# The Fertilizer Institute — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** 07-0120
- **title:** The Fertilizer Institute — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2007-06-27
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** 07-0120 response to The Fertilizer Institute concerning 172.101, 172.504.
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U.S. Department
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE
Pipeline and Hazardous
of Transportation
Washington DC 20590
Materials Safety
Administration
JUN 2 7 2007
Ms. Pam Guffain
Ref. No. 07-0120
The Fertilizer Institute
Vice President, Member Services
820 First Street, N.E., Suite 430
Washington, D.C. 20002
Dear Ms. Guffain:
This is in response to your May 24, 2007 e-mail concerning the placarding requirements
for the highway transportation of bulk packagings containing more than 5000 pounds of
UN3082, III, RQ) under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-
Ammonium chloride, liquid (Environmentally hazardous substance, liquid, n.o.s., 9,
required to be displayed on a transport vehicle containing a Class 9 material. However, a
As provided by § 172.504(f)(9), when transported domestically a CLASS 9 placard is not
bulk packaging containing a Class 9 material must be marked with the appropriate
identification number displayed either on a CLASS 9 placard, an orange panel, or a white
square-on-point display configuration. (See §§ 172.302 and 172.332).
office.
I hope this satisfies your request. If you have additional questions, please contact this
Sincerely.
Hattie L. Mitchell
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
1722504419)
070120

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Drakeford, Carolyn <PHMSA>
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From:
Mitchell. Hattie <PHMSA>
07-0120
Sent:
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 4:00 PM
To:
Drakeford, Carolyn <PHMSA>
Subject: FW: Interpretation - the Fertilizer Institute
Thanks.
Carolyn, please log in to me.
From: Pam Guffain [mailto:PGuffain@tfi.org]
To: Mitchell, Hattie < PHMSA>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 8:34 AM
Subject: Interpretation
Dear Hattie,
I hope this finds you well. It has been awhile since we have communicated.
I have had a conversation with the hazmat info office regarding an issue I am trying to resolve for one of our
members and | just want to confirm that I am understanding this correctly.
a hazardous substance in the DOT tables, but is not a hazardous material in 172.101. They transport in more than
Our member transports in bulk, domestically by land, ammonium chloride liquid. Ammonium chloride is listed as
the RQ of 5,000 Ibs.
Lizmay endorstandint. the thy reburemen as understand fis to have ted notares the dry as UN to have a
which is the identification number for environmentally hazardous substances, liquid, n.o.s.
today to see the new "digs" and visit with Charlie Hochman.
Thanks for your attention Hattie. I assume you are in your new building along with the others! I am coming over
Pam
Vice President, Member Services
820 First Street, N.E., Suite 430
The Fertilizer Institute
202-515-2704 (direct)
Washington, D.C. 20002
202-257-3043 (cell)
202-962-0577 (fax)
6/19/2007
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