{"operation":"document","citation":"11-0135","title":"Veolia Environmental Services — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2011-08-31","effective_on":null,"summary":"11-0135 response to Veolia Environmental Services concerning 171.8, 172.302.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0135.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0135.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0135","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2011/110135.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Deportment ofTronsportotion Pipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nAUG 3 1 2011\nMs. Jennifer Eberle\nManager, Transportation Compliance\nVeolia Environmental Services\n1 Eden Lane\nFlanders, NJ 07836\nReference No.: 11-0135\nDear Ms. Eberle:\nThis responds to your June 6, 2011 letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to the preparation for\nshipment of waste aerosol cans in accordance with the requirements for recycling or\ndisposal of aerosols as specified in § 173.306(k) of the HMR. Specifically, you ask\nwhether the marking requirements applicable to bulk containers in §172.302 apply when\nthe aerosol cans are loaded in a UN specification bulk packaging (Le.; an IIG fiberboard\nIntermediate Bulk Container (lBC».\nThe answer is no. Under § 171.8, a \"bulk packaging\" is defined as a packaging, other than\na vessel or a barge, including a transport vehicle or freight container, in which hazardous\nmaterial are loaded with no intermediate form of containment. In your scenario, the waste\naerosol cans in the IIG box would be a form of intermediate containment and, thus, not\nconsidered a \"bulk packaging.\" Therefore, the bulk marking requirements in § 172.302\nwould not be apply to your package.\nI hope this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nU)'itJ. ·\nT. Glenn Foster ~\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nAndr.euJ.s\n§ 11..3. 3()~ (K)\nA--e Phsd/\nJune 6, 2011 1/-(}/~S-\nU.S. DOT\nPHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nAttn: PHH-10\nEast Building\n1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E.\nWashington DC 2059(}-()001\nRe: Bulk Packagings Loaded with Inner Packagings\nDear Sir I Madam:\nI am writing to request a written interpretation letter confirming guidance provided to me by a staff\nmember of the DOT Hazmat Information Center relating to the marking of a packaging containing\naerosols.\nVeolia's Question:\nWhen preparing shipments of waste aerosol cans in accordance with 49 CFR §173.306(k), Aerosols for\nrecycling or disposal, would the marking requirements applicable to bulk containers in §172.302 apply\n. when the a~rosol cans are loaded in a UN specification bulk packaging (I.e. - 11G fiberboard IBC)?\nD.\nHazmat Info (tr. Guidance:\nThe marking requirements for a bulk packaging would not apply in this case because the llG fiberboard\nIBC contains intermediate packaging (aerosol cans) and therefore it does not meet the definition of a bulk\npackaging as that term is defined in §171.8.\n49 (FR. §171.B - Definitions\n\"Bulk packaging - means a packaging, other than a vessel or a barge, including a transport\nvehicle or freight container, in which hazardous materials are loaded with no intermediate form\nof containment...\".\nPlease confirm if this interpretation is consistent with the opinion of your office in that the outside\ncontainer (lBC) used to package aerosols would not be considered a bulk packaging in accordance with\nthe HMR and therefore the bulk marking requirements of §172.302, including the display of the\nidentification numbers, are not applicable. Marking of this packaging would follow the requirements of a\nnon-bulk packaging.\nYour written response to this question is greatly appreciated. If you require any further information\nregarding this request please feel free to contact me at jennifer.eberle@veoliaes.com or 973-448-4209.\nThank you,\nJennifer Eberle\nManager, Transportation Compliance\nVeolia ES Technical Solutions, l.l.C.\n1 Eden Lane\nFlanders, NJ 07836\njennifer.eberle@veoliaes.com\n(973) 448-4209","truncated":false,"body_characters":3677}