{"operation":"document","citation":"03-0072","title":"New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Solid and Hazardous Materials — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2003-05-07","effective_on":null,"summary":"03-0072 response to New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Solid and Hazardous Materials concerning 172.101.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0072.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0072.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0072","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2003/030072.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nMAY\n/ 2003\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nMr. Paul R. Counterman, P.E.\nDirector, Bureau of Hazardous Waste Management\nRef No. 03-0072\nNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation\nDivision of Solid and Hazardous Materials\n625 Broadway\nAlbany, NY 12233-7251\nDear Mr. Counterman:\nThis is in response to your February 18, 2002 letter, requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) on the proper shipping name and appropriate packaging\nfor industrial rags. Specifically, you request written confirmation that the proper shipping name should\nbe\"Solids containing corrosive liquid, n.o.s\", \"Solids containing flammable liquid, n.o.s.\" or \"Solids\ncontaining toxic liquid, n.o.s.\" if any amount of corrosive, flammable or toxic liquids are present in the\nrags.\nIn accordance with § 173.22, it is the responsibility of the shipper to select the shipping name that most\naccurately reflects the material being shipped. The shipper must also determine the packaging or\ncontainer in an authorized packaging, including part 173 requirements, and that it has been\nmanufactured, assembled, and marked in accordance with the HMR.\nThe proper shipping names you listed can be used for the shipment and transportation of industrial rags\ncontaining various hazardous materials. The Hazardous Materials Table (HMT), § 172.101, provides\nSpecial Provisions for each of the proper shipping names: Special Provision 49 for corrosive liquids;\nProvisions state that this material may be transported under the above proper shipping names without\nSpecial Provision 47 for flammable liquids; and Special Provision 48 for toxic liquids. These Special\nfirst applying the classification criteria, provided there is no free liquid visible at the time the material is\nloaded or at the time the packaging or transport unit is closed. Authorized packagings are identified in\n§§ 173.212 and 173.240 for non-bulk and bulk packaging, respectively. Packaging exceptions are\nidentified in §$ 173.154 and 173.151 for corrosive liquids and flammable liquids, respectively.\nI hope this information is helpful. If we can be of further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us.\nSincerely,\nDebun Killio\nDelmer F. Billings\nChief, Standards Development\nlo,\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n030072\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation\nBureau of Hazardous Waste Management, 8'* Floor\nDivision of Solid and Hazardous Materials\nFoster\n625 Broadway, Aibany, New York 12233-7251\nPhone: (518) 402-8612 • FAX: (518) 402-9025\n5173-101\nWebsite: www.dec.state.ny.us\nProper Dor.\nShipping Name\nFebruary 18, 2003\nMr. Edward T. Mazzullo\nDirector\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\nU.S. DOT/RSPA (DHM-10)\n400 7th Street S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590-0001\nDear Mr. Mazullo:\nreceived from staff at the Hazardous Materials Information Center (HMIC) regarding\nWe would like to request written confirmation of some verbal guidance recently\nindustrial rags/wipers picked up for laundering by commercial laundries from various\nbusinesses.\nand/or corrosive liquids, but generally no free liquids are visible in the containers\nDuring use, these cloth rags often absorb varying amounts of toxic, flammable,\nback to the industrial laundry.\nholding these rags at the time the material is loaded onto laundry trucks for transport\nof\nStaff at HMIC have indicated that these rags would have proper shipping names\nSolids containing corrosive liquid, n.o.s,\nSolids containing flammable liquid, n.o.s., or\nSolids containing toxic liquid, n.o.s,\nif any amount of corrosive/flammable/toxic liquids are present in the rags.\nWe are requesting written confirmation that this correct. Some commercial\nlaundries operating in New York are transporting cloth rags (and soiled clothing)\ncontaining varying amounts of corrosive, flammable, and toxic liquids in bags, and we\nneed to know if these rags must be assigned one of the above proper shipping names.\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nMr. Edward T. Mazzullo\n2.\nIn addition, please advise what the appropriate shipping container would be for\nthese rags. At this time, the cloth rags are being transported in bags.\nmy staff, at (518) 402-8633 if you need further information from us.\nThank you very much for your assistance. Please call me or William Yeman, of\nSincerely,\nPaul 2. Coun\n- Le\nDirector\nPaul R. Counterman, P.E.\nBureau of Hazardous Waste Management\nDivision of Solid & Hazardous Materials","truncated":false,"body_characters":4469}