{"operation":"document","citation":"02-0043","title":"R+L Carriers — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2002-02-22","effective_on":null,"summary":"02-0043 response to R+L Carriers concerning 172.504.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0043.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0043.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0043","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2002/020043.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nResearch and\nWashington, D.C. 20590\npecial Program\ndministratio\nFEB 2 2 2002\nMr. Dana Probasco\nR+L Carriers\nHaz-Mat Specialist, Safety Dept.\nRef. No. 02-0043\nP.O. Box 271\nWilmington, OH 45177-0271\nDear Mr. Probasco:\nThis responds to your February 6, 2002 letter concerning placarding requirements in the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). You ask how to placard a\ntransport vehicle containing a Class 8 (corrosive), UN 1780, material in a bulk container\nweighing 1,500 pounds and a Class 3 (flammable liquid), UN 1993, material in a non-bulk\npackage weighing 500 Ibs. Specifically, you asked if the weights of the two materials are added\ntogether to determine placarding requirements.\nThe answer is no. Section 172.504(c) provides a placarding exception exclusively for non-bulk\npackages containing Table 2 materials, as defined in § 172.504(e), in a transport vehicle or\nreight container. If the aggregate gross weight of the non-bulk packages and their contents i\ness than 454 kilograms (1,001 pounds), a placard is not required for these materials. However\n§ 172.504(a) requires the transport vehicle or freight container to be placarded if it contains a\nbulk packaging of a Table 2 material. Therefore, the correct placard for your packaging scenario\nis \"CORROSIVE.\" Although § 172.502 permits the use of a \"FLAMMABLE\" placard in\naddition to the \"CORROSIVE\" placard, it is not required.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nTransportation Regulations Speciali\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n172.504\n020043\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nFEB BS 2002 11:17 FR R~L CARRIERS SAFETY, 937 382 2677 TO 12023563012\nP.01/01\n«RIL CARRIERS»\nTranster, Inc.\nGATOR 2\nMREENWOOD\nPARAMQUNI\nFreightway. Inc.\nMotor Lines. Inc.\nTRANSPORTATION\nEdmorson\nAttention:\nHaz-Mat Info Center\n8172.504\nFrom:\nDana Probasco (Haz-Mat Specialist) Safety Department\nPhone:\n(937) 382-1494\nPlacarding\nFax:\n(937) 382-2677\n02-0043\nDate:\n2/06/02\nRe:\nRequest for Letter of Interpretation regarding a Placarding Question\nTo Whom It May Concern:\nI ana requesting a Letter of Interpretation regarding Table 2 Bulk and non-bulk\npackages of different classes on the same transport vehicle where the combination\nweights are over 1001 Ibs.\nExample:\nA Class 8 UN1760 Table 2 Haz-Mat item in a Bulk container (15001bs.) and a Class\n3 UN1993 Table 2 Haz-Mat item in a Non bulk container (500 lbs.) arc placed in the\nsame transport vehicle. What will the Placards be?\nWe believe that the Table 2 materials in the Bulk vs. the Non-bulk are treated\nseparately and the weights are not to be combined. Are we correct in our\nassessment?\nI have spoken to your department on two different occasions regarding this but we\nwould like a letter of interpretation for our records.\nThank you,\nDana Probasco\nHaz-Mat Specialist\n\"ONE CALL-ONE CARRIER\"\nCorporate Headquarters\nWllmington, Ohio 45177-0271\nP.O. Box 271\nwww.gorlc.com\nOvernight Service\nIs Our Business\n800.543.5589\n** TOTAL PAGE.01\n**\n--.. ap","truncated":false,"body_characters":3039}