Arizona State Prison Complex Eyman — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

Page 1of Transportation J.5. Department 400 Seventh St., S.W. Special Programs Research and Washington, D.C. 20590 Administration NOV - 7 2002 Mr. John Farmer, ADC # 154743 Unit: Meadows Ref. No. 02-0242 Arizona State Prison Complex Eyman .. • P.O. Box 3300 Florence, AZ 85232-3300 :..i Dear Mr. Farmer: Thank you for your letter dated August 28, 2002, requesting information under the Freedom of you seek does not fall under the Freedom of Information Act. Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, concerning the Hazardous Materials Regulations. The information Under the authority of the Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Law [49 U.S.C. 5101-5127], the Secretary of Transportation has the authority to promulgate regulations that govern the transportation of hazardous materials in commerce. The Research and Special Programs Administration is the agency in the Department of Transportation responsible for promulgation of regulations governing the transportation of hazardous materials in commerce. The Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) are found in Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 100-185. The HMR apply to any person, including a department, agency, or instrumentality, that transports or causes to be transported or shipped hazardous materials in interstate, intrastate, and foreign commerce, by all modes of transportation (i.e., highway, rail, air, and vessel). The HMR do not contain information on how specific hazardous chemicals (i.e., diethylmagnesium, classification, packaging, preparation of shipping papers, marking, labeling, placarding, emergency response information and training. Persons responsible for compliance with the HMR must be trained and certified to perform functions related to preparing hazardous materials for transportation in page at the following URL: http://hazmat.dot.gov. The HMR may be obtained from the U.S. commerce. Information concerning the transportation of hazardous materials can be found on our wet Government Printing Office Bookstore or for viewing at our web site. The Department's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is responsible for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR), Parts 200-399, addressing maintenance and use of motor carrier (NRHM). Federal standards for establishing, maintaining or enforcing specific NRHM routing vehicles, including driving and parking rules and routing of non-radioactive hazardous materials designations over which NRHM may or may not be transported is found in 49 CFR 397.71. Except 1778|0 020242#

Page 2for radioactive materials, the HMR nor the FMCSR preclude States or other jurisdictions from determining appropriate routes for NRHM, such as through tunnels. Therefore, you must contact the State(s) you are interested in to determine whether or not NRHM may pass through its tunnels. Thank you for your interest in hazardous materials transportation safety. Sincerely, Dimo H6lf Delmer F. Billings Chief, Standards Division Office of Hazardous Materials Standards 2.%.#

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