{"operation":"document","citation":"11-0220","title":"Foster Fuels, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2011-11-03","effective_on":null,"summary":"11-0220 response to Foster Fuels, Inc. concerning 180.205, 180.209.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0220.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0220.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0220","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2011/110220.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\n1200 New Jersey Ave. SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nI'~UV 0 8 2011\nMr. John George\nFoster Fuels Inc.\nP.O. Box 190\nBrookneal, VA 24528\nReference No.: 11-0220\nDear Mr. George:\nThis responds to your email requesting clarification of Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR;\n49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to the marking requirements for Department of Transportation\n(DOT) specification cylinders. Specifically, you ask if the Retester Identification Number (RIN)\nmust be marked on DOT specification cylinders that have been given an external visual inspection\nin accordance with § 180.209(g) if the cylinders are used exclusively on private property and are\nnot offered for transportation.\nCylinders that are filled and used exclusively on private property and are not offered for\ntransportation in commerce are not directly regulated under the HMR. However, these cylinders\nare subject to the Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards. In accordance\nwith OSHA standard 29 CFR § 1910.101, each employer shall determine that compressed gas\ncylinders under their control are in a safe condition to the extent that this can be determined by\nvisual inspection conducted in accordance with the HMR. As stated in 49 CFR § 180.205(b), no\nperson may mark a cylinder to represent that it meets a DOT specification unless all applicable\nrequirements of 49 CFR Subpart C of Part 180 have been met. A cylinder that is marked to certify\nthat it conforms to HMR requirements must be maintained in accordance with applicable\nspecification requirements in the HMR whether or not it is in transportation in commerce. This\nincludes the marking of the RIN on DOT specification cylinders meeting the requirements\nspecified in § 180.209(g). If the owner of the DOT specification cylinder wishes to continue to\nuse the cylinder but does not wish to re-qualify the cylinder as a specification cylinder and mark\nthe RIN to denote compliance with § 180.209(g), the owner must obliterate or cover any\nspecification markings whether or not it is being used to transport hazardous materials in\ncommerce.\nI hope this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nDirector\ntandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nBenedict)\n!3 ISO ·20'1 L:J\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA) ~ 130. 'LIB\nFrom: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nSent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 10:02 AM\nTo: Drakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nSubject: FW: Cylinder Requalifcation\nAttachments: image001.jpg\nHi Carolyn,\nWe received the following request for a letter of interpretation.\nThanks,\nVictoria\nVictoria Lehman\nHazmat Information Center (HMIC)\nhttp://phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/info-center\n(202) 366-1035\nFrom: John George [mailto:john.george@fosterfuels.com]\nSent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:39 PM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nSubject: Cylinder Requalifcation\nRequest written interpretation for subject matter.\nRequest clarification on section 180.209(g) and 180.213 as to the marking requirement of the RIN number by a propane\ndistributor when requalifying a DOT cylinder (by external visual only) at a consumer's home, cylinder is not in\ntransportation.\nBackground: NFPA 582008 edition states under section 5.2.2 Cylinders: that the RIN number is not required to be\nmarked on the cylinder when the cylinder is requalified utilizing the external visual inspection because the cylinder is not\nin transportation.\nBased on our application and letter from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to Foster Fuels Inc.\n(RIN #V112258) it seems the RIN is required on all DOT cylinder requalification's.\nI hope you can add some clarity.\nWith Regards,\nJohn George, Foster Fuels\nCelebrating 90 Years of Service Excellence.•• 1921-2011\nJohn George\nSafety Director\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\n!'1V;Y 1 !3n)oknea!; VA 24S2H\nI Fax 434.:376.5969\ncontain confident!,,11 information belongin9\npi'ohibit\"tl, I f are the\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":3963}