{"operation":"document","citation":"00-0121","title":"Eveready Products Corporation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2000-05-24","effective_on":null,"summary":"00-0121 response to Eveready Products Corporation concerning 173.150.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0121.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0121.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0121","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2000/000121.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nWashington, D.C.\nResearch and\ndministratiol\npecial Program\nMAY 2 4 2000\nMr. Sam Vandivort\nEveready Products Corporation\nRef. No. 00-0121\n1101 Belt Line Street\nCleveland, OH 44109-2896\nDear Mr. Vandivort:\nthe transportation of a combustible liquid in a non-bulk\nThis is in response to your letter dated April 6, 2000 regarding\npackaging under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR\nParts 171-180). Specifically, you ask if a material reclassed as\na combustible liquid in accordance with $ 173.150(f) (1) is\nsubject to the marking, labeling, placarding, and shipping paper\nrequirements of the HMR when transported in non-bulk packagings.\nSection 173.150 (f) (1) provides that shippers may reclass\nflammable liquid as a combustible liquid if the material's\nflashpoint is at or above 38°C (100°F) and does not meet the\ndomestic transportation and does not apply to transportation by\ndefinition of any other hazard\nclass. This exception is for\nvessel\nimpracticable.\nor aircraft, except where other means of transportation is\ntransported in a non-bulk packaging is not subject to the HMR\nIn accordance with § 173.150 (f) (2), a combustible liquid\nunless it is a hazardous substance, a hazardous waste, or a\nmarine pollutant.\nI hope this\nsatisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nTransportation Regulations Specialist\nOffice of Hazardous Materials\nStandards\n173.150\n000121\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nEVEREADY\nPRODUCTS CORPORATION\n1101 Belt Line Street • Cleveland, Ohio 44109-2896 • (216) 661-2755 • Fax (216) 741-1391\n:\nBAH\n$113.150\n00-0121\n6 April 2000\nDirector of the Office of Hazardous Material Standards\nMr. Edward Mazzullo,\n400 7' Street SW\nWashington DC, 20590\nDear Mir. Mazzulio,\nfollowing\nI am writing to request a review of my interpretation of the shipping regulations as they apply to the\nI have a product that has a proper shipping name Terpene Hydrocarbon, N.O.S., Class 3 (flammable\nthe definition of any other hazard class, and is not a hazardous substance, hazardous waste or a\nliquid) (flash point 115 degrees F), and identification number UN2319. The product does not meet\nmarine pollutant.\nunderstanding is that I can reclass the product as a combustible liquid for ground transportation and\nWhen I review the Exceptions for Class 3 and Combustible Liquids 49 CFR 173.150 (Đ) my\nthe marking, labeling and shipping paper requirements required for a Class 3 liquid no longer apply.\nIn essence, it is no longer regulated.\nIs this a correct interpretation of the regulations?\nThank you for your assistance with this matter. Should you have any questions please contact me at\nthe above telephone number.\nYours truly,\nSam Vandivort\n....\n.............\n... ..\nAEROSOL AND LIQUID PACKAGING","truncated":false,"body_characters":2733}