{"operation":"document","citation":"02-0076","title":"Mr. Leo Malatesta — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2003-03-06","effective_on":null,"summary":"02-0076 response to Mr. Leo Malatesta concerning 173.6.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0076.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0076.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0076","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2002/020076.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nTransportatio\nS. Departme\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nresearch and\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nMAR 6 2003\nMr. Leo Malatesta\nRef. No.: 02-0076\nDeAngelo Brothers Incorporated\n100 N. Conahan Drive\nHazelton, PA 18201\nDear Mr. Malatesta:\nThis responds to your letter regarding the Materials of Trade (MOTS) and the Class 9 placarding\nexceptions for Class 9 materials shipped under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR\ninconvenience.\nParts 171-180). We apologize for the delay in responding and hope it has not caused any\nYou stated that your company is a private carrier of Class 9 materials for domestic end-use\ntransportation only, which may include bulk packagings. The material is described as \"Other regulated\nsubstances, liquid, n.o.s., 9, NA 3082, III,\" and may be shipped in a reportable quantity (RQ). You\nasked, using either the MOTS or placarding exceptions for Class 9 materials, can a Class 9 material be\ntransported without displaying the CLASS 9 placards?\nThe answer is yes. By definition, MOTS include a hazardous material that is transported by a private\ncarrier in direct support of its principal business which may not be transportation by motor vehicle: A\nClass 9 material of not more than 1500 L (400 gallons) for a diluted mixture, not to exceed 2%\nconcentration, may be shipped under the MOTS exception. A bulk packaging containing a diluted\nmixture of a Class 9 material must be marked on two opposing sides with the identification number of\nthe material. The identification number may be displayed on placards, orange panels, or on a white\nsquare-on-point configuration. A hazardous material (e.g., Class 9) shipped under the MOTS\nexception is not subject to any other requirements, including placarding, when transported by motor\nvehicle if all the conditions of § 173.6 are met.\nFor do materia portever, Cl pass placad is not guiled on atris mu be matold win thic\nappropriate identification number displayed either on a CLASS 9 placard, an orange panel or a white\n1134\n020076\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nsquare-on-point display configuration. For a Class 9 material shipped in a quantity which equals or\nexceeds a RQ of a hazardous substance, the shipping paper and a non-bulk packaging must contain the\nletters \"RQ\". (See §§ 172.203(c),§ 172.324,172.332 and 172.504(f)(9)).\nI hope this information is helpful. If we can be of further assistance, please contact us.\nSincerely,\nDelmer F. Billings\nChief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nD\nACTION\nBi\nis assigned lo\nDeAngelo Brothers\nINCORPORATED\nS-10\nHarnessing Technology and Preserving the Environment\nEngrum\n$172.504()9)\nFebruary 22, 2002\n$ 173.66t\nU.S. Department of Transportation\n400 Seventh Street\nPlacarding +\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nMOT\n02-0076\nTo Whom It May Concern:\nOur company is seeking guidance regarding two hazardous materials regulations.\nof opinion due to the interpretation of each regulation. Please provide writter\nNe have asked these questions to officers and inspectors, and have received difference:\nclarification interpreting the conditions I have outlined below.\naccounts. We are a private carrier of Class 9 materials for domestic end-use\nWe are a vegetation management company, applying herbicides to industrial\nplacards, using either of the exemptions listed below:\nCFR 49, 172.504 (e) (9) General placarding requirements: \"For domestic\nlaterial must be marked with the appropriate identification number displayed on a Clas\nansportation, a Class 9 placard is not required. A bulk packaging containing a Class\n9 placard, an orange panel or a white square-on-point display configuration as required\nby subpart D of this part.\"\nCFR 49, 173.6 (c) (2) Materials of trade exceptions: A bulk package containing\nfour digitidentification number of the material. The identification number must be\na diluted mixture of a Class 9 material must be marked on two opposing sides with the\ndisplayed on placards, orange panels, or alternatively, a white square-on-point\n173.332 (b) and (e) of this subchapter.\nconfigurațion havıng the same outside dimensions as a placard, in the manner specified in\nCORPORATE OFFICES: 100 N. Conahan Drive • Hazleton, PA 18201 • Phone (570) 459-1112 • Fax (570) 459-0321\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nWill we be in compliance by removing the placards from our bulk tanks and\nidentification of these products.\nregulations, and not to leave any room for interpretation regarding the proper\nPlease respond in writing to my attention. If you have any other questions\nconcerning this issue please call me at 800-360-9333. Our office hours are 8:30 am -\n5:00 pm, EST, Monday - Friday. If you call beyond those times listed, please leave a\nmessage on my extension, #6322. Thank you for your prompt response.\nSincerely,\nfestheter\nSafety & Compliance Manager","truncated":false,"body_characters":4796}