{"operation":"document","citation":"06-0175","title":"Hazardous Material Distribution Consultant — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2006-09-08","effective_on":null,"summary":"06-0175 response to Hazardous Material Distribution Consultant concerning 172.102.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0175.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0175.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-06-0175","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2006/060175.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n.s. Departmen\nf Transportatiol\nSEP - 8 2006\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n400 Seventh Street, S.W\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration\nMr. Randolph Martin\nReference No.: 06-0175\nHazardous Material Distribution Consultant\n1007 Market Street, Room D-5100\nDuPont Global Logistics\nWilmington, DE 19898\nDear Mr. Martin:\nThis responds to your letter concerning Special provision B69 assigned to the proper shipping\nname \"Sodium cyanide, solid, UN 1689\" in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49\nCFR Parts 171-180). Your questions are paraphrased and answered as follows:\nQ1. Special provision B69 reads: \"Dry sodium cyanide or potassium cyanide may be shipped in\nspecification bins. Bins must be approved by the Associate Administrator.\" Does the phrase\nsift-proof weather-resistant covered hopper cars, covered motor vehicles, portable tanks or non-\n\"sift-proof weather-resistant\" apply to all of the bulk packagings identified in the special\nprovision?\nproof and weather resistant.\nAl. The answer is yes; all bulk packagings authorized by Special provision B69 rust be sift\nQ2. Are bins the only bulk packaging that requires approval by the Associate Adrinistrator?\nA2. The answer is yes; out of the packagings authorized in B69, only bulk bins require approval\nby the Associate Administrator.\nQ3. Does Special provision B69 authorize use of non-specification portable tanks without\nobtaining an approval from the Associate Administrator?\nA3. The answer is yes; approval is not required for non-specification portable tanks authorized\nby Special provision B69.\nI trust this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nHattie L. Mitchell\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\n172./02 (c)3).\n060175\nSpecial Provision B69\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n1007 Market Street\nDaPont Sourcing & Logistics\nWilmington, DE 19*98\nOU POND\nDuPont Global Logistics\nCorbin\n3|12. 102 (E) (s)\nAugust 1, 2006\nSpecial Provision B 69\nPackagings\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nMr. Edward T. Mazzullo\n06-0175\n400 7th Street S.W\nU.S. DOT/PHMSA (PHH-10)\nWashington. D.C. 20590-0001\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\nSodium Cyanide. The Special Provision currently reads:\nWe have a few questions on the interpretation of 49CFR, 172.102(c)(3). Special Provision B69, as it relates to the shipment of dry\nvehicles, portable tanks or non-specification bins. Bins must be approved by the Associate Administrator.\nDry sodium cyanide or potassium cyanide may be shipped in sift-proof weather-resistant metal covered hopper cars, covered motor\nAnother question relates directly to the meaning of \"portable tanks\". it seems that this SP allows shipment in a number of non-\nDoes \"sift-proof weather-resistant\" only refer to the \"metal covered hopper cars\" or does it apply to the other listed packagings as well?\nthe correct interpretation? And finally, does this SP allow the use of non-specification portable tanks without any additional approval?\nspecification packagings, and that only one, the bins, require any additional approval. Is this the correct interpretation? If not. what is\nYour prompt attention is greatly appreciated.\nSincerely.\nRuati\nRandolph Martin\nHazardous Materials Distribution Consultant\n1007 Market Street. Room D-5100\nDuPont Global Logistics\nWilmington, DE 19898\nFAX: (302) 355-2889\nPhone: (302) 773-4248","truncated":false,"body_characters":3345}