{"operation":"document","citation":"05-0213","title":"Parts Plus Distribution Center — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2005-10-28","effective_on":null,"summary":"05-0213 response to Parts Plus Distribution Center concerning 173.6.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-05-0213.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-05-0213.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-05-0213","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2005/050213.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n•\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nHazardous Materials Safety\nPipeline and\n. NOV -1 2005\nAdministration\nMr. Walter Kunz\nRef. No. 05-0213\nParts Plus Distribution Center\n7900 Excelsior Blvd\nHopkins, MN 55436\nDear Mr. Kunz:\nThis is in response to your September 9, 2005, letter requesting clarification of the materials\nof trade (MOTs) exception in § 173.6 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR\nparts 171-180). Specifically, you ask if an automotive parts distribution center employee,\nwho delivers automobile parts and products that are hazardous materials, is eligible for the\nMOTs exception.\nProvided you meet the MOTs definition in § 171.8 and all applicable conditions in § 173.6,\nyour employees may deliver the hazardous parts and products using the MOTs exception.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\n' John A. Gale\ntin.\nChief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n173.6\n050213\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nGorsky, Susan <PHMSA>\nFrom:\nTo:\nSent:\nFriday, September 09, 2005 9:18 AN\nMazzullo, Ed <PHMSA>\nBAH\nSubject:\nFW: Material of Trade Exemption\nGorsky, Susan <PHMSA>\n$113.6\ntrade.doc (20 ...\ndot material of\n85-0213\nPlease handle.\nFrom: WalterKunz@kunzoil.com [mailto:WalterKunz@kunzoil.com]\n-----Original Message-----\nTo: Mazzullo,\nSent: Thursday, September 08,\nEd < PHMSA>\n2005 6:52\nCc: MicheleWagman@kunzoil.com\nSubject: Material of Trade Exemption\nDear Sir,\nI recently sent the attached letter through the proper channels.\nfrom the staff member reviewing our request who stated that we did fall within the\nI received a phone call\nletter but I was wrong, and I did not write down the name or phone number of your staff to\nguidelines for the material of trade exemption.\nI assumed that we would get a follow up\nSince we have recently had a DOT audit and did have some deficiencies that the material of\nacknowledgment in writing that we do fall under that exemption.\ntrade exclusion would have partially mitigated,\nit seems prudent that I get some\nwhich confirms our exemption.\nShould I resend the request, or can you find the reviewer and have them send me something\nI apologize for taking up your time.\nThank You\nWalter Kunz\nThe Kunz Oil Company\n<<dot material\nof\ntrade.doc>>","truncated":false,"body_characters":2282}