{"operation":"document","citation":"09-0093","title":"Valspar — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2010-10-26","effective_on":null,"summary":"09-0093 response to Valspar concerning 172.101, 172.203, 173.120, 173.150.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0093.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0093.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0093","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2009/090093.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\nocr 26 2010\n1200 New Jersey Ave, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nMr. Eric Barcaskey\nManager, Hazmat Transportation Safety\nVal spar\nP.O. Box 1461\nMinneapolis, MN 55440\nReference No. 09-0093\nDear Mr. Barcaskey:\nThis is in response to your letter requesting clarification ofthe Hazardous Materials Regulations\n(HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to combustible liquids. Specifically, you ask how to\nproperly describe \"UN 1263, Paint, 3 (flammable liquid), PO III\" with a flash point of49°C (120 OF)\nwhen it is has been reclassed as a combustible liquid and placed in either a non-bulk or bulk\npackaging. We apologize for the delay in responding to your letter and any inconvenience this may\nhave caused.\nQ1. Maya paint product with a flash point of 120 OF in a bulk packaging be described as\n\"UN 1263, Paint, Combustible liquid, PO III\"?\nA1. Yes, provided the paint does not meet the definition of any another hazard class. According\nto the provisions of49 CFR 172.101(d) (4), Class 3 entries in the Hazardous Materials Table\nare modified to read \"Combustible liquid\" when that material is reclassified in accordance\nwith § 173.150(e) or (f) or has a flash point above point above 60°C (140 OF) but below\n93 °C (200 OF). Section 173 . 150(f)( 1) permits a flammable liquid with a flash point at or\nabove 38°C (100 OF) that does not meet the definition of any other hazard class to be\nreclassed as a combustible liquid in domestic transportation. (See also § 173.120(b)(2).)\nPlease note, this provision does not apply to transportation by vessel or aircraft, except where\nother means of transportation is impracticable. Combustible liquids in bulk packagings, and\ncombustible liquids that are hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, or marine pollutants\nmust also comply with requirements for hazard communication, incident reporting,\npackaging, training, and emergency response information. (See § 173.150(f)(3).)\nQ2. Maya paint product in a non-bulk packaging with a flash point of 120 OF that contains a\nhazardous substance in an amount that exceeds its reportable quantity be described as\n\"UN 1263, Paint, Combustible liquid, PO III, RQ (with the name of the hazardous\nsubstance(s) in parentheses)\"?\nA2. Yes. As specified in § 172.203(c)(l), ifthe proper shipping name for a material that is a\nhazardous substance does not identify the hazardous substance by name, the name of the\nhazardous substance must be entered in parentheses in association with the basic description.\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nThis may be accomplished by placing the name ofthe hazardous substance either immediately\nfollowing the proper shipping name or the basic description. Ifa material contains two or\nmore hazardous substances, at least two hazardous substances, including the two with the\nlowest reportable quantities (RQs), must be identified. Further, § 172.203( c )(2) requires a\nhazardous material that meets the definition of a hazardous substance, defined in § 171.8, to\nhave the letters !IRQ\" appear before or after the basic shipping description on a shipping paper\nto denote the package contains a reportable quantity ofthis material.\nQ3. Is the package containing the combustible liquid paint product described in Question Q2\npermitted, required, or forbidden to be labeled with a FLAMMABLE LIQUID label\nconforming to § 172.419? Can this label be used without the \"FLAMMABLE LIQUID\" text?\nA3. Liquid paint with a flash point of60 °C (140 OF) or less that is described as a Class 3\nflammable liquid must be labeled with a FLAMMABLE LIQUID label conforming to\n§ 172.419. Liquid paint with a flash point at or above 38°C (100 OF) but not exceeding 60°C\n(140 OF), such as the paint you described with a flash point of 120 OF, that does not meet the\ndefinition of any other hazard class and is reclassed as a combustible liquid must not be\nlabeled with a FLAMMABLE LIQUID label, regardless of whether or not text indicating the\nhazard class is included on the label (see § 173. 120(b)(2)). For your information, the HMR\ndo not require text indicating the FLAMMABLE LIQUID hazard class on a primary or\nsubsidiary label (see § 172.405(a)). Although the HMR do not prescribe a label for the\ncombustible liquid hazard class, they do prescribe a placard for COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID\n(see the § 172.400(b) table and § 172.544), and permit a FLAMMABLE LIQUID placard to\nbe used in place ofa COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID placard on a bulk package that contains a\ncombustible liquid (see § 172.504(f)(2)).\nOn April 5, 20 I 0, PHMSA published an advance notice ofproposed rulemaking (ANPRM;\nDocket No. PHMSA-2009-0241 (HM-242) copy enclosed), titled \"Hazardous Materials\nRegulations: Combustible Liquids,\" in the Federal Register [75 FR 17111J soliciting\ncomments on ways to revise, clarify, or relax certain regulatory requirements for combustible\nliquids. Although the comment period closed on July 6, 2010, we encourage you to submit\nyour comments on this matter. To view the rulemaking electronically, please visit the website\n\"www.regulations.gov,\" and search using the last four digits of the rulemaking's docket\nnumber, \"0241,\" and further refine your search results with this agency's acronym \"PHMSA.\"\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nr-/~~~~\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\nEnclosure\n2\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nvalspar\nPO Box 1461\nMinneapolis. MN 55440\n~dnlonsaY'\\\nS \"3. 150(-\\)\n-311~. (01\n~;y:>pfnj Ncune\n09- OoCJ3\nApril 9, 2009\nUS DOT PHMSA\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards, PHH-10\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nRe: Combustible liquid applicability\nDear Mr. Mazzullo,\n49CFR §173.120(b) (2) permits an otherwise flammable liquid to be\n\"\n...reclassed as a combustible liquid.\" with further criteria referenced both\nin this subparagraph, and in §173.150(f). Please advise whether the\nfollowing are correct applications, with corrections as appropriate:\n1) A paint product in bulk packaging with flashpoint of 120°F;\nUN1263, Paint, Class Combustible liquid, PG III\n2) A paint product in non-bulk packaging with flashpoint of 120°F, and\ncontaining a hazardous substance above its reportable quantity;\nUN1263 , Paint, Class Combustible liquid, PG III\nRQ (Listed hazardous substance)\n3) Whether use of a Flammable Liquid label (§172.419, with or without text)\nis permissible, required or forbidden in instance 2) above.\nWe have experienced recent carrier and state enforcement questions on the\nabove and assure your office that a written interpretation is of great\ninteres~ Thank you in advance for your reply.\nSincerely,\n~~~~\nManager, Hazmat Transport Safety\nPhone (612) 851-7930\nebarcaskey@valspar.com\nIf it matters, we're on it:\"","truncated":false,"body_characters":6781}