{"operation":"document","citation":"07-0151","title":"Hawkins, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2007-09-06","effective_on":null,"summary":"07-0151 response to Hawkins, Inc. concerning 172.514.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0151.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0151.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0151","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2007/070151.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\n1200 New Jersey Ave. S 6\nof Transportation\nNashington DC 20591\nPipeline and Hazardous\nSEP 6 2007\nAdministration\nMaterials Safety\nMr. Chris W. Gibson\nEHS&R Manager\nRef. No. 07-0151\n3100 East Hennepin Avenue\nHawkins, Inc.\nMinneapolis, MN 55413\nThis is in response to your February 8, 2007 letter concerning the applicability of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR: 49 CFR 171-180) to the location of placards on\nIntermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs). We apologize for the delay.\nthat these large-radius corners provide an area on which to affix a placard. You also provide\nIn your letter, you state that many IBCs are now built with large-radius corners. You state\nphotographs of a placard affixed on a large-radius corner of an IBC. You ask whether these\ncorners are an acceptable \"side\" to affix a placard as required by the HMR.\nan IBC, a large-radius corner is an acceptable area to affix a placard\nit is the opinion of this Office that provided the placards are affixed on two opposite sides of\nI hope this information is helpful.\nSincerely,\nChief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n1725146)\n070151\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nfoster\nHAWKINS, INC.\n$172.5146)\nPlacarding\n07-0151\nFebruary 8, 2007\nMr. Edward T. Mazzullo\nU.S. DOT/PHMSA (PHH-10)\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\n400 7th Street S.W\nWashington, D.C. 20590-0001\nRE:\nLocation of Placards for IBC Containers\n49 CFR 172.514(c)\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\nconstitutes a \"side\". Many of the containers are now built with large-radius corners,\nDue to the variety of construction of IBC containers, the question has arisen as to what\npresenting an area for which a placard fits. (see Picture 1). This location has the desirable\neffect that the placard is protected from damage during transportation operations.\nPicture 1\nPicture 2\nregulation?\nQuestion: Is this location acceptable to the DOT, and in compliance with the above","truncated":false,"body_characters":1937}