{"operation":"document","citation":"04-0026","title":"Florida East Coast Railway, L.L.C. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2004-04-06","effective_on":null,"summary":"04-0026 response to Florida East Coast Railway, L.L.C. concerning 171.16.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-04-0026.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-04-0026.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-04-0026","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2004/040026.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nAPR - 6 2004\nMr. W. L. Buzick\nRef. No. 04-0026\nFlorida East Coast Railway, I.I.C.\nP.O. Box 1048\nOne Malaga Street\nSt.\nAugustine, FL 32085-1048\nDear Mr. Buzick:\nThis is in response to your February 4, 2004, letter regarding\nincident reporting requirements under the Hazardous Materials\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask\nif the exception under § 171.16 (d) applies to materials offered\nior transportation or transported by rail.\nThe answer is yes. In the final rule published December 3, 2003\ninvolving hazardous materials offered for transportation or\n(Docket HM-229; 68 FR 67746); effective July 1, 2004 incidents\nexception in § 171.16 (d) (2) are excepted from { 171.16 (a) througr\nransported by rail, highway, or vessel, which fall under the\n(c) .\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nso, standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials, Standards\n$171.16\n040026\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nFeb. 4. 2004 9:10AM\nNo.2183\nP. T\nFEC\nFlorida East Coast\nRAILWAY, L.L.C.\nBAH\n$171.16\nFebruary 4, 2004\nHazardous Materials\nVia U.S. Mail and Facsimile #(202)366-3012\nIncident Reports\n04-0026\nMr. Edward T. Mazzullo\nDircolor, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nU.S DOT/RSPA (DHM-10)\n400 7th Street S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590-0001\nRe: 49 CFR Part 171 [Docket No. RSPA-99-5013 (HM-2290)]\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\nThe rovised regulation at 49 CFR Part 171.16(d)(2) provides that unloss a telephone report is\nnot apply if unintentional releases of hazardous materials meet certain classification, capacity\nroquired under 49 CFR Part 171.15, the roporting requirements under 171.16 (a), (b) and (c) do\nand aggregate rolcasc amounts, the material is not a hazardous waste or an undeclared hazardous\nmaterial AND the matcrial is \"not offered for transportation or transported by aircraft.\" It\nis our understanding that the words \"by aircraf!\" at 49 CFR Part 171.16(d)(2)(iv) (A) relate to\nboth the \"offered for transportation\" and \"transporled\" terms. Thus, for cxample, if an\nunintentional release of hazardous material mccting the other requirements of 171 16(d)(2) was\noffered for transportation by rail, the reporting excoption would still apply.\nWo would approciato confirmation of our understanding that the exception set forth at 49 CFR\nPart 171.16(d)(2) is applicable to hazardous releases of materials offered for rail transportation or\ntransported by rail, if all of the other requircments of 49 CFR Part 171.16(d)(2) are mct\nSincerely,\nW. L. Buzick\nCorporate Directorof Env. Affairs\nWL.B/r\nPh: (904) 826-2417 - Fax: (904) 826-2418\nOne Malaga Street - PO. Box 1048 - St. Augustine, FL - 32085-1048","truncated":false,"body_characters":2757}