# Parts Plus Distribution Center — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

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- **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:** Not available
- **summary:** 05-0213 response to Parts Plus Distribution Center concerning 173.6.
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U.S. Department
of Transportation
400 Seventh Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Hazardous Materials Safety
Pipeline and
. NOV -1 2005
Administration
Mr. Walter Kunz
Ref. No. 05-0213
Parts Plus Distribution Center
7900 Excelsior Blvd
Hopkins, MN 55436
Dear Mr. Kunz:
This is in response to your September 9, 2005, letter requesting clarification of the materials
of trade (MOTs) exception in § 173.6 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR
parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask if an automotive parts distribution center employee,
who delivers automobile parts and products that are hazardous materials, is eligible for the
MOTs exception.
Provided you meet the MOTs definition in § 171.8 and all applicable conditions in § 173.6,
your employees may deliver the hazardous parts and products using the MOTs exception.
I hope this satisfies your request.
Sincerely,
' John A. Gale
tin.
Chief, Standards Development
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
173.6
050213

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Gorsky, Susan <PHMSA>
From:
To:
Sent:
Friday, September 09, 2005 9:18 AN
Mazzullo, Ed <PHMSA>
BAH
Subject:
FW: Material of Trade Exemption
Gorsky, Susan <PHMSA>
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From: WalterKunz@kunzoil.com [mailto:WalterKunz@kunzoil.com]
-----Original Message-----
To: Mazzullo,
Sent: Thursday, September 08,
Ed < PHMSA>
2005 6:52
Cc: MicheleWagman@kunzoil.com
Subject: Material of Trade Exemption
Dear Sir,
I recently sent the attached letter through the proper channels.
from the staff member reviewing our request who stated that we did fall within the
I received a phone call
letter but I was wrong, and I did not write down the name or phone number of your staff to
guidelines for the material of trade exemption.
I assumed that we would get a follow up
Since we have recently had a DOT audit and did have some deficiencies that the material of
acknowledgment in writing that we do fall under that exemption.
trade exclusion would have partially mitigated,
it seems prudent that I get some
which confirms our exemption.
Should I resend the request, or can you find the reviewer and have them send me something
I apologize for taking up your time.
Thank You
Walter Kunz
The Kunz Oil Company
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