{"operation":"document","citation":"08-0191R","title":"Magna Corporation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2009-06-23","effective_on":null,"summary":"08-0191R response to Magna Corporation concerning 171.8, 172.101.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-08-0191r.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-08-0191r.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-08-0191r","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2008/080191R.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\n1200 New Jersey Ave, S.E.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nMr. Devon Schwalm, CHMM\nMagna Corporation\n39600 Lewis Drive Suite 2000\nNovi, Michigan 48377\nRef. No. 08-0191R\nDear Mr. Schwalm:\nThis further responds to your July 22, 2008 letter requesting clarification of the hazardous\nsubstance requirements under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts\n171-1 80). Specifically, you asked for guidance on determining whether an\nEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) hazardous waste is a DOT hazardous substance\nif the hazardous constituents are known and not listed in Appendix A to 5 172.101.\nAfter additional consideration of the questions in your July 22,2008 letter and\ndiscussions with EPA staff, we are withdrawing o w October 30,2008 letter. We are\nreplacing the interpretation provided in that letter with the following information\nconcerning the process for determining whether an EPA hazardous waste is a hazardous\nsubstance when hazardous constituents are not listed in Appendix A to 8 172.101\n(\"Appendix A\") for purposes of the HMR.\nAppendix A, which lists materials and their associated reportable quantities (RQs), is\nidentical to EPA's listing of hazardous substances and RQs in 40 CFR Table 302.4. EPA\nlists or designates hazardous substances and assigns an RQ to the hazardous substance\nwhere applicable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and\nLiability Act (CERCLA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA) for the purpose of reporting a\nrelease or discharge of these hazardous substances into the environment (see 42 U.S.C.\n9602; 33 U.S.C. 1321). CERCLA section 306(a) also requires DOT'S Pipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to list EPA hazardous substances\nand regulate them as hazardous materials. For purposes of the HMR, a material listed in\nAppendix A is regulated as a hazardous material and a hazardous substance if it meets the\ndefinition of a hazardous substance in 5 171.8.\nAppendix A includes materials which are listed by name and by waste stream. The waste\nstreams, as designated by EPA, include unlisted hazardous wastes that are assigned an\nEPA hazardous waste number based on exhibiting any of the characteristics of a\nhazardous waste identified in 40 CFR 261. These characteristic hazardous wastes are\ndesignated as CERCLA hazardous substances. For example, an unlisted waste that\nexhibits the characteristic of ignitability is assigned the EPA hazardous waste number\nD001. The release of mixtures or solutions (including hazardous waste streams) of\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nhazardous substances is subject to EPA notification requirements in accordance with 40\nCFR 302.6(b)(l). In addition to the conditions for notification of a release of a mixture\nand solution, EPA has advised that, for example, an unlisted hazardous waste that\nexhibits the characteristic of ignitability (i.e., a DOOl waste) that is not otherwise listed at\n40 CFR Table 302.4 is subject to notification requirements based on the 100 pound RQ\nfor DO01 waste. Your questions are paraphrased and answered as follows:\nQl . I am transporting a drum (400 lbs.) of spent isopropanol(50%) and ethanol (50%).\nThe hazardous waste is a DOT Class 3 (flammable liquid) and is assigned EPA waste\nnumber DO01 (RQ = 100 lbs.). Since the waste constituents and the concentrations are\nknown, this hazardous material is not a hazardous substance since isopropanol and\nethanol are not listed in Appendix A. Is this correct?\nAl. No. Although neither isopropanol nor ethanol is listed in Appendix A, if the mixture\nexhibits the hazardous waste characteristic of ignitability under 40 CFR 26 1.2 1, it is a\nDOOl waste with an RQ of 100 pounds. When the quantity of the material in the drum\nequals or exceeds the RQ of 100 pounds, the material is a hazardous substance for HMR\npurposes.\nQ2. I am transporting a drum (400 Ibs.) of spent isopropanol and ethanol. The hazardous\nwaste is a DOT Class 3 (flammable liquid) and is assigned EPA waste number DO01 (RQ\n= 100 lbs.). Since the waste constituents are known and even though the concentrations\nare not known, this hazardous material is not a hazardous substance since isopropanol\nand ethanol are not listed in Appendix A. Is this correct?\nA2. See Al.\nQ3. I am transporting a drum (400 Ibs.) of a mixture of spent isopropanol, ethanol, and\nmethanol. The hazardous waste is a DOT Class 3 (flammable liquid) and is assigned\nEPA waste numbers DO0 1 (RQ = 100 lbs.) and F003 (RQ = 100 lbs.). Since all the waste\nconstituents are known and even though the concentrations are not known, this hazardous\nmaterial is not a hazardous substance since isopropanol and ethanol are not listed in\nAppendix A and the amount of methanol in the drum is less than the RQ for methanol\n(5,000 lbs.). Is this correct?\nA3. No. Although neither isopropanol nor ethanol is listed in Appendix A and methanol\nis listed in Appendix A, if the hazardous material exhibits the hazardous waste\ncharacteristic of ignitability under 40 CFR 261.2 1, it is a DOOl waste with an RQ of 100\npounds. Since none of the concentrations are known, the lowest RQ must be used to\ndetermine whether the material is a hazardous substance. When the quantity of the\nmaterial in the drum equals or exceeds the RQ of 100 pounds, the material is a hazardous\nsubstance for HNIR purposes. We note that according to EPA hazardous waste\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nrequirements, a mixture of spent isopropanol, ethanol, and methanol would not be\nassigned EPA waste number F003.\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have hrther questions, please do not hesitate to\ncontact this office.\nSincerely,\n&U T?+\nEdward T. Mazzullo\nDirector\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nDrakeford, Carolyn <PHMSA> From:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\nb e r k l f i d e ~ n\nINFOCNTR <PHMSA>\nTuesday, July 22, 2008 10:OO AM\nDrakeford, Carolyn <PHMSA>\nFW: Information Center CommentslQuestions\nCarolyn,\nA request for a written letter of interpretation.\nThanks,\nRob\n----- Original Message-----\nFrom: devon schwalm@magna.on.ca [mailto:devon - schwalm@magna.on.ca]\nSent: ond day, July 21, 2008 4:53 PM\nTo: INFOCNTR <PHMSA>\nSubject: Information Center Comments/Questions\nBelow is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Devon Schwalm\n(devon~schwalm@magna.on.ca) on Monday, July 21, 2008 at 16:53:25.\nName: Devon Schwalm\nCategory: Hazardous Materials Table, Special Provisions, Hazardous Materials\nCommunications\nOrganization: Magna Corporation\nStreet: 39600 Lewis Drive, Suite 2000\nCity: Novi\nState: Michigan\nZip Code: 48377\nPhone: 248-567-;$I53\nFax: 248-567-1103\nComments: Request for Letter of Interpretation:\nI have been unable to find recent PHMSA guidance on determining if a EPA Hazardous Waste\nis a DOT Hazardous Substance for wastes being shipped by highway that do not contain any\nmaterials listed in the 49 CFR 172.101 Table 1 to Appendix A. I would also like\nclarification for hazardous wastes that contain listed Hazardous Substance constituents\nand constituents not listed on the Hazardous Substance table.\nI would like written interpretation on the following three scenarios':\nScenario #1: I am transporting a drum (400 lbs.) of spent Isopropanol (50%) and Ethanoi\n(50%). The hazardous waste is DOT Class 3 and EPA waste code DO01 (RQ=100 lbs.). Since\nthe waste constituent and the concentration are known, this hazardous material is not a\nhazardous substance since Isopropanol is not llsted in the Hazardous Substance Table. I\nthis correct?\nScenario #2: I am transporting a drum (400 lbs.) of spent Isopropanol and Ethanol. The\nhazardous waste is DOT Class 3 and EPA waste code DO01 (RQ=100 lbs.) . Since all the waste\nconstituents are known and even though the concentrations are not known, this mixture is\nnot a Hazardous Substance since Isopropanol and Ethanol are not listed in the Hazardous\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\nSubstance T a b l e . Is t h i s c o r r e c t ?\nS c e n a r i o # 3 : I am t r a n s p o r t i n g a drum (400 l b s . ) of a m i x t u r e o f s p e n t I s o p r o p a n o l ,\nEthanol and Methanol. The hazardous w a s t e i s DOT C l a s s 3, EPA waste code DO01 (RQ=100\nl b s . ) and F003 ( R Q = 100 l b s . ) . S i n c e a l l t h e w a s t e c o n s t i t u e n t s a r e known and even though\nt h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n s a r e n o t known, t h i s m i x t u r e is n o t a Hazardous S u b s t a n c e s i n c e\nIsopropanol and E t h a n o l a r e n o t l i s t e d i n t h e Hazardous Substance TabAe and t h e amount of\nMethanol i n t h e c o n t a i n e r is below t h e RQ ( 5 , 0 0 0 l b s . ) . Is t h i s c o r r e c t ?\nP l e a s e respond b a c k w i t h a w r i t t e n i n t e r p r e t a t i o n on t h e s e t h r e e waste shipment s c e n a r i o s .\nS i n c e r e 1 y ,\nDevon Schwalm, CHMM\nMagna C o r p o r a t i o n\n39600 Lewis D r i v e , S u i t e 2000\nNovi, Michigan 48377\n(248) 567-5183","truncated":false,"body_characters":8951}