{"operation":"document","citation":"04-0052","title":"Dane County Risk Management — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2004-03-24","effective_on":null,"summary":"04-0052 response to Dane County Risk Management concerning 172.504.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-04-0052.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-04-0052.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-04-0052","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2004/040052.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nResearch and\nAdministration\nSpecial Programs\nMAR 24 2004\nMr. Mark Finarty\nDane County Risk Management\n• Ref. No. 04-0052\n210 Martin Luther King JI: Blvd.\nRoom 425 CCB\nMadison, WI 53703\nDear Mr. Finarty:\nThis is in response to your letter requesting clarification of\nthe requirements under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR;\nasphalt.\n49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to the transportation of\nare required for three\nSpecifically, you ask whether placarding and marking\nYou also ask whether a commercial driver's license (CDL) requires\nscenarios as presented in your letter.\ntransporting asphalt.\na hazardous materials endorsement for the driver of a vehicle\nparaphrased and answered below.\nYour scenarios and questions are\nQuestion:\nAre placards, markings, and hazardous material\nendorsements on CDIs required for the following three scenarios?\nhighway \"in bulk up to 1200 gallons.\"\nScenario #1. A medium curing asphalt is being transported by\nflashpoint of 100 °F - 140 °F and is transported at a temperature\nThe material has a\nof approximately 250 °F.\nAnswer: A bulk packaging containing a Class 3 elevated\nsides and both ends (see § 172.504(a)). In addition, a bulk\ntemperature material must display FLAMMABLE placards on both\ndisplay the HOT marking\npackaging containing an elevated temperature material must\n$ 173.325.\nIt is not clear from your letter whether \"in bulk up\non two opposing sides, as specified in\nto 1200 gallons\" refers to the amount of asphalt or the capacity\ngallons or more,\nof the packaging.\nit must be marked with the identification number\nIf the bulk packaging has a capacity of 1,000\n• on both sides and both ends (see § 172.302(a) (1)). If the bulk\nmarked with the identification number on two opposing sides (see\npackaging has a capacity of less than 1,000 gallons, it must be\n§ 172.302 (a) (2)).\n172.504\n040052\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nWith regard to whether a hazardous materials endorsement is\nrequired on a CDL for a driver transporting this material, the\nanswer is yes.\n(FMCSR), 49 CFR Part 383, issued by the Federal Motor Carrier\nThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations\nhazardous material endorsements on CDLs.\nSafety Administration (FMCSA), address the requirements for\na hazardous material endorsement for drivers transporting a\nSection 383.93 requires\nhazardous material that is required to be placarded.\nadditional information on hazardous material endorsements, please\nFMCSA's field office in Madison, Wisconsin at 608/829-7530.\ncontact FMCSA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. at 202/366-1790 or\nScenario #2.\n\"in bulk up to 2000 gallons.\"\nAn asphalt emulsion is being transported by highway\ngreater than 212\n°F and is transported at a temperature of\nThe material has a flashpoint\napproximately 160 °F to 200 °F.\nbulk packaging containing a Class 9 elevated temperature material\nUnder § 172.504 (E) (9), for domestic transportation, a\ndoes not require a Class 9 placard; however, the appropriate\nidentification number for the material must be marked on both\nsides, depending on the capacity of the packaging (see Scenario\nsides and both ends of the bulk packaging or on two opposing\nplacard, an orange panel, or a white-square-on-point\nThe identification number may be displayed on a Class 9\nconfiguration.\nthe HOT marking must be displayed on two opposing sides of the\nIn addition, for elevated temperature materials,\nhazardous material endorsements, see the answer to Scenario #1.\nbulk packaging, as specified in § 173.325.\nFor information on\nScenario #3:\nhighway \"in bulk up to 400 gallons.\"\nA rubber modified asphalt is being transported by\nflashpoint\nof 424 °F and is transported at a temperature of 300\nThe material has a\n°E to 400 °F.\nAnswer: The answers to Scenario #2 apply.\nif you need further assistance.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact this office\nSincerely,\nHithe z. Mtthell\nHattie I. Mitchell\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nMCIntyre\nCOUNTY OF DANE\nDEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION\n$172.504\n210 Martin Luther King, Ix: Boulevard, Room 425\nRISK MANAGEMENT\nB112.101(a).\nMadison, Wisconsin 33703\n608/266-4965\nApplicability = Placarding\nRisk Manager\nBARBARA WEGNER, A.R.M.\nMARK R. FINAKTY\nSatety Coordinator\n608-267-1555\nMarch 3, 2004\nMr. Edward I. Mazzullo\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nU.S. DOT/RSPA (DHM-10)\n400 7* Street S. W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590-001\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\nDane County would like clarification of the placarding requirements of some of our highway\nmaintenance operations, Please review the following operation descriptions and answer the\nquestions:\nD\nOperation #1: Hauling and applying a medium curing asphalt, MIC-800, in bulk up to 1200\ngallons. The material has a flashpoint of 100 to 140 degrees Fahrenheir. The material is\ntransported and applied at a temperature of appruximately 250 dogrces Fahrenheit.\nElevated\n• Is placarding required? Would the interpretation letter dated July 11, 1994 addressed to Mr.\nMarvin J. Ford Ill apply directly to this operation? If not, what?\nIs marking required? If so, what?\nWould a hazardous materials endorsement on a commercial driver's license be required to\ntransport?\nOperation #2: Hauling and applying an anionic asphalt emulsion, HFRS-2P, in bulk up to 2000\ntransported and applied at a temperature of approximately 160 to 200 degrees F'ahrenheit.\ngallons. The material has a flashpoint greater than 212 degrees Fahrenheit. The material is\n• Is placarding required? If so, what?\nIs marking required? If so, what?\nWould a hazardous materials endorsenient on a commercial driver's license be required to\ntransport?\nOperation #3: Hauling and applying a rubber mudited asphalt in bulk up to 400 gallons. The\nmaterial has a flashpoint of 424 degrees Fahrenheit. The material is transported and applied at a\nTemperature of 300 to 400 degrees.\n• Is placarding required? If so, What?\nElar\n11:323\n• Is marking required? If so, what?\nCDI.-Hazami endursement letter 2001\n100°C: 215\"=\nPuge 1 of 2\n80/20\n98997809\nT9:20100Z/EB/E0\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nWould a hazardous materials endorsement on a commercial driver's license be required to\ntransport?\nYour answers to the above questions should clarify our hazardous material requirements in our\noperations: Feel tree to contact me if you have questions ur commonts. Thank you.\n>\nMark Finarty\nSafety Coordisrator\nRun. 425 CCB\nDane County Risk Management\n210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.\n(608) 267-1555\nMadison, WI 53703\n(608) 266-4425 Fax\nCDL-Hazmat endorsement leiter 2004\nPage 2 of2\nE0/ED 35Vd\nSZ699209\nT9:20\n002/0/20","truncated":false,"body_characters":6656}