{"operation":"document","citation":"02-0220","title":"Vaught Aircraft — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2002-09-20","effective_on":null,"summary":"02-0220 response to Vaught Aircraft concerning 173.29.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0220.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0220.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-02-0220","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2002/020220.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nResearch and\nSEP 2 0 2002\nWashington, D.G. 20590\nspeciai Program:\nAdministration\nMr. David Norton\nVought Aircraft\nRef. No. 02-0220\nP.O. Box 655907\nDallas, IX 75165-59074\nDear Mr. Norton:\nThis is in response to your letter requesting clarification of\nwhether your company is responsible for ensuring that drums\ncontaining nitric acid residue are properly classed, described,\n'for reuse in accordance with S: 173:29 (c)of the Hazardous\npackaged, marked and labeled when being returned to\nthe supplier\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).\ndrums from a local supplier.\nYou stated that your company purchase nitric acid in UN1A1 metal\ndrums by pouring only (not cleaning and purging), the drums are\nUpon emptying the contents of the\narranged for pick-up by the same supplier.\nemployees load the empty drums onto the supplier's truck for\nYour company's\nreturn and reuse.\nUnder the\nnitric acid), including a \"residue;\" for transportation is\na person who offersra hazardous material (e.g.,\nfunctions include the responsibility for properly classifying,\nresponsible.\nfor performing the functions of an offeror.\n•papers for the return of the drums:to the supplier's facilities.\ndescribing, packaging, marking, labeling and preparing shipping\nmaterial must be transported in the same manner as when they\nGenerally, empty packagings containing a residue of a hazardous.\naccordance with § 173.29 (c), a non-bulk packaging containing\npreviously held a greater quantity of the material. However, in\nonly the residue of a\nhazardous material covered by table 2 of\n$ 172.504 when collected and transported by a contract or private\ncarrier for reconditioning, remanufacture or reuse is excepted\nfrom the shipping paper and placarding requirements.\nbe of further assistance.\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can\nSincerely,\nHottie z. mitchell\nHattie L. Mitchell\nOffice\nChief,\nof Hazardous Materials Standards\nRegulatory Review and Reinvention\n173.29 (c)\n020220\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nBetts\nVought\n8173,29 (c)\nEmpty\nPO.Box 655907\nAircraft Industries, Inc.\n02-0220\nDallas, TX 75165-5907\nC-82333/2002L-010\n19 August 2002\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n400 Seventh St. S.W.\nWashington, D.C 20590\nDear Sir,\nOur company purchases nitric acid in UN1A1 metal drums from a local supplier. Upon emptying\name supplier that we procure the nitric acid. Our company loads the empty drums in th\nhe contents of the drums by pouring only (no purging); the drums are staged for pick-up by th\nsupplier's truck for return and reuse. No shipping papers are prepared or provided by our\ncompany. It is my understanding of the regulations that there are no shipping paper requirements\nunder 173.29(c).\nWhat is our company's responsibility in ensuring that the return of the nitric acid containers are\nproperly classed, described, packaged, marked and labeled per applicable regulations?\nSincerely,\nDavid Norton\nVought Aircraft\nP.O. Box 655907 M/S 93-01\nDallas, Tx. 75265\nPH. 972-946-3319\nFax. 972-946-3116\nE-Mail: nortoda@voughtaircraft.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":3142}