{"operation":"document","citation":"07-0069","title":"Manager Transportation Regulations and Security — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2007-04-27","effective_on":null,"summary":"07-0069 response to Manager Transportation Regulations and Security concerning 180.605.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0069.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0069.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0069","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2007/070069.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nPipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration\nAPR\n7 2007\nMr. Mark Connolly\nRef. No.: 07-0069\nAkzo Nobel Chemicals Inc\nManager Transportation Regulations and Security\n300 South Riverside Plaza\nChicago, IL 60606-6697\nDear Mr. Connolly:\nThis is in response to your March 23, 2007 letter regarding the schedule for the periodic\ninspection and test of IM and UN portable tanks under the Hazardous Materials Regulations\n(HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). In your letter you describe a scenario in which the initial\ninspection and test before the portable tank was put into service was performed in May of 2002\n2004; that is, two months early. You ask if an additional intermediate periodic requalification\nand the intermediate periodic test and inspection (requalification) was performed in September of\nrequalification.\nmust be performed in March of 2007; that is, two months prior to the 5-year periodic\nThe answer is no. In accordance with § 180.605(c)(1), an intermediate periodic requalification\nmust be performed at least 2.5 years following the initial inspection and thereafter every 2.5\nrequalification schedule contained in the HMR with that contained in the United Nations'\nyears following the 5-year periodic requalification. It was our intention to align the periodic\nRecommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Paragraph 6.7.2.19 of the UN\nRecommendations provides for the 2.5-year intermediate periodic requalification to be\nperformed within 3 months of the specified date. We take a similar position in this matter.\nTherefore, in the scenario described in your letter, the next required inspection and test, the 5-\nyear periodic requalification, is due May 2007.\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact\nthis office.\nSincerely.\nHattie L. Mitchell\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n180.605()()\n070069\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nVollack\n3178.605(81)\nTesting\n07-0069\nAKZO NOBEL\nMarch 23, 2007\nMr. Edward Mazzullo\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards (PHH-10)\nOffice of hazardous Materials Safety\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nU.S. Department of Transportation\n400 Seventh Street S. W.\nWashington, DC 20590\nSubject: Periodic test/Inspection of IM and UN Portable Tanks 49CFR 178. 178.605 (c) (1)\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\ninspection.\nexport portable tanks from the U.S. globally and must comply with DOT and IMO\nWe request your clarification of compliance with 49CFR 178.605 (c) (1) as we load and\n(6.7.2.19.2) regulations. Please review the following 3 scenarios...\nScenario 1: IMO Type 1 Portable Tank\nMay 2002\nNovember 2004\nInitial inspection before being put into service\nIntermediate periodic test and inspection (30 months)\nMay 2007\n5 year periodic test and inspection\nIt is Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc' interpretation that the intermediate periodic test and\ninspection and 5 year periodic test and inspection meet DOT and IMO because\nThe November 2004 intermediate periodic test and inspection was conducted at least 2\nyears following the initial inspection. The May 2007 periodic test and inspection is\nwithin 5 years of the initial inspection.\nAkzo Nobel Chemicals Inc. 525 W Van Buren Street Chicago IL 60607\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nScenario 2: IMO Type 1 Portable Tank for Filling in U.S. and Export Water Shipment\nInitial inspection before being put into service\nSeptember 2004\nIntermediate periodie test and inspection (28 months)\n5 year periodic test and inspection\nFrom time to time, due to the long water transport times and extended foreign customer\nhold times Akzo Nobel Chemicals must perform its intermeditate periodic test and\ninspection of portable tanks a few months carlier than the 2 ½ year interval. It is Akzo\nNobel Chemicals Inc' interpretation that the intermediate periodic test and inspection and\n5 year periodic test and inspection meet DOT requirements for scenario 2 because:\nyears following the initial inspection. The May 2007 periodic test and inspection is\nThe September 2004 intermediate periodic test and inspection was conducted at least 2½\nwithin 5 years of the initial inspection.\nmeets the requirements of the IMO regulations but not DOT regulations. Below is their\nOur Isotank supplier has advised us that the above noted interpretation of scenario 2\ninterpretation of how 49CFR 178.605 (c) (1) applies to scenario 2:\nIsotank supplier Interpretation of Scenario 2: IMO Type 1 Portable Tank for Filling in\nU.S. and Export Water Shipment\nMay 2002\nInitial inspection before being put into service\nSeptember 2004\nIntermediate periodic test and inspection (28 months early)\nMarch 2007\nMay 2007\nYour assistance in clarification of the application of 49CFR 178.605 (c) (1) whe\nerforming carly intermediate periodic tests and inspections is appreciated\nSincerely.\nManager, Transportation Regulations and Security\nTel#\n312 544-7177\n312 544-7087\nEmail mark.connolly@akzonobcl.com\nAkzo Nobel Chemicals Inc. 525 W Van Buren Street Chicago IL 60607","truncated":false,"body_characters":5098}