{"operation":"document","citation":"10-0262","title":"Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2011-02-15","effective_on":null,"summary":"10-0262 response to Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C. concerning 172.604.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0262.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0262.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-10-0262","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2010/100262.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nFEB 1 5 2011 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nMr. Tom Baker\nDirector, Environment and Transportation\nVeolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C.\n1 Eden Lane\nFlanders, NJ 07836\nRef. No. 10-0262\nDear Mr. Baker:\nThis responds to your December 14,2010 letter requesting clarification on emergency response\ntelephone number requirements in § 172.604 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR\nParts 171-180). You provide examples of manifests where the generator/offeror is \"ABC Company,\nInc\" while the person registered with the emergency response information provider (ERI provider)\nfor these shipments is a different company, \"VESTS\". \"VESTS\" is also the unique identifier\nassigned by the ERI provider. Specifically, you provide scenarios and ask for verification that they\ncomply with §§ 172.604(a)(3)(ii) and 172.604(b )(2) requirements. Your scenarios are restated as\nfollows:\nScenario 1: In the case where the generator/offeror identified on the manifest is also the ERI provider,\nby entering the emergency response telephone number in Item 3 of the manifest and the\ngenerator's/offeror's name in Item 5 ofthe manifest, you ask ifthe shipping paper is in compliance\nwith §§ 172.604(a)(3)(ii) and 172.604(b)(1) with respect to the display of the emergency information.\nScenario 2: In the case where the generator/offeror identified on the manifest is not the person\nregistered with the ERI provider, by entering the emergency response phone number in Item 3 ofthe\nmanifest and a statement in Item 14 of the manifest identifying the person who is registered with the\nERI provider, you ask ifthe shipping paper is in compliance with §§ 172.604(a)(3)(ii) and\n172.604(b)(2) with respect to the display ofthe emergency response information.\nAs shown in the two examples ofmanifests you provide, the placement of the emergency response\ntelephone number and contact information is consistent with requirements in §§ 172.604(a)(3)(ii) and\nI 72.604(b)(1) for Scenario 1 and §§ 172.604(a)3)(ii) and 172.604(b)(2) for Scenario 2.\nI trust this answers your inquiry. If you need additional assistance, please contact this office at\n202-366-8553.\nSincerely,\n~Sq}k-\nBen Supko\nActing Chief, Standards Development\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<>>\n\nBoo-f+J e\n~/12 .b64\n(i)veollA £ Ii? er,J eY1~ R eSfon':J ~\nENVIRONMENTAL SERVices Ie ft'f'h()y) e NuIIYl h-e.rDecember\n14, 2010 /0 -O;J..kAJ\nU.S. DOT\nPHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nAttn: PHH-IO\nEast Building\n1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E.\nWashington DC 20590-0001\nRE: Request for Interpretation Regarding Indicating the ERI Provider on EPA's Uniform\nHazardous Waste Manifest\nTo Whom It May Concern:\nVeolia is requesting guidance from PHMSA regarding the completion of the uniform hazardous\nwaste manifest with respect to compliance with 49 CFR 172.604, the requirements for including\nthe emergency response phone number on shipping papers. Generators of hazardous waste\nare required to use the uniform hazardous waste manifest, EPA Form 8700-22, when shipping\nhazardous wastes. USEPA has provided specific instructions for completion of the uniform\nmanifest, including the entering of the emergency response phone number in Item 3 of the\nform. The instructions for completion of Item 3 of the manifest as referenced in 40 CFR Part\n262, Appendix, are as follows:\nItem 3. Emergency Response Phone Number\nEnter a phone number for which emergency response information can be obtained in\nthe event of an incident during transportation. The emergency response phone number\nmust:\n1. Be the number of the generator or the number of an agency or organization who is\ncapable of and accepts responsibility for providing detailed information about the\nshipment;\n2. Reach a phone that is monitored 24 hours a day at all times the waste is in\ntransportation (including transportation related storage); and\n3. Reach someone who is either knowledgeable of the hazardous waste being shipped\nand has comprehensive emergency response and spill cleanup/incident mitigation\ninformation for the material being shipped or has immediate access to a person who has\nthat knowledge and information about the shipment.\nVeolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C.\n1 Eden Lane, Flanders, NJ 07836\ntom.baker@veoliaes.com\n(973) 691-7330\n\n<<>>\n\n(.j)veOLIA\nENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES\nNote: Emergency Response phone number information should only be entered in Item 3 when there is\none phone number that applies to all the waste materials described in Item 9b. If a situation ( e.g. ,\nconsolidated shipments) arises where more than one Emergency Response phone number applies to the\nvarious wastes listed on the manifest, the phone numbers associated with each specific material should\nbe entered after its description in Item 9b.\nBelow are several questions related to the emergency response phone information when\nentered on the manifest in accordance with USEPA's instructions and how those entries comply\nwith the PHMSA regulations in 49 CFR 172.604. Please respond in writing as to whether PHMSA\nis in agreement with the answers provided by Veolia to these questions.\nQl) In the case where the generator/offeror identified on the manifest is also the emergency\nresponse information provider (ERI provider), by entering the emergency response phone\nnumber in Item 3 of the manifest and the generator's/of!eror's name in Item 5 of the manifest,\nis the shipping paper in compliance with 172.604(a)(3)(ii) and 172.604(b)(1) with respect to the\ndisplay of the emergency information?\nAl) Veolia believes that the manifest completed in this manner complies with 172.604(a)(3)(ii)\nand 172.604(b)(1).\nThat is, by entering the ER telephone number in the space identified on the manifest form as\nthe \"Emergency Response Phone\" the shipping paper complies with 172.604(a)(3)(ii), in that\nthe ER telephone number is \"entered once on the shipping paper in a prominent, readily\nidentifiable, and clearly visible manner that allows the information to be easily and quickly\nfound, such as by ... setting the information apart to provide for quick and easy recognition\".\nIn addition, section 172.604(b)(1) requires the name of the person identified with the\nemergency response telephone number to be identified in one of several ways. One such\noption is \"entered elsewhere on the shipping paper in a prominent, readily identifiable, and\nclearly visible manner that allows the information to be easily and quickly found.\" By entering\nthe generator's name in Item 5 of the manifest this requirement is also satisfied.\nQ2) In the case where the generator/offer identified on the manifest is not the person\nregistered with the ERI provider, by entering the emergency response phone number in Item 3\nof the manifest and a statement in Item 14 of the manifest identifying the person who is\nregistered with the ERI provider, is the shipping paper in compliance with 172.604(a)(3)(ii) and\n172.604(b)(2) with respect to the display of the emergency response information?\nAttached are examples of2 completed manifests to better illustrate this question. In \"Example\n1\" and \"Example 2# the generator/offeror of the waste shipment is \"ABC Company, Inc\" while\nthe person registered with the ERI providerfor these shipments is a different company, \"VESTS\".\nIn these examples, \"VESTS\" is also the unique identifier assigned by the ERI provider. The two\nexamples differ only in the wording of the statements appearing in Item 14 of the manifests.\nVeolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C.\n1 Eden Lane, Flanders, NJ 07836\ntom.baker@veoliaes.com\n(973) 691·7330\n\n<<>>\n\n(i)VEOlIA\nENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES\nA2) Veolia believes that both manifests, Example 1 and Example 2, completed in this manner\ncomply with 172.604(a)(3)(ii) and 172.604(b)(2).\nThat is, by entering the ER telephone number in the space identified on the manifest form as\nthe IIEmergency Response Phone\" the shipping paper complies with 172.604(a)(3)(ii), in that\nthe ER telephone number is lientered once on the shipping paper in a prominent, readily\nidentifiable, and clearly visible manner that allows the information to be easily and quickly\nfound, such as by ... setting the information apart to provide for quick and easy recognition\".\nFurthermore, according to 172.604(b)(2), liThe person who is registered with the ERI provider\nmust be identified by name, or contract number or other unique identifier assigned by the ERI\nprovider, on the shipping paper immediately before, after, above, or below the emergency\nresponse telephone number in a prominent, readily identifiable, and clearly visible manner that\nallows the information to be easily and quickly found, unless the name of the identifier is\nentered elsewhere in a prominent manner as provided in paragraph (b)(1) of this section.\"\nReference to paragraph (b)(1) allows the name to be lIentered elsewhere on the shipping paper\nin a prominent readily identifiable, and clearly visible manner that allows the information to be\neasily and quickly found.\"\nIn these examples since \"VESTS\" is the person who is registered with the ERI provider, the\nstatement itER Service Contracted by VESTS\" (Example 1) or \"ER Identifier - VESTS\" (Example 2)\nhas been entered into Item 14 of the manifest as a means to comply with 172.604(b)(2). The\nER information entered in this manner complies with the PHMSA requirements in that the\ninformation is readily identifiable and can be easily and quickly found.\nYour written response to this question is greatly appreciated. If you require any further\ninformation regarding this request please feel free to contact me at tom.baker@veoliaes.com\nor 973-691-7330.\nThank you,\nTom Baker\nDirector, Environment and Transportation\nVeolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C.\n1 Eden Lane, Flanders, NJ 07836\ntom.baker@veoliaes.com\n(973) 691-7330\n\n<<>>\n\nUNIFORM HAZARDOUS 11. Generator 10 Number\nWASTE MANIFEST ABC123456789\no EXAMPLE 1 o\n111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111\nPlease print or type (Form designed fur use on elite (12·pitch) typewriter)\nForm Approved OMB No 2050-<)039 ,\n12. Page 1of 13. Emergency Response Phone\n1 (999)999-9999 r' MaCrCr(fO CrC)'O 0 1 YES\n,\nI~O :8 ,0 ,0 ,0\n:8 :0 0\n,\n,\no :E)\n:~~\n,!:: :1°0 :1>\nit\niO\no\no\no :E) 'j< 'II'\"\n5. Generator's Name.oo Mailing Address Generator's Site Address (if different than mailing address)\no ABC Company, Inc SAME\n1 First Street\nSomewhere, State 01234 I\nGenerators Phone: (, ~., '''''_'\",an\n6. Transporter 1Company Name U.S, EPA ID Number\nTom's Transport Service IDEF234567890\n1. UN1993, WASTE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, n.o. s ~ f F003 D001\nII:\n0 (TOLUENE, XYLENE) , 3, II, RQ (D001)\ni X 001 DM 00400 P FOOS D03S\nw 2.\nZ\nw\nC)\n7. Transporter 2 Company Name U.S. EPA ID Number\nI\n8. Designated Facility Name and Site Address U.S. EPA 10 NumiJer\nVEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS, L.L.C.\n1 EDEN LANE\nFLANDERS, NJ 07836 I NJD980S36S93\nFacility's Phone: Q'7'_\">.:'7 .• ' ana\n9a. 9b, U,S. DOT Descnption (including Proper Shipping Name. Hazard Class. 10 Number. 10. Conlainers 11. Total 12. Unil 13. Waste Codes\nHM and Packing Group (if any» No. Type Quantity WtNol.\n3.\njl~o\n4.\n14. Special Handling Instructions and Additionallnformation ER Service Contracted by VESTS 1)W:700253 A:MARFS\n11 :0\no\n15. GENERATOR'SJOFFEROR'S CERTIFICATION: I hereby declare that the contenls of this consignment are fully and accurately described above by the proper shipping name. aro are claSSified. packaged.\nmar1>>\n\no EXAMPLE 2 o\n11111111111111111111111111111111 ~ 1111111111\nPlease print or type (Form designed for use on elite (12-pHch) typewriter) Form Approved OMS No 2050'()039\nUNIFORM HAZARDOUS 11 •Generator ID Number 12. Page 1of 13, Emergency Response Phone 4\nWASTE MANIFEST ABC123456789 1•Ma C rOTCrOcr5r\n1 (999)999-9999\no0 1 YES\no\n5. Generators Name and Mailing Address Generato(s SHe Address (if different than mailing address)\nABC Company, Inc\nSAME\n1 First Street\nSomewhere, State 01234\nGeneralors Phone: r, ')., .. ~ \" _ '1 lHl (\\ I\n6, Transporter 1Company Name\nTom's Transport Service\nU,S. EPA 10 Number\nIDEF234567890\n7. Transporter 2 Company Name U.S. EPA 10 Number\nI\n8. Designated FaGiuty Name and Site Address U,S. EPA 10 Number\nVEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS, L.L.C.\n1 EDEN LANE\nFLANDERS, NJ 07836 \n INJD980536593\nFacility's Phone: <1'1\",_\", .. '1_1