{"operation":"document","citation":"09-0127","title":"Saint-Gobain Crystals — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2009-06-10","effective_on":null,"summary":"09-0127 response to Saint-Gobain Crystals concerning 173.22.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0127.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0127.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0127","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2009/090127.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\n1200 New Jersey Ave, S.E.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nJUN 1 0 2009\nMr. Jeffrey L. Kennedy\nSaint-Gobain Crystals\n17900 Great Lakes Parkway\nHiram, OH 44234\nRef. No.: 09-0127\nDear Mr. Kennedy:\nThis is in response to your May 18, 2009 letter requesting clarification on the applicability of\nthe Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171 -1 80) to cadmium tungstate.\nYou request confirmation from this office that the test report submitted with your letter\nprovides sufficient verification that the tested materials are not subject to the requirements of\nthe HMR.\nAs provided in § 173.22, it is the shipper's responsibility to properly classify a hazardous\nmaterial. Such determinations are not required to be verified by this office. However, based\non the test results you provided, it is our opinion that the cadmium tungstate crystals\ndescribed in the test report do not meet the definition of a Division 6.1 material for oral or\ndermal toxicity. Provided this material does not meet the criteria for a Division 6.1 material\nfor inhalation hazard or the definition of another hazard class, it is not subject to the HMR.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if you require additional assistance.\nSincerely,\nStandards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nPage 1 of 1\nSent: Monday, May 18,2009 4 54 PM\nTo: Drakeford, Carolyn <PHMSA>\nSubject: FW: Cadmium tungstate hazardous material testirlg\nAttachments: 2471-001 .pdf\nFrom: Kennedy, Jeffrey L. [mailto:Jeffrey.L,Kennedy@saint-gobain.com]\nSent: Monday, April 20, 2009 4:49 PM\nTo: Leary, Kevin <PHMSA>\nSubject: Cadmium tungstate hazardous material testing\nDear Mr. Leary,\nBack in November-December 2007, you and I discussed what testing would be required on cadmium tungstate\ncrystal to determine if it meets the definition of a Class 6, Division 6.1 hazardous material.\nAs you may recall I submitted testing results from a laboratory in India, but the laboratory did not reference the\ntesting procedures used, therefore you suggested using the \"up and down procedure.\"\nWe have tested cadmium turlgstate crystal using the oral and dermal toxicity limits defined in 49 CFR 173.132.\nStresau Laboratory, Inc. of Spooner, Wisconsin handled this project and submitted the attached report, which\nincludes the references to their testing methods. None of the animals tested died as a result of the exposure to\ncadmium tungstate.\nPlease let me know if this report provides sufficient information to make the determination that cadmium tungstate\ncrystal does not meet the definition of a hazardous material under 49 CFR 173.1 32.\nThank you very much for your continued help on this project.\nSincerely,\nJeff Kennedy\nSaint-Gobain Crystals\n17900 Great Lakes Parkway\nHiram, OH 44234\nEmall: Jeffrey L KennedyQSaint-Gobain.com\nTelephone. 440-834-5659","truncated":false,"body_characters":2937}