{"operation":"document","citation":"10-0059","title":"Bureau of Waste Prevention Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2011-04-08","effective_on":null,"summary":"10-0059 response to Bureau of Waste Prevention Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection concerning 172.101, 173.120, 173.150.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0059.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0059.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0059","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2010/100059.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\n1200 New Jersey Ave, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nAPR 0 8 201\\\nMr. Bill Siroll\nChief, Enforcement Support Branch\nBusiness Compliance Division\nBureau of Waste Prevention\nMassachusetts Department ofEnvironmental Protection\nOne Winter Street, 7th Floor\nBoston, MA 02108\nReference No. 10-0059\nDear Mr. Siroll:\nThis is in response to your e-mail to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's\nHazardous Materials Information Center requesting clarification ofthe Hazardous Materials\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). In your e-mail, you ask for confirmation that the\ntransportation of virgin mineral spirits, such as \"NA 1993, Combustible liquid, n.o.s. (petroleum\nnaphtha), Combustible liquid, Packing Group (PG) III,\" in non-bulk packages that typically have a\ncapacity of 50 gallons or less, is not regulated under the HMR. You state that the product: has a\nflash point between 140 OF and 200 OF, contains cleaner solvents when shipped from the receiver\nback to the manufacturer, is not regulated under the HMR or the Environmental Protection Agency,\nand is a state-regulated waste. We apologize for the delay in responding and any inconvenience this\nmay have caused.\nUnder the HMR, a waste that is subject to the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (UHWM)\nRequirements ofthe U. S. Environmental Protection Agency specified in 40 CFR Part 262 is\nregulated for purposes of transportation as a \"hazardous waste.\" A waste that does not require\ncompletion of a UHWM is not considered a \"hazardous waste\" for purposes oftransportation and is\nnot subject to the requirements ofthe HMR, unless it meets the definition of a hazardous material\nunder the HMR. Thus, a State-regulated waste that does not require completion of a UHWM and is\nnot a hazardous material as defined in the HMR is not subject to the regulations under the HMR.\nSuch a material may be described using the shipping name, \"State Regulated Petroleum Naptha\nWaste.\" However, its description on the shipping paper or manifest may not include a hazard class\noridentification number specified in the § 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table (see § 172.202(e».\nA IIcombustible liquid\" is defined as a material that has a flash point above 60°C (140 OF) and below\n93 °C (200 OF) and does not meet the definition of any other hazard class under the HMR (see\n§ 173.120(b)(1». A combustible liquid, that is not a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or a\nmarine pollutant and is packaged in a non-bulk packaging, i.e., a packaging having a liquid capacity\n\n<<>>\n\nof 450 L (119 gallons) or less, is not subject to any other requirements under the HMR (see\n§ 173.150(f)(2». Therefore, the material you described may be shipped using a Massachusetts\nDepartment of Environmental Protection State-specific shipping paper.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nrY~~7-o?SiL.\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n2\n\n<<>>\n\n• Drakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nFrom: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nSent: Tuesday, March 09,20102:57 PM\nTo: Drakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nSubject: FW: Request for formal Letter of Interpretation l 0 -ODE,,?\n3Lu'rp~V\\1~f«S\n~\n\" From: Sirull, William (DEP) [mailto;William.Sirull@state.ma.us]\nt(\\ Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 2;12 PM\nTo: PHMSA HM InfoCenter\nSubject: FW: Request for formal Letter of Interpretation\nDear Sir/Madam:\nCould the Hazardous Materials Information Center please forward the following request for a formal Letter of\nInterpretation to PHMSA -OHMS for a written response:\nA transportation company provides virgin mineral spirits (petroleum naphtha) (flash point between 140\ndegrees and 200 degrees Fahrenheit) to its customers in Massachusetts and in return collects the waste\nmineral spirits after it has been used to clean metal parts, become spent and needs to be\nreclaimed. The virgin mineral spirits and the waste mineral spirits are transported in non-bulk packaging,\ntypically in containers of less than 50 gallons. The company's Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for the virgin\nmineral spirits in the section for Transport Information reads:\nDOT Non-Bulk Package « 119G container)\nShipping Name: Mineral Spirits (Petroleum Naphtha)(Not DOT regulated)\nDOT Bulk Package (>119 G container)\nShipping Name: Combustible liquid, n.o.s. (petroleum naphtha)\nUN/NA #: NA 1993\nHazard Class: Combustible Liquid\nPackaging Group: III\nPlacards: Class 3, NA 1993\nTo ship the mineral spirits in non-bulk packaging, the transportation company uses the following description\non the shipping paper accompanying the transport ofthe waste mineral spirits:\nNon-DOT/RCRA Regulated Used Parts Cleaner Solvent « 119 G cont), (Naptha)\nGiven what the company states in the MSDS for the virgin mineral spirits and on the shipping paper for the\nwaste mineral spirits, it is MassDEP's understanding that shipments of the mineral spirits, both virgin and\nwaste, in non-bulk packaging are NOT USDOT-regulated. Therefore, MassDEP is requesting a Letter of\nInterpretation regarding whether MassDEP can prescribe a State-specific shipping paper to\naccompany shipments of waste mineral spirits in Ma.ss. collected in non-bulk packaging by the transportation\ncompany? The State-specific shipping paper would typically be Signed by a consignee in another State. The\nwaste mineral spirits is a Massachusetts-regulated hazardous waste (waste oil) but it is not regulated under\nthe USEPA RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) hazardous waste program.\n1\n\n<<>>\n\nIf there are any questions about this request, please contact me as directed below .\n•\nThank you for your assistance with this matter.\nBill Sirull\nChief, Enforcement Support Branch\nBusiness Compliance Division\nBureau of Waste Prevention\nMassachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)\nOne Winter Street, 7th floor\nBoston, MA. 02108\nphone: 617-292-5838\nfax: 617-556-1063\nemail: \n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":6032}