{"operation":"document","citation":"06-0165","title":"Mr. Richard B. Loden — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2006-08-24","effective_on":null,"summary":"06-0165 concerning 173.54.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0165.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0165.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0165","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2006/060165.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\n.S. Department\nWastington, D.C. 20590\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nHazardous Materials Safety\nPipeline and\nAdministration\nMr. 2cha 2096\nB. Loden\n3959 Chestnut\nRef. No. 06-0165\nConcord, CA 94519\nAvenue\nDear Mr. Loden:\nThis responds\nthe Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-\nto your letter regarding the applicability of\nlawfully carried by a commercial motor vehicle operator\n180) to the transportation of a loaded personal firearm\nwhile in the performance of his or her duties. Specifically,\nyou ask whether the transportation of such a firearm is\nprohibited by the HMR under the \"forbidden explosives\"\nclause in § 173.54 (f) .\nThe answer to your question is no. Unless otherwise\nspecified in § 173.54(f), a personal loaded or unloaced\nfirearm lawfully carried by a commercial motor vehicle\noperator is not considered in commerce and therefore not\nsubject to the HMR.\nvehicle operator who carries a personal firearm while in the\nUnder this scenario, a commercial motor\nState jurisdiction regarding such matters.\nperformance of his or her duties is subject to local or\nhas been coordinated with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety\nThis response\nAdministration.\nwe can be of further assistance.\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if\nSincerely,\nTotte z. michel\nHattie L. Mitchell\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\n113.5418)\n060165\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nStevens\n8173.54(8)\nRichard B. Loden\nForbiditen Explosives\n(Firearms)\n3959 Chestnut Avenue\nConcord, CA 94519\n06-0165\nJuly 11, 2006\nMr. Edward T. Mazzullo\nUS Department of Transportation\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\nPHH-10\n400 7\" Street SW\n• Washington, DC 20590-0001\nReference: My letter of May 25' (attached)\nYour reply of July 6* (attached)\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\nI am aware that the HMR does not apply to a private citizen transporting hazardous\nIt appeared that I did not properly phrase my question in my previous letter.\nmaterials for non-commercial purposes.\n49CFR §173.54(f) classes a loaded firearm as a forbidden explosive and does not allow\none to be offered for transportation or transported.\noperating a commercial vehicle, which may or may not be transporting other\nDoes this prohibition apply to a commercial driver's personal firearm while that driver is\nhazardous materials? It is assumed that all other federal, state, or local laws and\nregulations pertaining to the carry and transport of firearms are being followed?\nSincerely,\nRichardstübeen\nichard B. Lode","truncated":false,"body_characters":2536}