{"operation":"document","citation":"03-0224","title":"ShipMate, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2003-11-04","effective_on":null,"summary":"03-0224 response to ShipMate, Inc. concerning 172.704, 172.800.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0224.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0224.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0224","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2003/030224.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nSpecial Programs\nResearch and\nNOV - 4 2003\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nAdministration\nMr. Steven Charles Hunt\n18436 Hawthorne Blvd.\nShipMate, Inc.\nRef. No. 03-0224\nSuite 201\nTorrance, CA 90504\nDear Mr. Hunt:\nThis responds to your April 29, 2003 letter concerning hazardous materials transportation\nsecurity requirements adopted under a final rule published March 25, 2003. Specifically, you ask\nwhether the security plan requirements established in the final rule apply to shipments of Class 9\nmaterials (e.g., Air Bag Module, 9, UN3268, III) when offered for transportation by vessel. It is\nyour understanding that a freight container carrying a hazardous material such as an air bag\nmodule, described as an \"Air Bag Module, 9, UN3268, III,\" must be placarded when offered for\ntransportation by vessel even when the freight container carries only one 10-pound fiberboard\nbox.\nYour understanding is incorrect. Section 172.514(a) requires a bulk packaging containing a\nhazardous material to be placarded as specified in §§ 172.504 and 172.505. Section\n172.504(f)(9) excepts domestic shipments of Class 9 materials from the placarding requirements.\nThus, a placard is not required for domestic shipments of Class 9 materials; however,\ninternational shipments of Class 9 materials may need to be placarded in accordance with\ninternational regulations. If a CLASS 9 placard is not required for the domestic portion of\ntransportation, the security plan requirements in Subpart I do not apply to such shipments, even if\na CLASS 9 placard is required for the international portion of transportation. Note, however,\nthat a person who offers or transports a Class 9 material in a bulk packaging having a capacity\nequal to or greater than 13,248 L (3,500 gallons) for liquids or gases or more than 13.24 cubic\nmeters (468 cubic feet) for solids must develop and implement a security plan, irrespective of\nplacarding requirements (see § 172.800(b)(4)).\nThe HM-232 final rule also includes new security training requirements. Section 172.704(a)(4)\nrequires all hazmat employees, defined in § 171.8 of the HMR, to receive security awareness\nraining. Thus, even though your Class 9 shipments may not be subject to security plan\nequirements, your hazmat employees must receive security awareness training. We have developer\na computer-based security awareness CD-ROM that can be used to satisfy the security awareness\ntraining requirements in § 172.704(a)(4). The training CD-ROM is available to the public at no\ncharge; it can be downloaded from our website (http://hazmat.dot.gov/hmt_security.htm) or ordered\nfrom our Training and Initiatives Office at 202-366-4900.\n172,704,\n030224\n172.800\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\noffice.\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact this\nSincerely,\nusan trol\nSusan Gorsky, Regulations Officer\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\n, SEP 09'03 17:13 FR TMS LEGAL\n310 468 7808 TO 912023663012\nP.02/03\n•\nShipMate, Inc.\n18436 Huwliome Bivel, Suite: 201\nShipMate®\nTurrarice, CA 90504\nDurera Griet\nPhone: 310-370-3600\nFux. 310-370-5700\nГ-mail: shipmate@shipmate.com\nApril 29. 2003\nBetts\nMr. Laward I: Mazzullo\n§172.800\nChief, Standards Branch (DI IM-10))\nResearch and Special Programs Administration\n400 Seventh Stroct Sw\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nSecurity Plans\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\n03-0224\nsub|: Request for Clarification, U.S. DOT Final Rulericking HM-232\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\nThis request for Interpretation is being submitted by Steven Charles I lunt, ShipMate, Inc... on\nbehalf of the members of the North American Automotive HazMal Acliun Committee\n(NAAHAC), herein collectively referred to as the \"Potitioner.\"\nRegister, Vol. 68, No. 57, on March 25, 200S, requires thal a Hazardous Materials Security\nU.S. Department of Transportation final rulemaking. HM-232, published in the lederal\nmaterials employees when a person who offers for transportation or transports In\nPlan be developed and detailed HiM security training be provided to affected hazardous\ncommence one or more of the hazardous materials listed in subpart G of 49 CFR part 10/.\nwhich includes a qualily ur huzardous malerial that requires placarding under subpart F\nThe requirements of 49 CFR $172.512 require that placards shall be attixed \"...to the freight\ncarrying a hazardous materlal such as an alr bag module, described us an AIR BAG\ncontainer (with) the placards required by 9172.504.\" This implies that a freight container\nMODULE, 9, UN3268, Ill, must be placardod when ottored for transportation by vessel even\nwhen the freight container carries only one 10 pound tiberboard box.\nfiberboard box containing an dir bag module in a reight contalner by vessel to be subject\nA stricl interprelulion of these provisions would require a company that offers one\nto the HM Security l'lan requirements and detailed HM security training, whercas another\nsubject the requiremens because of the plucurding exceplion in 49 CFR 9172.504(D(9).\ncompany that offers thousands of packages in one vahicle by highway would not be\nappllcability of the I IM Security Plan and corresponding \"detailed\" HM security training\nAacordingly. the petitioner requests a written interpretation or clarification on the\nquantitles (e.g., less than 1000 Ibs In a transport conveyance) uf hazardous malertals lister!\nrequirement.\nIs it the intent of the RSPA to require the lIM Sacurity Plan for \"larger\"\nin 47 CFR $172.504, Tablo 2?\nHazardous Matorials Training • Informalion Systomo + Compilanco Inspections & Audita 4 Shipping & Rogulatory SolfwaTo\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nSEP\n09'03 17:13 FR TMS LEGAL\n310\n468 7808 TO 912023663012\nP.03/03\n®ShipMate\n(Ratigants co\nMr. Eciward T. Mozzulto\nAprIl 29, 2003\nPage 2 of 2\nPetitioner respectully requests a reply as soon as possible.\nIs the outcome of this interpretation will have a significal impuci un lhe Petitloner. thi\nresponse would he most appreciated. If 1 may be of assistance in any way, pleaso call.\nYour urgent review ang\nShipMate, inc.\ncc:\nMr. Dan Wicten/loyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc\nMs. Cloudla Meeks/Ford Motor Company\nNAAHAC\nHazardous Materiala Training • Information Sysloma • Complianco Insacliona & Audia & Shipping & Regulatory Softwara\n** TOTAL PAGE.003 **","truncated":false,"body_characters":6318}