{"operation":"document","citation":"00-0355","title":"Safety-Kleen Inc — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2001-01-26","effective_on":null,"summary":"00-0355 response to Safety-Kleen Inc concerning 172.101.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0355.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0355.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0355","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2000/000355.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nof Transportation\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nJAN 2 6 2001\nMs. Jean M. Soltys\nRef. No.\n00-0355\nEnvironmental Manager\nSafety-Kleen Inc.\n221 Sutton street\nNorth Andover, MA 01845\nDear Ms. Soltys:\nregarding the use of the shipping name,\nIhis 1s in response to your December 12, 2000 letter,\n\"Environmentally\nHazardous Materials\nHazardous Substance, (liquid or solid), nos\" under the\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) -\nThe proper shipping name, \"Environmentally Hazardous\nSubstance, (liquid or solid), nos, \" may be used for a material\nnot specifically listed in § 172.101, which meets the\ndefinition of a Class 9 material. A material need not meet\nthe definition of a hazardous substance in § 171.8 to be\nA material can meet the Class 9 definition for reasons other\nthan being a hazardous\nsubstance.\nFurther, while the United\nStates Environmental Protection Agency does not require the\nuse of a manifest for universal wastes, certain states have\nnot adopted parts or all of the Universal Waste program.\nTherefore, if a\nmaterial is subject to the Uniform Hazardous\nWaste Manifest in 40 CFR Part 262 in a particular state, the\nmaterial will,\nat minimum, meet the definition of a \"hazardous\nwaste\" under § 171.8.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\n/\nTransportation\nRegulations Specialist\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n172.101\n000355\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nBAH\nACIntyre\n§ 112.101\nProper Shiping Name\nDecember 12, 2000\n00-0355\nMr. Delmer F. Billings\nChief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Material Standards\nUSDOT/RSPA (DHM10)\n400 7* Street SW\nWashington DC 20590-0001\nDear Mr. Billings:\nThis letter is written to request clarification on the use of the proper DOT Shipping\nName, Environmentally Hazardous Substance, liquid or solid, nos.\nBased on the definition of Hazardous Substance found in 49 CFR 171.8, it was our\nunderstanding that a material had to meet the definition of a hazardous substance before\nthe use of the shipping name would be appropriate. However, we have placed severa.\nanswer we have received indicated that an item such as universal waste, which would\ncalls to the DOT hotline regarding this question and have received varying answers. One\nhave been shipped as hazardous waste prior to the Universal Waste Rule, should stay as a\nclass 9 material, using the Environmentally Hazardous shipping name, even if the\nmaterial did not exceed its RQ and was no longer considered a hazardous waste.\nConversely, we have obtained a copy of a letter from your office addressed to Jerry Davis\nof Safety-Kleen in 1998, which indicates the opposite (see attached).\nCould you please respond in writing to this request so that we may go forward using this\nshipping name correctly? Thank you for your help.\nSincerely,\nEnvironmental Manager\nJean M. Soltys\nenclosure\nSAFETY-KLEEN (NE), INC.","truncated":false,"body_characters":2908}