{"operation":"document","citation":"06-0090","title":"Target Specialty Products — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2006-06-15","effective_on":null,"summary":"06-0090 response to Target Specialty Products concerning 171.8, 173.6.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0090.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0090.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0090","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2006/060090.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nJ.S. Departmen\nof Transportatior\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nPipeline and\nAdministration\nHazardous Materials Safety\nJUN 1 5 2006\nTarget Specialty Products\nMr. Gary Maxwell\nRef. No.: 06-0090\nSanta Fe Springs, CA 90670-5711\n15415 Marquardt Avenue\nDear Mr. Maxwell:\ninder § 173.6 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180\n\"his is in response to your April 13, 2006 letter regarding the Materials of Trade exceptio\nSpecifically, you ask if a hazardous material transported under the Materials of Trade\nexception may be transported (when originally packaged in combination packaging) without\nthe strong outer packaging provided by the manufacturer.\nThe answer is yes. Under § 173.6(b)(3) outer packagings are not required for receptacles\n(e.g., cans and bottles) that are secured against shifting in cages, carts, bins, boxes or\nmaterials of trade must be the manufacturer's original packaging or a packaging of equal or\ngreater strength and integrity.\ncontact this office.\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to\nSincerely\nHolle I. Mitche 4\nHattie L. Mitchell\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n171.8\n173.6 6)(3)\n060090\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nfollack\n§171.8(3)\nTARGET™\n$ 173.6\nMOT\nSPECIALTY PRODUCTS\n06-0090\nApril 13, 2006\nMr. Edward T. Mazzullo\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\n400 7th Street S.W.\nU.S. DOT/PHMSA (PHH-10)\nWashington, D.C. 20590-0001\nDear Mr. Mazzullo,\nwaste, that is carried on a motor vehicle-(3) by a private motor carrier (including vehicles\nSection 171.8 (3) describes a Material of Trade as a hazardous material, other than a nazardous\noperated by a rail carrier) in direct support of a principal business that is other than transportation\nby motor vehicle.\nTarget Specialty Products, USDOT 501011, is a wholesale distributor of pest managernent\nproduct from the original POP container.\nproducts. Often times our customers will request small quantities, which require us to remove the\nto our customers? We are a private motor carrier delivering our own products in direct support of\nAs a wholesale distributor, do we meet the definition of 171.8 (3) when we deliver small quantities\nExemption. Thank you for any help that you can provide.\nSincerely\nHany Mawell\nV.P. Regulatory Affairs\nGary Maxwelt\n15415 Marquardt Avenue\n15415 Marquardt Avenue • Santa Fe Springs, California 90670 • (562) 802-2238 • (800) 352-3870 • FAX (562) 802-1786","truncated":false,"body_characters":2520}