{"operation":"document","citation":"06-0070","title":"Culver Enterprises, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2006-05-03","effective_on":null,"summary":"06-0070 response to Culver Enterprises, Inc. concerning 172.204.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0070.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0070.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0070","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2006/060070.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n400 Seventh Street, S.W\nHazardous Materials Safety\nPipeline and\nAdministration\nMAY\n3 2006\nMr. John Culver\nRef. No.: 06-0070\n27881 Nanticoke Road\nCulver Enterprises, Inc.\nSalisbury, MD 21801-1646\nDear Mr. Culver:\nThis is in response to your March 28, 2006, email requesting clarification of the Hazardous\ndrivers may act as \"agents\" for your customers and sign the shipper's certification.\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask whether your\nThe answer is yes. Under the provisions of § 172.204(d)(1), a shipper's certification \"must\nbe legibly signed by a principal, officer, partner, or employee of the shipper or his agent.\"\nAt the direction of your customers or through contractual arrangement, a third party may\nperform the functions of an offeror (shipper), such as signing the certification statement on\nshipping paper to certify that hazardous materials are being offered for transportation i\ncordance with the HMR. Under the HMR, any person performing functions of a\nofferor is responsible for performing those functions in accordance with the HMR.\nbe held responsible for your drivers' non-compliance with the HMR, and vice-versa. The\nNote that, because your drivers are acting as agents of your customers, your customers may\ndegree of regulatory liability is usually determined on a case-by-case basis, and is\ndependent on the facts of the specific situation.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nSenior Transportation Specialist\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n060070\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nDrakeford, Carolyn <PHMSA>\nSent:\nFrom:\nINFOCNTR <PHMSA>\nSubject:\nTo:\nTuesday, March 28, 2006 3:22 PM\nBAH\nFW: Formal Response to 49CFR 172.204 (a)(d)(1)\nDrakeford, Carolyn <PHMSA>\n§172.2046X6)4)\nPlease stat as a Interp Letter request, thanks!\nShipping Papers\n-----Original Message--\n06-0070\nSent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 7:38 AM\nFrom: jculver@dmv.com\n[mailto:jculver@dmv.com]\nTO:\nSubject: Formal Response to 49CFR 172.204 (a) (d) (1)\nINFOCNTR <PHMSA>\n172.204 (a) (d) (1) •\nThank you for your telephone call confirming our understanding of 49CFR\nI would like to request\nruestion and our proposed solution to the problem.\nformal response. ie, letter or e-mail to\nthis\nve are a transporter of Regulated Medical Waste.\nrequires a signature of the generator (customer)\nWe use a manifest the\none in the office.\nree in several custome she matter to peck waste tee\nalarm codes or other means of access to the waste.\nmost part the office is closed.\n172.204 (a) (d) (1) & (2).\nNe would obtain from our Customer (shipper) a authorization letter stating\nmanifest on their behalf.\nhere authorization for our driver to act as their AGENT in the signing the\nThank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nJOHN H. CULVER\n27881 Nanticoke Road\nCulver Enterprises Inc\n(302)\nSalisbury MD 21801-1646\nFAX (302) 846 3522\n846 2542\nE-MAIL\njculver@dmv.com\nThis message was sent using Delmarva Online's Webmail. http://www.dmv.com/\n4'1","truncated":false,"body_characters":2991}