{"operation":"document","citation":"03-0226","title":"Dinda & Associates, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2003-10-23","effective_on":null,"summary":"03-0226 response to Dinda & Associates, Inc. concerning 172.102.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0226.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0226.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0226","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2003/030226.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nResearch and\nOCT 2 3 2003\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nMr. John F. Dinda, JI.\nReference No.: 03-0226\nDinda & Associates, Inc.\n6190 Old Still Run Road\nGainesville, GA 30506\nDear Mr. Dinda:\nThis responds to your letter requesting clarification of the definition for \"freight container\" under\nintermediate bulk container (IBC) meets the definition of a freight container and if so, does the\nthe Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask if an\nIBC meet the packaging requirements in Special Provision IP1.\nThe answer is no. An IBC does not meet the definition of a freight container. An IBC is a rigid\nor flexible portable packaging designed for mechanical handling. IBC's are built to standards\nspecified in 49 CFR Part 178. A freight container is \"a reusable container having a volume of\n64 cubic feet or more, designed and constructed to permit being lifted with its contents intact and\nintended primarily for containment of packages (in unit form) during transportation.\" Under the\nrequirements of Special Provision IP1, the IBC must be packed in a closed freight container or a\nclosed transport vehicle. The closed freight container or closed transport vehicle is intended to\nprovide an additional means of containment for the material in the IBC.\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry.\nSincerely,\nHithe z. Michell\nHattie L. Mitchell\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\n172.102\n030226\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n09/15/2003 14:37\nFAX 7708896040\nDINDA ASSOC INC\n401\nCorbin\nAssocia\n$172.102 /PI\nssociates\nIncorporated\nSpecial Provision\nSeptember 18, 2003\nMr. Edward T. Mazzullo, Director\n03-02026\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards (DHM-10)\nResearch and Special Programs Administration\n400 Seventh Street, SW\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\nI am seeking clarification of the definition for freight container at §171.8 of 49 CFR as it\nrelates to IP Code IP1 appearing in Table 3 at §172.102(b)(4). Column 7 of the Table at\nThe IBC contains a crystalline or granular material which is toxic in Packing Group 1.\n$172.101 identifies IP1 as a special provision for the transport of the material in the IBC.\nIP1 reads as follows:\nIBCs must be packed in closed freight containers or a closed transport vehicle.\nThe IBC is certified as \"UN 11A/XP*/USA/+AA1773/0/2358.7.\" This IBC is a metal IBC\nof 110 cubic feet in volume.\n\"Freight container means a reusable container having a volume of 64 cubic feet or more,\nprimarily for containment of packages (in unit form) during transportation.\"\ndesigned and constructed to permit being lifted with its contents intact and intended\nin bulk meet also the definition for a freight container?\nQuestion 1: Does the IBC of 110 cubic feet containing a crystalline or granular material\ncontainer, then is IP1 met without further packing requirements for the IBC?\nQuestion 2: If the answer to question 1 is that the IBC in this case is also a freight\nIf you require additional information, I can be reached by telephone at 770-889-9492.\nYour earliest response would be most appreciated.\nPresident and Regulatory Compliance Associate\n6190 Old Still Run Road, Gainesville, GA 30506\n770-889-9492 phone\n770-889-6040 fax","truncated":false,"body_characters":3360}