# Gabriel Chemicals, L.L.C. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

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- **citation:** 05-0027
- **title:** Gabriel Chemicals, L.L.C. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2005-02-11
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** 05-0027 response to Gabriel Chemicals, L.L.C. concerning 174.63.
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of Transportation
U.S. Department
400 Seventh St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Research and
Administration
Special Programs
FEB 11 2005
Mr. Jim McDaniel
Ref. No. :
05-0027
Gabriel Chemicals, L.L.C.
1150 Bank One Centre, North Tower
450 Laurel Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Dear Mr. McDaniel:
This is in response to your February 3, 2005 letter and
requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials
telephone conversation with Arthur Pollack of my staff
Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically you
ask if, when the requirements in § 174.63 are met,
portable tank.
chlorosulfonic acid may be transported by rail in an IM
The answer is yes. However, portable tanks, IM portable
not be transported in container-on-flatcar (COFC) or
tanks, IBCs, cargo tanks, and multi-unit tank car tanks may
trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC) service except when transported
in accordance with § 174.63 or unless approved for
transportation by the Associate Administrator for Safety,
not be transported in accordance with § 174.63 (c) and
so transported ontar paragragh i, da may
therefore, must be transported under paragraph (b) or
approved by the Associate Administrator for Safety, FRA.
I hope this information is helpful. If you have further
questions, please do not hesitate
to
contact this office.
Sincerely,
for Nihighe for!
Hattie L. Mitchell
Chief,
Regulatory Review and Reinvention
Office of Hazardous Materials
Standards
174.63
050027

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Pollack
$174.63
GABRIEL
Gabriel Chemicals
Rail
05-0027
February 3, 2005
Mr. Edward T Marzullo DOHMS
USDOT/RISPA (DHMIO)
400 Fourth Strect S.W.
Washington DC 20590
This letter is to request confirmation that DOT Regulation 49CFR 174.63 does permit the
movement of Chlorosulfonic Acid in intermodial bulk containers by rail when all the
requirements of this regulation are met.
dasa bank One denre Worth Tower
Gabrici Chemicals. L.L.C.
Matern Ronge 11 0801
15300 AS 225498615
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