenneth.howell@icl-group.com ## Provenance - Official: Yes - Source: - Source ID: `phmsa` - SHA-256: `b75036618728d82233ab6e36a5ce89c5819c8db123ed5c04b6e512a91be587ec` - Retrieved: 2026-08-20T00:59:31.977Z - Exported: 2026-08-23T23:36:43.520Z - Document slug: `phmsa-interpretation-18-0077` ### Source metadata ```json { "materialSubtype": "interpretation", "interpretationArea": "hazardous_materials", "representation": "full_text_from_official_pdf", "companies": [ "ICL-IP America, Inc" ], "individuals": [ "Levi Howell" ], "refIds": [ "18-0077" ], "catalogDates": [ "2019-02-12" ], "catalogParts": [ 171, 172 ], "catalogRowCount": 3, "sourceRecordUrls": [ "https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/node/71101" ], "linkedAttachmentUrls": [], "unavailableResponseUrls": [], "duplicateRepresentationUrls": [], "citedSections": [ "171.4", "172.504", "173.140", "172.101" ], "catalogPageUrls": [ "https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/regulations/title49/part/172", "https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/regulations/title49/section/1714", "https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/regulations/title49/section/172504" ], "pdfUrls": [ "https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/70426/180077.pdf" ], "representations": [ { "viewUrl": "https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/70426/180077.pdf", "detailUrl": null, "detailHtmlPath": null, "pdfUrl": "https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/70426/180077.pdf", "pdfArtifactPath": "data/sources/phmsa-interpretations/18-0077-c6352e1531.pdf", "pdfArtifactSha256": "0290e4f4be3c438fadff5f1ed53790f16cf7c4d622c1d3984ab4bd3da9aff3ce", "extractedTextPath": "data/sources/phmsa-interpretations/18-0077-c6352e1531.v2.txt", "extractedTextSha256": "e05e0fdb9125e6d25f850d577f4d90eeda2c16992ed2be1cbf316e990347958d", "pageCount": 4, "extractionVersion": 2 } ], "caveat": "Interpretations apply regulations to the facts presented and do not create independently enforceable requirements.", "jurisdiction": "US" } ```