{"operation":"document","citation":"06-0091","title":"Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2006-05-23","effective_on":null,"summary":"06-0091 response to Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP concerning 172.101, 173.22.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0091.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0091.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0091","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2006/060091.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n400 Seventh Streel, S.W.\nPipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration\nMAY 23 2006\nMr. David J. Hrina\nBuckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP\nRef. No. 06-0091\n50 S. Main Street P.O. Box 1500\nAkron, OH 44309-1500\nDear Mr. Hrina:\nThis is in response to your April 12, 2006 letter regarding the applicability of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) to rubber chemicals.\nUnder § 173.22, it is the shipper's responsibility to properly class and describe a\nhazardous material. Such determinations are not required to be verified by this Office.\npowder form, are offered for transportation in a polymerically sealed binder material.\nAccording to your letter, the chemicals, which are hazardous materials in their pure\nYou state that when sealed in the binder material the materials are insoluble in water and\ndo not meet any of the hazard class definitions in Part 173. If a material does not meet\none or more hazard class criteria in Part 173, and is not a hazardous substance, hazardous\nwaste, or marine pollutant, it is not subject to the HMR.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if you require additional assistance.\nSincerely.\n1XS8\nJohn\nChief, Standards Development\nGale\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n172.10/\n060091\n173.22\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nLear\n3/12.101\nBUCKINGHAM, DOOLITTLE & BURROUGHS, LLP\nAttorneys & Counselors at Law\nAppPicability\nEsperience. Service. Excoellence.sM\n06-0097\n50 S. Main Street P.O. Box 1500 Akron, Ohio 44309-1500\nAkron\n330.376.5300 Toll Free 800.686.2825 Fax 330.258.6559 www.bdblaw.com\nBoca Raton\nrina@bdblaw.c\nvid J. Hri\nDirect Dial: 330-643-0212\nCanton\nDirect Fax:\n330-252-5312\nColumbus\nCleveland\nApril 12, 2006\nVIA REGULAR U.S. MAIL\nPipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n400 7\" Street, S.W.\nAttn: Ed Mazzullo\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nRe: Request for Interpretation\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\nThe undersigned and the law firm of Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP represent a\nmaterials. These chemicals are now bound in a polymerically sealed binder. I understand that\ncompany that desires to ship rubber chemicals that in their pure powder form are DOT hazardous\nTolyguanidine, or Zinc Dimethyldithiocarbamate in pellet form (collectively, the \"Products\"), is\nthe polymeric binder containing the DOT Hazardous Materials, specifically: Thiram, or Di-O-\nAccording to 49 C.F.R. $172.101, Appendix A, the reportable quantity\n('RQ\") for Thiram is 10 Ibs., and the reportable quantity for Zinc Dimethyldithiocarbamate\n(Ziram) is 1 lb.\ncorrosive, combustible, nor present a hazard to the environment through leaching.\nIn the above described pellet form, I understand that the Products are neither flammable, toxic,\nDOT hazardous materials. Further, if the Products are deemed DOT hazardous materials, can\nWe respectfully request your office's opinion as to whether the Products must be shipped as\nour client ship the Products as non-hazardous if the Products are shipped in quantities below the\nRQ?\nPlease feel free to contact me if you have any question or require additional information to\ncomplete your analysis.\nVery truly yours,\nDavid J. Hrina","truncated":false,"body_characters":3282}