{"operation":"document","citation":"00-0219","title":"Black Forest Marketing, LLC — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2000-08-18","effective_on":null,"summary":"00-0219 response to Black Forest Marketing, LLC concerning 178.504.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0219.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0219.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0219","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2000/000219.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nResearch and\ndministratio\npecial Program\nAUG 1.8 2000\nMr. Tom Leftwich\nRef. No. 00-0219\nBlack Forest Marketing, LLC\n24 Vardy St. Suite 101-D\nGreenville, SC 29601\nDear Mr. Leftwich:\nThis is in response to your August 8, 2000 letter regarding 49 CFR 178.504. Specifically, you ask if a\nclosed head drum that is manufactured with a 3 inch opening meets the requirements of\n§178.504(b)(5).\nSection 178.504(b)(5) states that openings in the bodies. or heads of non-removable head (1A1) drums\nmay not exceed 7.0 cm (3.0 inches) in diameter. As specified in § 171.10(a), the SI (metric) unit is the\nis provided for information only and is not intended to be the regulatory standard. Therefore, 7.0 cm\negulatory standard. A U.S. standard or customary unit appearing in parentheses following the Si uni\nnot 3.0 inches is maximum opening allowed on a UN 1A1 steel drum. Using the conversion factor in\n§ 171.10(c) for length, a more precise U.S. standard measure would be 2.7559 inches.\nI hope this information is helpful.\nSincerely,\nThomas G. Allan\nSenior Transportation Regulations Specialist\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n000219\n178.50y\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nGale\nBlack\nForest\nMarketing, LLC\n8178.5046)5)\nMarking/ Steel Drums\n00- 02/9\nMr. Edward Mazzullo\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nAugust 8, 2000\n400 7* St. S.W.\nWashington, DC 20590\nDear Mr. Mazzullo,\nI would like to receive an interpretation from your office regarding Standards for steel\ndrums, section 178.504 of 49CFR. I am particularly interested in section 178.504(b)(5)\nregarding the opening size of 1A1 drums - 7.0 cm vs. 3 inches - and how this may effect\nproducts manufactured in the US and in Europe.\nPresently, there are US manufacturers fabricating and marking containers UN1A1 with a\n3\" opening. This contradicts section 6.1.4.1.5 o\" the UN Orange book. These vessels are\nbeing sold into the chemical industry for global listribution of hazardous materials. Is it\nnot illegal to mark vessels UN1A1 with openings larger than 7.0 cm (2.755 inches) as\nindicated in the UN Orange book, as well as 49 CFR? Please refer to your letter to Mir.\nRobert Johnson of Florida Drum dated January ri, 1995; it states that the metric unit is the\nregulatory standard. Also, is it legal to ship conrainers marked UN1A1 with a 3\" opening\noutside the US?\nWe represent a European container manufacturer and would like to import product into\nthe US. This manufacturer will only mark vessels with a 7.0 cm or less opening UN1A1;\nanything greater than 7.0 cm will be marked UN1A2. Attempting to mark vessels\nUNIAIW with a 3\" opening is not permissible, according to our European UN\ncompetent authorities. What is your interpretatiun on this issue?\nWe would like to offer our domestic customers i product that can legally be used in the\nUS, as well as globally. We appreciate your ass stance and consideration in this matter,\nand look forward to your reply.\nSincerely,\nTony fake\nTom Leftwich\nBlack Forest Marketing, LLC\n24 Vardry St. • Suite 101-D • Greenville, SC 29601\n864-282-2301/2302 • Fax 864-282.1303 • blackforestmktg@aol.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":3185}