{"operation":"document","citation":"07-0186","title":"SPT Technology, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2007-12-20","effective_on":null,"summary":"07-0186 response to SPT Technology, Inc. concerning 172.101, 173.150, 173.242.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0186.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0186.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0186","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2007/070186.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\nDEC 2 0 2067\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nMs. Mary Van Home\nManager\nSPT Technology, Inc.\n1008 North Fifth Street\nMinneapolis, MN 554 1 1-4302\nRef. No. 07-01 86\nDear Ms. Van Home:\nThis responds to your letter requesting confirmation of your understanding of the\nrequirements for consumer commodities under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR;\n49 CFR Parts 1 7 1 - 1 80). Your questions are paraphrased and answered as follows:\nQ1. Our company places 4 one-gallon inner receptacles that contain \"Resin Solution, 3,\nUN1866,III\" into a strong outer packaging. The gross mass of the completed package is\napproximately 40 lbs. Is our package eligible for reclassification to \"ORM-D\" and renamed\n\"Consumer commodity\"?\nA1 . If your company's product meets the definition of a consumer commodity as specified\nin 5 1 7 1.8 and is packaged in accordance with the requirements specified in\n5 173.150(b), the answer is yes. If it does not, your company's product may not be renamed\nand reclassed as \"Consumer commodity, ORM-D.\"\n42. Are ORM-D materials subject to the placarding requirements of the HMR?\nA2. No. See 5 172.500(b)(2).\n43. Our company prepares \"Polyester resin kits, 3, UN3269,III\" for shipment. The kits\ncontain inner receptacles of a Class 3, Packing Group 111, flammable liquid each not\nexceeding a net capacity of 5 liters and a Type D solid organic peroxide contained in inner\nreceptacles each not exceeding a net capacity of 500 grams. The gross mass of the\ncompleted package does not exceed 30 kilograms. Is our package eligible for\nreclassification to \"ORM-D and renamed \"Consumer commodity\"?\nA3. If your kit meets the definition of a consumer commodity as specified in 5 171.8 and is\npackaged in accordance with the requirements specified in 5 172.102(~)(1) Special\nProvisions 40 and 149 and 5 173.152(b), the answer is yes. If it does not, your company's\nproduct may not be renamed and reclassed as \"Consumer commodity,\nORM-D.\"\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n44. Our company intends to offer \"Organic peroxide type D, solid, 5.2, UN3 106, II\" for\ntransportation. Is this material eligible for reclassification to \"ORM-D and renamed\n\"Consumer commodity\"?\nA4. If your material meets the definition of a consumer commodity as specified in\n8 1 7 1.8 and is packaged in accordance with the requirements specified in 8 173.1 52(b), the\nanswer is yes. If it does not, your material may not be renamed and reclassed as \"Consumer\ncommodity, ORM-D.\"\nQ5. Are there differences in quantity allowed per inner receptacle when packaging\n\"Organic peroxide type D, solid, 5.2, LN3 106,II\" either on its own or in a polyester resin\nkit under the limited quantity and consumer commodity exceptions in 8 173.152?\nA5. No. See @ 173.152(b)(3)(i) and (b)(4)(i).\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nHattie L. Mitchell\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nSeptember 2 1,2007\nDepmment of Regulations relating to transportation\nDirector of the ofice of Hazardous Standards\nMr. Edward MwmJlo,\nI am writing this letter for correct interpretation. T would like to make swc 1 understand,\nmd properly ship the following three commodities, as QRM-D.\nMay L receive confirmation that I om shipping my commodities correctly as ORhf-\nD?\n1. Reain Solution\nUN 1866\n6, Closs 3\n'w Packing p u p IIJ\nEMS: F-E, S-E\nERS; 127\nFlash point 23C\nI currently ship this commodity as ORM-D.\nFour individual gallons (I ess than 5L each jug) A M inner packing\nOver-packed, in a 275 burst test box, inserted into a 350 butst test box AKA outer\npackage. The pow box weigh of this over pack outer box is upproximately 40 pounds.\nMy understanding is that I may ship up to 66 pounds gross per box ( A M outer package)\nbefore the box will n d to be reclwif55-m-Hazardgg. Do I underatand correctly?\nIf I pack the (forty pound outer pscbge) box on a pallet, 1 understand the packing\nexceptions to read that I may place up to 25 box- qualing 1000 wunds on the pallet\nbefm it will be necessary to placa~ded and change h m ORM-D to hazardous. Is my\nuaderstanding correct?\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\n. btr-dl-2klklb 1k':bY From:SPT TECH\nPage 2 Septcm bcr 21,2007\nPolyater Rwln Klt\nW3269\nClass 3\nPacking p u p 111\nEMS: F-E, S-E\nERS: 127\nFlash point 23C\nPlease confirm my understanding that I may ship this commodity aa O M - D per\nSpecial provision 172,102,40 sang:\nThe kit, consist of two components:\nWe hip base material of class 3 and an activator (organic peroxide) type\nD, sotid, Of which, the quantity may not exceed 500 g (1 pound).\nSubchapter 149: The maximum net for inncr pack (inner pack is container holding the\nbase materlul, polyester resin) may be increased to SL or 1.3 galloh\nPacking exceptions 1.73,152:\nHazardous materials may be transported as a limited quantlty.\nMay NOT exceed 30kg (66po1mds) gross, per outer pacA\nType D orpic peroxides, inner pack may not exceed 500 g (17.6402).\nI need confirmntion that 1: am correctly shipping this Polycstcr Resin Kit as ORM-D\n-\n' lnaidc tho arme rtrong outer box, I pack 80 gnrn plastic bag of Organic Pcroxidc,\nOne strong outet box containing four inner pack of base material (poberrter resin)\nType D, Solid per gallon nf polyester reqin, (320 grams total). However. I may pack\nup to S O grams if required, y 1( 5&c\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\nPage 3 September 21,1007\nOrganZc Peroxide type D, Solid\nUN3106\nClass 5.2\nPacking group I1\nEMS: F-J, 8-R\nERG: 145\nFlash point N/A\nPlease contlnn my understanding that I mav ship this commodity as ORM-D per\ndon 173.152.\nOrganic peroxide type D may not exceed 500 g (1 7.6402) per package. When\nincluded in a Polyester b i n kits.\na) ,g,cpx,e,,,n,m,.,,gor 1.1 poun,w~ms~ppi.ng,i.\nself.\nMary Van Horne, Manager\n1008 North Fifth Street, Wnneapolis MN 554114302 USA\n1': W-443-1827 - T: lbl2432-lRIIII - F: 1412 Ernr~~: W c h k WWW.rpt-(rcbensr","truncated":false,"body_characters":6000}