{"operation":"document","citation":"00-0017","title":"Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2000-09-21","effective_on":null,"summary":"00-0017 response to Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc. concerning 176.83.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0017.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0017.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0017","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2000/000017.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nSEP 2 | 2000\nMr. H. Dever Mahoney Jr.\nRef. No. 00-0017\nAssistant Manager\nHazardous Cargo Division\nMediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc.\n420 Fifth Avenue\nNew York, NY 10018\nDear Mr. Mahoney:\nThis is in response to your letter dated January 6, 2000, regarding stowage requirements for foodstuffs\nand corrosive liquids under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).\nSpecifically, you ask if a foodstuff which is also a Class 3 hazardous material may be stowed with a\nClass 8 corrosive liquid in the same freight container or transport unit.\nThe answer is yes. Section 176.800(a) states that each package requiring a Class 8 (Corrosive) label\nmust be stowed clear from living quarters and away from foodstuffs. Section 176.83(c)(2)(ii) defines\n\"away from\" to mean a minimum horizontal separation of three meters (10 feet) projected vertically.\nYour foodstuff is also a Class 3 hazardous material; however, § 176.83(b) does not require segregation\nbetween Class 3 and Class 8 materials. Therefore, the only segregation requirements you must meet\nare those of § 176.800(a).\nCorrosive materials must be effectively segregated from foodstuffs so that they cannot react\ndangerously in the event of an accident but may be stowed in the same freight container provided a\nminimum horizontal separation of three meters (ten feet) inside the container is obtained.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nlo\nund?. Mazur\nEdward T. Mazzullo\nDirector, Office of Hazardous\nMaterials Standards\n176.83\n000017\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nilelson\n$176.83\n0 |\nMEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY (USA) INC. 00-0017\nS\n420 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018-2702\nPhone (212) 827-1633 Fax (212)-575-5345\nJanuary 6, 2000\nMr. Robert A. McGuire\nResearch And Special Programs Administration\nDeputy Associate Administrator\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Safety\nDear Mr. McGuire,\nMSC, USA is being offered for shipment the following cargo in the same container:\nExtracts, Flavoring, Liquid, Class 3, UN 1197, Packaging\nGroup Ill\nCorrosive Liquid, Acidic, Inorganic, NOS (Phosphoric\nClass 8, UN 3264, PG III\nAcid)\nmentioned commodities may not be shipped in the same container for the following reasons:\nAs the U.S.C.G. finds that Extracts, Flavoring Liquid is considered \"foodstuff\", it is our position that the above\n• 49 CFR 176.800 (a) states that \"Each package required to have a Class 8 (corrosive) label thereon being\ntransported on a vessel must be stowed clear of living quarters, and away from foodstuffs...\"\n• Since it is the shipper's intent to ship these commodities in the same transport unit, 49 CFR 176.83 (d),\nwhich states \"Two hazardous materials for which any segregation is required may not be stowed in the\nsame transport unit\", would apply. This is contrary to shippers opinion who believes that section 176.83\n• Since there is no clear stipulation as to the segregation of Foodstuffs and class 8 cargo in the same\n(c) (2)(ii) should apply, which is clearly for breakbulk cargo and not containerized cargo.\ncontainer, 49 CFR 176.83 (a) (5) would apply. This section states, \"whenever hazardous materials are\nstowed together, whether or not in a transport unit, the segregation of such hazardous materials from\nothers must always be in accordance with the most restrictive requirements for any of the hazardous\nmaterials concerned.\"\n• 49CFR 176.83 (d) is the most restrictive and therefor It is our position that these commodities can not be\nshipped in the same transport unit.\nPlease advise if this interpretation of the code is correct.\nThank you for your consideration of this matter. If you require further information, please do not hesitate to\ncontact the undersigned at (212) 827-1633 or via e-mail.\nRegards,\nI Dever materey Of.\nH. Dever Mahoney Jr.\nAssistant Manager\nHazardous Cargo Division\nE-mail: dmahoney@medship.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":3970}