{"operation":"document","citation":"11-0283","title":"R & L Carriers, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2012-02-01","effective_on":null,"summary":"11-0283 response to R & L Carriers, Inc. concerning 171.22, 171.25, 172.502.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0283.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0283.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-11-0283","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2011/110283.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department '.'Vashlnqton. DC 20590\n':':00 New Jersey Avenue SE\nof Transportation\n.?ipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\nFEB 0 1 2012\nMr. Gerald A. Krisa\nVice President of Safety\nR & L Carriers, Inc.\nP.O. Box 271\nWilmington, OH 45177\nRef. No. 11-0283\nDear Mr. Krisa:\nThis responds to your October 10, 2011 letter regarding the Hazardous Materials\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) and the International Maritime Dangerous\nGoods Code (IMDG). Specifically, you ask if a corrosive placard conforming to the\nspecifications of the IMDG Code may be used for transportation of hazardous materials\nsolely within the United States.\nThe answer is yes, provided all or part of the movement is by vessel. Section 171.25(a)\nstates that a hazardous material may be offered for transportation or transported to, from or\nwithin the United States by vessel, and by motor carrier and rail in accordance with the\nIMDG Code, as authorized in § 171.22, provided all or part of the movement is by vessel.\nFurther, § 172.502(b), which pertains to permissive placarding, excepts placards that\nconform to the IMDG Code from the prohibited placarding specified in § 172.502(a).\nRecently we were made aware that the requirement for all or part ofthe movement to be by\nvessel may impede shipments of hazardous materials that originate from foreign countries.\nWe intend to address this issue in a future rulemaking.\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please contact this office.\nSincerely,\n. .1\n--:-91\" \"'~~\n...t~ #_,~,.\nBen Supko\nActing Chief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n-:~\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n~CARRIERS')\nOctober lO, 2011. \\Ninkr\n~ t12·51Q\nMr. Charles E. Betts Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nU.S. DOTI PHMSA (PHH~lO)\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE East Building, 2nd Floor\nWashington, DC 20590\nPI acardIn3\nll-{)~ 33\nDear Mr. Betts,\nRE: International Maritime Dangerous Goods ( IMDG ) Corrosive Placard\nWe are writing to you for clarification on the use ofthe IMDG Corrosive Placard when there is a\nshipment of fully regulated corrosive material requiring placards that is strictly in a domestic\nmode oftransportation.\nIt is noted that in section CFR 49 172.519, General specifications for placards, (b)(3);\"for other\nthan Class 7 or the Dangerous placard, text indicating a hazard (for example, \" Flammable\" ) is\nnot required. Text may be omitted from the OXYGEN placard only if the specific identification\nnumber is displayed on the placard.\"\nIt is our opinion that this allows a carrier to utilize the IMDG Corrosive Placard when required in\na domestic shipment of a corrosive material. Kindly clarify this for our compliance.\nThank you for your time in reviewing this clarification on the use of the IMDG Corrosive\nPlacard in the domestic mode oftransportation.\nVice-President of Safety\n\"\n\"ONE CALL-ONE CARRIER\"\nCorporate Headlqllllali1ers\nP.O. Box 271 Overnight Service\nWilmington, Ohio 45177-0271 www.gorlc.com Is OUf Business\n800.543.5589\n'j' ,,'","truncated":false,"body_characters":3044}