{"operation":"document","citation":"00-0099","title":"Oakite Products, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2000-04-21","effective_on":null,"summary":"00-0099 response to Oakite Products, Inc. concerning 171.8.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0099.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0099.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0099","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2000/000099.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\n400 Seventh Street, S W\nof Transportation\nWashington, D.C\n20590\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nAPR 2 1 2000\nMr. Barry L. Dance\nRef. No. 00-0099\nOakite\nProducts, Inc.\nCorporate Transportation Manager\n13177 Huron River Drive\nRomulus, MI\n48174\nDear Mr. Dance:\nThis is in response to your letter dated March 29, 2000\nregarding the definition of a hazardous sübstance under the\nHazardous Materials\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).\nUnder § 171.8, a hazardous substance is defined as a material,\nincluding its\nmixtures and solutions, that: (1) is listed in\nAppendix A to § 172.101 of the HMR;\n(2) is in a quantity, in\none package, which equals or exceeds its reportable quantity;\nand (3) is in a concentration by weight which equals or\nexceeds the concentration corresponding to the Re of the\nmaterial, as shown in the table under § 171.8.\nhydroxide (47 percent concentration) in three different\nIn your letter, you state that your company packages sodium\npackages, one containing 1,410 pounds of sodium hydroxide, and\ntwo other packages each containing less than 1,000 pounds of\nsodium hydroxide.\nSodium hydroxide has an RQ of 1,000 pounds.\nTo meet the definition of a hazardous substance, the quantity\nof sodium hydroxide in each package must equal or exceed 1,000\npounds and 2 percent concentration by weight. You are correct\nin your understanding that only the package containing 1,410\npounds of sodium hydroxide meets the definition of a hazardous\nsubstance.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nGale\nTransportation Regulations Specialists\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n1118\n000099\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nBAH\n51718 Hazsub\nChemetall Oakite\nFax. (734) 941-2193\nTel. (734) 941-3800 44 7»\nInternet Address: http://www.oakite.com\nemail: barry.dance@chemetall.com\nMarch 29, 2000\n00 - 0099\nUS Department of Transportation\nonched Special Propert Almitation,\nWashington, DC 20590\nMr. Billings,\nI am writing for clarification regarding RQ, Hazardous Substances, and the interpretation of 171.8,\nHazardous Substance definition, and 172.203 (c) (2).\ningredients. The concentration of the sodium hydroxide is 47%. We package the product in\nWe have a product that is liquid solution of sodium hydroxide, water, and other non-hazardous\nseveral different sizes and the solution meets the definition for class 8, PG II. Our shipping\nof the package is shown in the following table:\ndescription is: Sodium Hydroxide, Solution, 8, UN 1824, PG II. We add RQ depending on the size\nPackage net weight\nRQ added to description\n500 Ibs.\n50 Ibs.\nNO\nNO\n3000 Ibs.\nYES\nif I properly interpret 171.8 Hazardous Substance definition and 172.203 (c) (2), our 3000-pound\nnet package requires RQ because:\n1. Sodium hydroxide is listed in 172.10, Appendix A, Table 1 as a Hazardous\nSubstance\n2. The sodium hydroxide net content is 1,410 pounds (47% of 3000) which exceeds the\n3. The concentration of the sodium nydroxide in the solution exceeds 2%\n1000 Reportable Quantity amount, and\nThe other two packages do not require RQ designation because the net content of sodium\n172.10, Appendix A, Table 1.\nhydroxide in the package does not exceed the 1000 pound Reportable Quantity amount shown in\nCan you advise if I am properly interpreting the regulations in this example?\nSincerely\nBarry L. Dance\nCorporate Transportation Manager\nOakite Products, Inc. • 13177 Huron River Drive • Romulus, MI 48174","truncated":false,"body_characters":3421}