# Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

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- **citation:** 10-0146
- **title:** Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
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- **published on:** 2011-04-11
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- **summary:** 10-0146 response to Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. concerning 172.604.
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U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration APR 11 2011 Washington, D.C. 20590
Mr. Anthony Cellucci
Vice President, Transportation Compliance
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.
42 Llngwater Drive
P.O. Box 9149
Norwell, MA 02061-9149
Reference No. 10-0146
Dear Mr. Cellucci:
This is in response to your letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations
(HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) regarding a requirement adopted in the HM-206F final rule,
"Revision of Requirements for Emergency Response Telephone Numbers" published on October
19,2009 in the Federal Register [74 FR 53413] and effective on October 1, 2010 (as corrected in
the Federal Register published on October 22,2010 [74 FR 54489]). You state that Clean
Harbors Environmental Services (Clean Harbors) is a motor carrier that functions as the offeror
and generator for transporting wastes for disposal. Additionally, Clean Harbors provides and
mans their own emergency response telephone number. Specifically, you ask us whether your
Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (UHWM) conforms to § 172.604 as revised in the HM-206F
final rule.
The answer is yes. When the number of the person offering the hazardous material is also the
emergency response information (ERI) provider, the name of the person identified with the
emergency response telephone number must be entered on the shipping paper immediately
before, after, above, or below the ER phone number unless the name is entered elsewhere on the
shipping paper in a prominent, readily identifiable, and clearly visible manner that allows the
information to be easily and quickly found. In the example you submitted, the offeror and
generator, Clean Harbors, is prominently entered on the shipping paper, as well as being clearly
entered in association with their emergency response telephone number and, therefore, meets the
ERI provider identification requirements in § 172.604(b )(1) as adopted in the HM -206F final
rule.
I hope this information is helpfuL Please contact this office should you have additional
questions.
Sincerely,
T. Glenn Foster
Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch
Standards and Rulemaking Division

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Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.
42 Longwater Drive
P.O. Box 9149
Norwell, MA 02061-9149
781. 792.5000
800.282.0058
www.cleanharbors.com
July 9, 2010
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
East Building, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20590
RE: Request for Written Confirmation - 49 CFR 172.604
Dear Sir or Madam:
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. (Clean Harbors) is a licensed interstate motor carrier engaged in the
transportation and disposal of hazardous and solid wastes from a very diverse customer base. Each shipment of
hazardous waste is accompanied by a Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (UHWM) that identifies the name,
address and phone number ofthe generator (offeror) ofthe consignment. In addition, the UHWM includes a 24
hour emergency response phone number that is monitored and answered by a Clean Harbor's representative. Each
waste stream accepted for transportation and disposal by Clean Harbors is pre approved before acceptance and this
infonnation is readily available to the emergency response representatives monitoring the 24 hour service. It is for
this reason that Clean Harbors offers the use ofthis 24 hour emergency response phone service to our customer
base,
I have attached an example ofa completed UHWM that identifies the 24 hour emergency response phone number in
section 3 and the generator (offeror) information in section 5. It is my understanding that a shipping paper prepared
in this fashion satisfies the requirement outlined in 49 CFR 172.604 that becomes effective October 1, 2010. Ifmy
understanding is correct, 1would respectfully request a written confrrmation that I can share with my organization as
we continue to communicate this new requirement to both our internal and external customer.
Thank you for your attention to this request. If any additional information is required, please do not hesitate to
contact me at (781) 792-5760 .
. Sincerely, Q pL:t:....--Anthony
P. Cellucci
Vice President, Transportation Compliance
Enell
"People and Technology Creating a Better Environment"
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