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Goldschmidt Chemical Corp. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
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Page 100 Seventh Street, S.W lashington, D.0 20590 Research and Special Programs Administration JAN 2 2 2001 Mr. Michael Brobst Ref. No. 00-0294 Goldschmidt Chemical Corp. 5777 Frantz Road Dublin, Ohio 43017 Dear Mr. Brobst: This responds to your October 18, 2000 letter requesting clarification on the classification of your material under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you request clarification on the proper hazard class of a solid material containing 10-20% alcohol (isopropyl or ethanol), water, and a non-hazardous organic material. Under § 173.22, it is the shipper's responsibility to properly classify a hazardous material. This Office generally does not perform that function. You state that your mixture is a solid and does not meet the hazard class criteria for a Class 3 flammable liquid material, a Division 4.1 flammable solid material nor any other hazard class defining criteria in Part 173, and is not a hazardous waste, hazardous substance, or marine pollutant. Therefore, this material is not subject to the HMR. I hope this answers your inquiry. Sincerely, Subme Hillip Delmer F. Billings Chief, Standards Development Office of Hazardous Materials Standards 173.22 000294#
Page 2goldschmidt telefax message Golaschmidt Chemical Corporation |A momber of the SKW Group Boothe 5777 Frantz Road | Dublin | OH 63017 | USA Phone: 614766-6500 Fax: 616 766-6181 First-Second Floor г.. v. /173,22 www.gotdscbmids.com 814 766-6174 Ground Floor Proper Shipping Kam to: Office of Hazardous Materials Standards 00-0294 FAX: 202-366-3012 from: Michael Brobst, Mgr. Product Stewardship TEL: 614-766-6141 FAx: 6147641481 E-MAIL. mike.brobst@us.goldschmidt.com PAGES: 01 DATE | Oct. 18, 2000 Re: Classification i have a material(s) that contain 10-20% alcohol (Isopropyl or ethanol), water, a non-haz fatty organic material. This does not meet the definition of liquid in 49CFR 171.8, with an initial melt Preliminary Screening Test described in the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria (33.2.1.4.3.1). point of >97F. Now I have a solid material, but one that does not pass the Flammable Solid How do I properly describe this material?? It is not a flammable liquid, nor is it a flammable solid, nor does it meet another hazard class. Sincerely, Michael Brobst Manager, Product Stewardship/Regulatory#
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