{"operation":"document","citation":"11-0203","title":"Henry, Oddo, Austin & Fletcher Attorneys and Counselors at Law — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2011-11-22","effective_on":null,"summary":"11-0203 response to Henry, Oddo, Austin & Fletcher Attorneys and Counselors at Law concerning 173.29, 180.3.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0203.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0203.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0203","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2011/110203.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n1200 New Jersey Avenue SE\nU.S. Department Washington. DC 20590\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration NOV 2 ;,: 2011\nMs. Katherine Knight\nHemy, Oddo, Austin & Fletcher\nAttorneys and Counselors at Law\n1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2700\nDallas, TX 75201\nReference No. 11-0203\nDear Ms. Knight:\nThis is in response to your August 8, 2011, and September 20,2011 telephone\nconversation with a member ofmy staffon behalfofone ofyour law firm's clients, a\nmoving company, concerning the interstate transportation ofscuba tank cylinders and\noxygen tank cylinders under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts\n171-180). You state that while moving a household, the moving company refused to\ntransport two scuba-tank cylinders belonging to its client because the company did not\nknow whether the cylinders contained a hazardous material and with which regulations\nthey must comply. You also state the company later hired a hazardous materials expert\nwho determined the cylinders were empty. You ask what requirements apply when a\nmoving company offers cylinders as household goods for interstate transportation by motor\nvehicle.\nFederal hazardous materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. § 5101 et seq.) applies to the\ntransportation ofhazardous materials in intrastate and interstate commerce, including\npackaging intended for such transportation. A cylinder containing a hazardous material\nthat is transported in commerce is subject to the HMR and must comply with specific\nrequirements applicable to its preparation for transportation. The HMR also impose\nregistration requirements for shippers and carriers of certain classes and quantities of\nhazardous materials (see 49 CFR § 107.601). Furthermore, the employees that prepare,\noffer and move hazardous materials in transportation must be trained in conformance with\n49 CFR Part 172, Subparts H (training) and I (security). The HMR provide exceptions for\nitems that are not transported \"in commerce\" e.g., when a private individual transports a\ncylinder for personal use, that transportation is not subject to the HMR. The HMR also\nprovide exceptions for empty packagings which no longer qualify as hazardous materials\n(see § 173.29).\nThe HMR establish requirements for their design, manufacture, maintenance, and\nrequalification ofcylinders used to transport hazardous materials in commerce. A cylinder\nmanufactured in conformance with the HMR must be marked with the applicable\nspecification marks and maintained in accordance with applicable requirements to conform\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nto the HMR regardless ofwhether the cylinder is in transportation in commerce (see\n§ 180.3(a». Similarly, a DOT Specification 3AA, 3AL, or other SCUBA cylinder marked\nto indicate conformance with applicable DOT requirements must be retested and otherwise\nmaintained in accordance with the HMR whether or not it is being used to transport\nhazardous materials in commerce.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n2\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nHENRY ODDO AUSTIN & FLETCHER\nA PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION\nATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW\n1700 PACIFIC AVENUE\nSUITE 2700\nDALLAS, TEXAS 75201\nTELEPHONE (214) 658-1900 FACSIMILE (214) 658·1919\nAugust 8, 2011\nMr. Charles E. Betts\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nU.S. DOTIPHMSA (PHH-10)\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE East Building, 2nd Floor\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nRE: Interstate Household Goods Motor Carrier Transport ofScuba Tanks and/or Oxygen\nTanks\nDear Sir:\nPlease advise the regulations and requirements which affect a shipper's offer of scuba tanks\nand/or an oxygen tank for transportation to an interstate household goods motor carrier.\nIf you have any questions, please contact me at (214) 658-1928. Thank you for your\nassistance.\nSincerely,\nHENRY ODDO AUSTIN & FLETCHER,\nA Professional Corporation\nBy:_IJi-,---, .L\"\",,--_'Jr{.!....--K--L----,\\-:1-=..LK itl_L~Iu.!u~K __\nKatherine Knight J","truncated":false,"body_characters":4028}