{"operation":"document","citation":"09-0171","title":"Carus Corporation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2010-01-27","effective_on":null,"summary":"09-0171 response to Carus Corporation concerning 172.301, 172.332, 172.336, 172.504.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0171.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0171.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-09-0171","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2009/090171.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\nJAN 272010\nMr. Chithambarathanu Pillai\nCarus Corporation\n1500 Eighth Street\nLa Salle, IL 61201\nRef. No.: 09-0171\nDear Mr. Pillai:\nThis responds to your July 29, 2009 letter regarding the placarding and marking requirements\nunder the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Please accept\nmy apology for our delay in responding and any inconvenience it may have caused. Your\nquestions are summarized and answered below.\nQ1. A closed transport vehicle contains multiple bulk packages (tote bins) of UN 1490,5.1,\nPotassium permanganate and UN 3214, 5.1, Permanganates, inorganic, aqueous solution,\nn.o.s. Is it permissible to affix the OXIDIZER placard along with orange identification\nnumber panels displaying \"1490\" and \"3214\"? Also, is it permissible to affix the OXIDIZER\nplacard with the ID number 3214 and a separate OXIDIZER placard with ID number 1490\ninstead?\nAI. Yes. The vehicle must be placarded when transporting a bulk package as required by\n§ 172.504( a) and must display an ID number on all four sides as required by §172.302( a).\nThe transport vehicle may be marked and placarded with four OXIDIZER placards displaying\nthe ID numbers \"1490\" and \"3214\" or four orange panels displaying the ID numbers \"1490\"\nand \"3214\" and four OXIDIZER placards.\nQ2. A truck is loaded with one (bulk package) tote bin containing UN 1490,5.1, Potassium\npermanganate and 10,000 pounds of UN 3214, 5.1, Permanganates, inorganic, aqueous\nsolution, n.o.s in non-bulk packages. What placarding and ID number markings are required?\nA2. The bulk package containing the potassium permanganate, UN 1490, must be marked\nand placarded as discussed in answer Al above. A vehicle transporting 10,000 pounds of\npermanganates, inorganic, aqueous solution, n.o.s., UN 3214, in non-bulk packages must\ndisplay OXIDIZER placards in accordance with §172.504. In addition, if 8,820 pounds or\nmore of the permanganates, inorganic, aqueous solution, n.o.s, is loaded at a single loading\nfacility, the transport vehicle must be marked on each side and each end as specified in\n§ 172.301(a)(3). See §§ 172.332 and 172.336.\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n-2- January 25,2010\nQ3. A truck is loaded with one bulk package (tote bin) containing UN 3214,5.1,\nPermanganates, inorganic, aqueous solution, n.o.s. and 10,000 pounds of UN 1490,5.1\nPotassium permanganate. What placarding and ID number markings are required?\nA3. The bulk package containing permanganates, inorganic, aqueous solution, n.o.s., UN\n3214, must be marked and placarded as discussed in answer A1 above. A vehicle transporting\n10,000 pounds of potassium permanganate, UN 1490, in non-bulk packages must display\nOXID IZER placards in accordance § 172.504. In addition, if 8,820 pounds or more of the\npotassium permanganate is loaded at a single loading facility, the transport vehicle must be\nmarked on each side and each end as specified in § 172.301(a)(3). See §§ 172.332 and\n172.336.\nQ4. A truck is loaded with one (bulk package) tote bin containing UN 1490, 5.1 Potassium\npermanganate and 2,000 pounds of UN 3214, 5.1, Permanganates, inorganic, aqueous\nsolution, n.o.s. What placarding and ID number markings are required?\nA4: The bulk package containing potassium permanganate, UN 1490, must be marked and\nplacarded as discussed in answer A1 above. A vehicle transporting 2,000 pounds of\npermanganates, inorganic, aqueous solution, n.o.s., UN 3214, in non-bulk packages must\ndisplay OXIDIZER placards in accordance §172.504. ID number marking is not required for\nnon-bulk shipments of permanganates, inorganic, aqueous solution, n.o.s., UN 3214, under\n8,820 pounds. See §172.301(a)(3).\nQ5. A truck is loaded with one (bulk package) tote bin of UN 3214,5.1, Permanganates,\ninorganic, aqueous solution, n.o.s. and 2,000 pounds of UN 1490,5.1 Potassium\npermanganate. What placarding and ID number markings are required?\nAS: The bulk package containing permanganates, inorganic, aqueous solution, n.o.s\" UN\n3214, must be marked and placarded as discussed in answer A1 above. A vehicle transporting\n2,000 pounds of potassium permanganate, UN 1490, in non-bulk packages must display\nOXIDIZER placards in accordance § 172.504. ID number marking is not required for nonbulk\nshipments of potassium permanganate, UN 1490, under 8,820 pounds. See\n§ 172.301(a)(3).\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nHattie L. Mitchell\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\n/II(~ JAyre III/I~~ «)S Page 1 of 1\n~'lZ, 101\n~rlZ4302-\nDrakeford, Caro.\"~_IY ...,.n\",,~(P,~H~~M\"0,~S,~A~,~)~\"\"',~~~,~, ~~'kty-l-IIttAaqr~~oLrt,~q~/\"~'\"\nFrom: Lehman, Victoria (PHMSA) I j u \"1\nSent: Thursday, July 30, 20099:47 AM\nTo: Drakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nSubject: RE Hazmat Center Inquiry\n-----Original Message----From:\nPHMSA-Feedback [mailto:PHMSA-Feedback]\nSent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 5:40 PM\nTo: PHMSA HM InfoCenter; PHMSA Webmaster\nSubject: Hazmat Information Center Feedback: Other Questions?\nWe request a formal answer under PHMSA Interpretations as guidance document.\nJuly 29, 2009\nWe would appreciate your answers to these questions.\n1. Are two identification number markings required to be displayed on a closed\ntransport vehicle containing multiple bulk packages? Specifically, in a scenario\nwhere multiple tote bins (bulk packages) of two different hazardous materials with\n10 # 1490 and 3214 are loaded. Could you confirm that it is permissible to affix\nthe oxidizer 5.1 placard, the orange IO panel 1490 and the orange 3214? Is it\nalso permissible to affix oxidizer 5.~ placard displayed with the 10 number 1490\nand another oxidizer 5.1 placard displayed with the 10 number 3214 instead?\n2. If the truck is loaded with one tote bin (bulk package) of hazardous\nmaterial with 10 # 1490 and 10,000 Ibs of a different single hazardous material\nwith 10 # 3214, what placarding and identification # markings are required?\n3. If the truck is loaded with one tote bin (bulk ) of hazardous\nmaterial with 10 # 3214 and 10,000 lbs of a different single hazardous material\nwith 10 # 1490, what placarding and identification # markings are required?\n4. If the truck is loaded with one tote bin (bulk package) of hazardous\nmaterial with ID # 1490 and 2,000 Ibs of a different single hazardous material\nwith 10 # 3214 , what placarding and identification # markings are required?\n5. If the truck is loaded with one tote bin (bulk ) of hazardous\nmaterial with ID # 3214 and 2,000 Ibs of a different single hazardous material\nwith ID # 1490, what placarding and identification # markings are required?\nName: Chithambarathanu Pillai\nOrganization: Carus Corporation\nEmail: chithambarathanu.lai@caruscorporation.com\nAddress: 1500 Eighth Street\n: LaSalle\nCode: 61301\nPhone: 815-224-6863\nFAX: 815-224-6816\n7/3012009","truncated":false,"body_characters":6970}