# Tandem Technologies International — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

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- **citation:** 00-0196
- **title:** Tandem Technologies International — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2000-08-22
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** 00-0196 response to Tandem Technologies International concerning 173.150.
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U.S. Department
400 Seventh St., S.W.
of Transportation
Washington, D.C. 20590
Special Programs
Research and
Administration
AUG 1 5 2000
Mr. R. Jett Rich
Ref. No. 00-0196
Tandem Technologies
International
108 Columbia Way
Carrollton,
GA
30117-2024
Dear Mr. Rich:
This is in response to your letter dated July 10, 2000
regarding the transportation of a combustible liquid under the
Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) .
Specifically, you ask if a liquid that meets the definition of
a combustible liquid under § 173.120(b) is subject to the HMR
when transported in a non-bulk packaging.
The answer is no. As provided by § 173.120 (b) (1), a
point above 60.5°C (141°F) and below 93°C (200°F) and that
combustible liquid is defined as a material that has a flash
does not meet the definition of any other hazard class under
the HMR. A combustible liquid transported in a non-bulk
packaging is not subject to the HMR unless it is a hazardous
substance, a hazardous waste, or a marine pollutant
(§ 173.150 (f) (2)) •
I hope this satisfies your request.
Sincerely,
Office of Hazardous Materials
000196
173.150(f)

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FROM : TANDEM TECHNOLOGIES INTL
FAX NO. : 770 830 1503
Jul. 10 2000 11:32AM P1
Fandem
Lechnologies
150
international
8173.
00-0196
ATTN; JEFF FURR
DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION
400 SEVENTH ST. S.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590
JEFF;
I AM REQUESTING WRITTEN CONFIRMATION ON THE SUBJECT OF COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS.
WE ARE FORMULATING A PRODUCT THAT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A COMBUSTIBLE •
LIQUID UNDER 173.120 (B). THIS PRODUCT HAS A FLASH POINT OF 142 -144 DEGREES.
WHEN SHIPPED IN NON-BULK PACKAGINGS I.E., 5 GAL PAILS AND 55 GAL. DRUMS,
DOES THE PRODUCT GET REMOVED FROM THE HMR ALTOGETHER. IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDIN
THAT IT
DOES GET REMOVED FROM THE HMR, AND WE COULD THEN SHIP THE
PRODUCT AS A "CLEANING COMPOUND- NON-HAZARDOUS." THE COMPOSITION
OF THIS PRODUCT IS A MIXTURE OF PETROLEUM DISTILLATES AND COSOLVENTS
THAT ARE NOT HAZARDOUS WASTES. WE FEEL THAT OUR PRODUCT IS EXEMPT FROM
THE HMR UNDER 173.150: PLEASE TELL US IF WE ARE CORRECT.
YOU CAN SEND
YOUR RESPONSE LETTER TO: TANDEM TECHNOLOGIES INT'L, 108
COLUMBIA WAY, CARROLLTON, GA. 30117 OR TO TTI. P.O. BOX 1125 CARROLLTON,
GEORGIA, 30117.
• THANK YOU,
R. JETT• RICH
PRESIDENT.
Envirormextal Аншегь Through Chemistry
P.O. Box 1125 • Carrollton, Georgia 30117 » (404) 830-1958
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