{"operation":"document","citation":"02-0120","title":"URS Corporation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2002-10-18","effective_on":null,"summary":"02-0120 response to URS Corporation concerning 173.220.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0120.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0120.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0120","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2002/020120.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n!\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nSpecial Programs\nResearch and\nAdministration\nOCT 18 2002\nURS Corporation\nMr. Andrew N. Romach\nRef No. 02-0120\n1600 Perimeter Park Drive\nMorrisville, NC 27560\nDear Mr. Romach:\nThis responds to your letter regarding an internal combustion\nengine containing residual flammable liquid regulations (HMR;\naviation fuel,\nunder the Hazardous Materials\n'such as gasoline or\nCFR Parts 171-180) that is transported as cargo on a transport\n: 49\nvehicle.\nYour questions\nare paraphrased and answered \"as follows:\n01. We offer, for transportation by motor vehicle, internal\ncombustion engines containing residual flammable liquid fuel\nwith § 173.220 (b) (1).\nin quantities of less than 500 mL. (17 ounces) in 'accordance\nprovided under § 173.220 (e) (I)?\nAre we eligible for the exceptions\nAl.\nThe answer is yes:\nExcept for other hazardous materials\nspecified in $ 173:220 (d) (2); internal combustion engines\nshipped under the provisions of § 173:220 are not subject to\ntransport vehicle.\nany additional requirements of the HMR when transported on a\n02.\nCan an internal combustion engine be defined as \"mechanical\nand, therefore,\nequipment\" under the modal exceptions in § 173.220 (b) (4)\ngreater than 500 ml (17 ounces) ?\ncontain a quantity of flammable liquid fuel\nA2.\nThe answer is no. Only mechanical equipment and self-\ncontaining a quantity of fuel greater than 500 mL (17\npropelled vehicles may be offered for transportation\nounces). Mechanical equipment or apparatus will normally\ncontain\ninternal combustion engine will be an integral part.\na fuel tank, a battery, or both, of which an\n03.\nThe engines we offer for transportation are very large and,\nwith the fuel tanks removed, the fuel lines contain residual\nfuel that cannot be drained to a quantity of 500 mL (17\nounces) or below.\ndescribed and classed for transportation on a transport\nHow may an internal combustion engine be\nvehicle if it does not meet the definition of \"mechanical\nequipment\" under the context of $ 173.220 (b) (4) ?\n173.220(b)8\n020120\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nA3. An internal combustion engine with fuel lines containing\nmore than 500 mL of residual flammable liquid fuel in\nPacking Group II, such\ntransportation in UN\nas gasoline, must be offered for\ndescription\nand hazard class of the fuel itself, or under\nstandard packaging based on the\nthe terms of\na DOT exemption.\nstaff you also\nIn a telephone conversation with Mr. Michael Stevens of my\nposed\na scenario where\ncapacity of an aviation turbine engine was determined to be\nthe internal fuel\nless than 450 liters\nresidual flammable liquid fuel (> 500 mL) with a flash point\n(119 gallons) and the engine contained\nabove 38 °C (100 °F)..\nbe excepted from the HMR under the combustible liquid in\nYou inquired whether the engine may\nnon-bulk packaging provisions\nin $ 173.150 (f) (2):\n•The answer is yes.\nbetween 38 °C (100 \"F) and 60.5 °C (141 °F) that does not\nA flammable Iiquid with a flash point\nmeet the definition of any other hazard class may be\ntransportation by motor vehicle. A combustible liquid in a\nreclassed as a combustible liquid when offered for .\nnon-bulk packaging may be excepted from the requirements of\nthe HMR under the conditions specified in S 173.150(f).\nbe of further assistance.\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry: Please contact us if we can\nSincerely,\nHithe z. mithere\nHattie L. Mitchell\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nFROM: URS CORPORATION HC\nFAX NO.:\n9194611371\n04-23-82 04:09P P.B1\nURS\nStevens\nApril 23, 2002\n8173.2720 (b) (1)\nProper Shipping Name\nMir. Ed Mazzullo, Direotor\n02-0120\nOffice of Hazardous Material Standards\nesearch and Special Programs Administratio\n400 7th Street, SW\n.S. Department of Transportation\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nFAX: (202) 366-3012\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\nI am writing to you to request a written regulatory interpretation concerning the appropriate\nscenario for shipping by ground transportation an internal combustion engine disconnected from\nits fuel tank and the fuel tank is not part of the shipment. The engine contains a residual amount\nduring transit and contains no other hazardous materials except for the fuel. I have two questions:\nof fuel (such as gasoline), but the engine is socurly plugged and capped to prevent leakage\nrequirements of 49 CFR 173.220(b)(1) and be excepted froin the hazardous material regulations\n1. If the engine contains up to 500 ml (17 outics) of fuel, would the engine meet the\nin 49 CFR 173.221(e)?\n2. If the engine contains greater than 500 ml (17 ounces) of fuel, would the engine meet the\ndefinition of \"mechanical equipment\" as listed in 49 CFR 173.220(b)(4)? In this instanoe, the\nsufficient to meet these requirements? This particular engine is very large, and although it only\nclosed. Would plugging and capping the fuel lines securely to ensure that they do not leak be\ncontains a residual amount of fuel, even after the engine has been drained and purged, more than\nengine is unable to take advantage of the modal exception in 49 CFR 173.220(b)(4), what would\n500 ml of fuel could remain dispersed throughout the linçs. If the engine disconnected from its\nbe the appropriate proper shipping name, UN number and appropriate scenario for shipping this\nengine by ground transportation?\nI appreciate your consideration of this matter.\nSincerely,\nRegulatory Manager\nURS Corporation\n1600 Perimeter Park Drive\nURS Corporation\nMorisville, NC 27560\nTel: 919.461.1220\nFax:919.461.1371\nandy_romach@urscorp.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":5579}