{"operation":"document","citation":"07-0235","title":"Petroleum Transportation & Storage Association — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2008-02-28","effective_on":null,"summary":"07-0235 response to Petroleum Transportation & Storage Association concerning 172.101.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0235.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0235.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0235","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2007/070235.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue. SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nMr. Mark Morgan, Esq.\nRegulatory Counsel\nPetroleum Transportation & Storage Association\n4200 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 106\nWashington, DC 200 16\nRef. No. 07-0235\nDear Mr. Morgan:\nThis responds to your December 20,2007 email and provides further clarification of our\nNovember 28,2007 letter (Ref. No. 07-100) concerning proper shipping names for certain\npetroleum distillate fuel and biodiesel blends under the Hazardous Materials Regulations\n(HMR; 49 CFR Parts 17 1 - 180). Specifically, you ask the ap ropriate proper shipping P\nnames for blends of heating oil and biodiesel (i.e., BioheatB ) and blends of kerosene and\nbiodiesel.\nIt is our understanding that biodiesel refers to a non-hazardous (for purposes of the HMR)\nfuel derived from vegetable oils or animal fats. Biodiesel may be blended with various\npetroleum distillate hels, such as No. 1 or No. 2 diesel, kerosene, and heating oil. Shippers\nof petroleum distillate fuels routinely describe the materials using the trade name of the\nmaterial (e.g., diesel fuel, fuel oil, heating oil, kerosene). Shippers of biodiesel blends\nsimilarly use the same trade name to describe a biodiesel blend - thus, shippers typically\nwill use the term \"heating oil\" to identify heating oil/biodiesel blends or \"kerosene\" to\nidentify kerosene/biodiesel blends.\nA hazardous material must be described using an appropriate proper shipping name from\nthe Hazardous Materials Table (HMT) in § 172.10 1 of the HMR. In accordance with\n$ 172.10 1 (c)(1 O), a mixture or solution not identified by name in the HMT that is composed\nof a non-hazardous material and a hazardous material identified in the HMT by a technical\nname must be described using the proper shipping name of the hazardous material and the\nqualifying word \"mixture\" or \"solution,\" as appropriate. However, if a material can be\nappropriately described by a proper shipping name that suggests its intended application,\nthe addition of the qualifying word \"mixture\" or \"solution\" is not required (see\n1 72.10 1 (c)(l O)(i)(F)).\n' BioheatB is a registered trademark of the National Biodiesel Board.\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nIt is the opinion of this office that a biodiesel fuel blend may be appropriately described\nusing a proper shipping name that describes its intended application. Thus, a blend of\nheating oil and biodiesel may be described as \"Heating oil;\" a blend of fuel oil and\nbiodiesel may be described as \"Fuel oil,\" a blend of kerosene and biodiesel may be\ndescribed as \"Kerosene,\" and a blend of diesel fuel and biodiesel may be described as\n\"Diesel fuel.\" Since these names describe the material's intended application, the addition\nof the qualifying word \"mixture\" or \"solution\" is not required. If an appropriate proper\nshipping name is not provided in the HMT, the most appropriate generic or n.0.s.\ndescription for the material must be used (e.g., \"Petroleum distillates, n.0.s.\"). See\n$ 172.101(~)(12)(ii).\nThis guidance differs from guidance provided in our November 28 response on this issue,\nand I apologize for any confusion that may result. As you know, a wide variety of biodiesel\nblends may be produced using an equally wide variety of petroleum distillate fuels,\ndepending on consumer needs or state requirements. It is our understanding that these\nblends pose flammable or combustible hazards that are similar to the hazards of the original\npetroleum distillate fuels utilized in the blend. Therefore, describing these materials using\nproper shipping names that describe their intended application addresses the safety risks\nthey pose and the emergency response procedures that should be used in the event of an\naccident. As the biofuels industry evolves, we will continue to consider how best to\nidentify biofuel blends on shipping papers and how to communicate potential hazards to\ntransport workers and emergency response personnel. We would welcome suggestions\nfrom the industry on this issue.\nI hope this information is helpful.\nSincerely,\n$A---yy& Edward T. Mazzullo\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nCc: John L. Conley\nNational Tank Truck Carriers, Lnc.\nRichard Moskowitz\nAmerican Trucking Association\nMichael Ritchie\nMinnesota Department of Transportation\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\n8/72. /Q/\nProper fi/lp/~p\n' ,44447~\n- dZ-33-\nDrakeford, Carolyn <PHMSA>\n\" - * - - - - a * \"\nFrom: DerKinderen, Dirk <PHMSA>\nSent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 2.1 1 PM\nTo: Drakeford, Carolyn <PHMSA>\nSubject: FW: Bio-heat\nCarolyn,\nCan you enter this e-mail as all interp letter as well.\nThanks,\nDirk\n- - \" - - - - - A \" \" -\nFrom: Mazzullo, Ed <PHMSA>\nSent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:47 AM\nTo: DerKinderen, Dirk <PHMSA>\nCc: Gorsky, Susan <PHMSA>\nSubject: MI: Bio-heat\nPlease develop a response.\nFrom: Mark S. Morgan, Esq. [mailto:mmorganptsa@cox.net]\nSent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:09 AM\nTo: Mazzullo, Ed <PHMSA>\nSubject: Bio-heat\nEd:\nQuestions have arisen as a result of the Interpretation Letter on biodiesel blends. I feel like I have whacked a\nhornet's nest. Primarily, how should blends of bio-heat (mixture of heating oil and biodiesel) to be entered on\nshipping papers? These guys are really concerned that they have the right language.The blending percentages\nvary. Also, what about bio-diesel mixed with kerosene?\nThanks\nMark\nMark S. Morgan, Esq.\nRegulatory Counsel\nPetroleum Marketers Association of America\nNew England Fuel Institute\nPetroleum Transportation and Storage Association\n4200 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 106\nWashington, D.C. 20016\n(202) 364-6767","truncated":false,"body_characters":5646}