{"operation":"document","citation":"06-0168","title":"Oak Ridge National Laboratory — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2006-09-12","effective_on":null,"summary":"06-0168 response to Oak Ridge National Laboratory concerning 172.101, 173.12.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0168.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0168.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0168","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2006/060168.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nTransportatic\nS. Departmer\nWastington, D.C. 20590\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nPipeline and\nAdministration\nHazardous Materials Safety\nSEP 12 2006\nMr. Herb Debban\nDirector, Facilities and Operations Directorate\nReference No. 06-0168\nOak Ridge National Laboratory\nP.O. Box 2008\nOak Ridge, Tn 37831-6257\nDear Mr. Debban:\nThis is in response to your June 26, 2006 letter concerning how to select the correct proper\nshipping name for a lab pack containing two types of Division 4.1 (flammable sol: d) materials\nunder the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). In your example,\nyou state the outer package contains five bottles, three that contain organic compounds and two\nshipping name without the word \"organic\" or \"inorganic\" on the Hazardous Materials Table\nthat contain inorganic metal powders. Because there is no generic flammable solid proper\n(HMT; § 172.101), you ask if you must choose one of these names to describe the lab pack or if\na generic proper shipping name for each material must be used.\nThe lab pack exception in § 173.12(b) allows a shipper to use a generic proper shipping name in\nsame hazard class in the same outside packaging provided the items are packaged, described, and\nplace of specific chemical names to represent two or more compatible waste materials of the\ntransported in accordance with this section. If an appropriate generic proper shipping name to\nspecific proper shipping name for each material contained within the package may be used.\ndescribe all the materials within the package is not provided in the HMR, either the generic or\nI hope this information is helpful.\nMattle I at\nHattie L. Mitchell, Chief\nRegulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n172.10/\n060168\n173.12 (6)\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nOAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY\nMANAGED BY UT-BATTELLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY\nOak Ridge, TV 37831-08\nFax: (865) 241-7610\n(865) 241-7612\nEmail: debbanh@ornlogov\nEdmonson\nJune 26, 2006\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nU.S. Department of Transportation\n06-0168\n400 Seventh Street, S. W.\nWashington, DC 20590\nDear Sir or Madam:\nOur company has a need to prepare a lab pack of flammable solids with five inner bottles. Three contain\norganic compounds and two contain inorganic metal powders. The 1996 Department of Transportation\n(DOT) interpretation (96-1019) addresses mixtures (Question 1) and lab packs containing both organic and\nShipping Name (PSN) that does not reflect \"organic\" or \"inorganic.\" DOT cites \"Corrosive liquid, n.o.s.\"\ninorganic materials (Question 2). For lab packs, the interpretation advises use of a more generic Proper\n(except one with a 5.1 subsidiary hazard) have \"organic\" or \"inorganic\" as part of the entry. Would it be\nas an example of this approach. However, all of the currently available generic flammab e solid PSNs\nof organics vs. inorganics? Alternately, would it be necessary to use two PSNs for this lab pack?\nappropriate to select the generic PSN based on inner container quantities (i.e. mass, volume, or piece count)\nn.o.s. options, could we follow the same rationale as mentioned above for flammable solids?\nAlso, since the proper shipping names for Toxic liquids and Toxic solids also have only organic or inorganic\nYour assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated.\nIf you have any questions please contact Jeff H. Shelton at (865) 576-6401.\nSincerely,\nfestore\n, Facilities and Operations Directorate\nerb Debban, Director\nHLD:bjc\nCC:\nJ. M. Forstrom\nM. G. Branton, DOE-ORO\nJ. W. Smith\nJ. H. Shelton\nJ. B. Roberto\nJ. E. Powell\nJ. Wadsworth - RC\nD. M. Willaford, DOE-ORO\nC. A. Schrof","truncated":false,"body_characters":3641}