{"operation":"document","citation":"09-0077","title":"Crown Technology, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2009-05-05","effective_on":null,"summary":"09-0077 response to Crown Technology, Inc. concerning 172.504.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0077.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0077.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0077","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2009/090077.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\nMAY 5 2009\nMr. Jeff Buckner\nVice President, Finance\nCrown Technology, Inc.\n75 13 E. 96th Street\nIndianapolis, IN 46256\nRef. No. 09-0077\nDear Mr. Buckner:\nThis responds to your April 6,2009 request for clarification.of the placarding requirements in\nthe Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 17 1 - 1 80) and the commercial\ndrivers license (CDL) requirements under 49 CFR 383.93. Specifically, you ask if the\n$ 172.504(0(9) placarding exception for Class 9 materials also excepts your drivers from the\nhazardous materials endorsement requirement of 49 CFR 383.93 of the Federal Motor\nCarrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs).\nThe answer is yes. In accordance with § 172.504(0(9), placarding is noi required for Class 9\nmaterials when shipped domestically. In accordance with the FMCSRs, only drivers of\nvehicles transporting hazardous materials that are required to be placarded in accordance\nwith Subpart F of Part 172 of the HMR must have a hazardous materials endorsement to their\nCDL. Thus, a hazardous materials endorsement is not required for a driver transporting\nClass 9 materials.\nI hope this answers your inquiry.\nSincer ly,\nf~Jf\nh d e s E. Betts\nChief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n2J a\nIS0 9001:2000 CERTIFIED Since 1946\nJuly 14,2008\nShelley Negrete\nHazardous Materials Program Manager\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEast Building, 2nd Floor\n1200 IVew Jersey Ave., SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nDear Ms. Negrete:\nWe respectfully request an interpretation clarifying the following scenario that is critical to the\nshipment of product produced by one of our divisions.\nCrown Technology manufactures and ships ferrous sulfate heptahydrate:\nProper Shipping Name: Environmentally hazardous substances, solid, n.o.s., 9, III, UN3077\n(ferrous sulfate)\nReportable Quantity: 1000#\nBulk Packaging: 2000# bulk bags\nMarkings: 172.302(a)(2) \"on two opposing sides\"\nMode of Transportation: Transport Vehicles, are semi-trucks with 48' & 53' trailers\nPLACARD EXEMPTION:\n49 CFR $172.504(f)(9) of the HMR states, \"For domestic transportation, a class 9 placard is\nNOT required. A bulk packaging containing a Class 9 material must be marked with the\nappropriate identification number displayed on a Class 9 placard, an orange panel or a white-\nsquare-on-point display configuration required by subpart D.. .\" of part 172 of the HMR. This\nexemption applies to ferrous sulfate as ferrous sulfate is a Class 9 material and it is being shipped\ndomestically. The bulk bags are marked on two opposing sides appropriately.\nNO HAZMAT ENDORSEMENT REWIRED\nBecause there is not a requirement for placarding Class 9 material in domestic transportation,\ndrivers transporting this material do not have to obtain or possess a hazardous material\nendorsement. Additionally, $383.93 (Endorsements) in conjunction with $383.5 (Definition of\nHazardous Materials) clearly reiterates that the endorsement is required only if the hazardous\nmaterial \"is required to be placarded under subpart F of 49 CFR part 172.. ..\"\n7513 E. 96th Street P.O. Box 50426 Indianapolis, IN 46250-0426\n(31 7) 845-0045 Fax: (31 7) 845-9086\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nIDENTIFICATION NUMBER REQUIREMENT\n49 CFR $172.331 (c) states \"For a bulk packaging contained in or on a transport vehicle or freight\ncontainer, if the identification number marking on the bulk packaging (e.g., an IBC) required by\n172.302(a) is not visible, the transport vehicle or freight container must be marked as required by\n$172.332 on each side and each end with the identification number specified for the material in\nthe $ 172.101. Of the three options available to meet the requirements of 5 172.332 Identification\nNumber Markings, $ 172.332(a)(c) \"placarding\" is permissible and is the lowest cost option for\nour company.\nLocating non-hazmat endorsed drivers is a key component to maintaining lower costs with regard\nto shipping ferrous sulfate. Hired drivers are questioning whether or not they require a hazmat\nendorsement when:\nThey are transporting a product that states \"Environmentally hazardous substance.. . . . .\"\non the shipping papers and\nThe bulk packaging is marked and\nThe drivers are then given placards to put on their vehicles for a load that is exempt from\nplacarding\nCould you please verify in a written response that the above scenario is permissible under the\ncurrent regulations, i.e., that drivers transporting ferrous sulfate in 200W bulkbags appropriately\nmarked and for domestic transportation only, are allowed to place placards on their vehicles and\nstill not be required to have a hazmat endorsement?\nThank you in advance for your assistance. I look forward to your prompt response.\nSincerely,\nJeff Buckner\nVP-Finance\nCrown Technology, Inc.\n75 13 E. 96th Street\nIndianapolis, IN 46256\n(317) 845-0045 ~ 3 1 4\njbuckner@crowntech.com\n751 3 E. 96'\"treet Since 1946\nP.O. Box 50426 Specialty Chemicals\nIndianapolis, IN 46250-0426 ferrous Sulfate\n(31 7) 845-0045 Fax: (31 7) 845-9086 Dust Control Products\nEnvironmental Controls","truncated":false,"body_characters":5225}