{"operation":"document","citation":"12-0054","title":"DuPont Global Logistics — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2012-04-24","effective_on":null,"summary":"12-0054 response to DuPont Global Logistics concerning 172.301, 172.336.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-12-0054.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-12-0054.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-12-0054","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2012/120054.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nAPR 2 4 2012\nMr. Kevin M. Greene\nDuPont Global Logistics\nP.O. Box 525\nAxis, Alabama 36505\nReference No. 12-0054\nDear Mr. Greene:\nThis responds to your February 13, 2012 letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to Intermediate Bulk\nContainers (IBCs). Specifically, you seek clarification regarding marking, labeling, and\nplacarding requirements for IBCs as recently adopted in a final rule under Docket Number\nPHMSA-2009-0151 (HM-218F), entitled \"Hazardous Materials; Miscellaneous\nAmendments,\" and published in the Federal Register on July 20, 2011 [76 FR 43510].\nIn your letter, you state that under the revised requirements adopted in the HM-218F final\nrule, it is your understanding that when an IBC is labeled instead of placarded in accordance\nwith§ 172.514(c)(4), identification markings may be displayed in accordance with the\nmarking requirements in§ 172.30l(a)(1) and, therefore, have no specific size requirements.\nYour understanding is correct. As specified in § 172.336( d), when a bulk packaging is\nlabeled instead of placarded in accordance with § 172.514( c), identification number\nmarkings may be displayed on the package in accordance with the marking requirements of\n§ 172.30l(a)(l). If identification number markings are displayed on the package in\naccordance with the marking requirements of§ 172.301(a)(l), there are no specific size\nrequirements for the identification number markings and § 172.302(b )(2) is not applicable.\nI hope this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nII..IJ, I.J• LVIL IL•iL:tfl\n\"v.,v-r~v +- • 1\nBer1e0 IC\n~I {2-. 301\n~ 112 ~ a3~,~-\n'·\" I Q (I' I r1ti\nDuPont Global Logistics --J\n{\n1\nP.O. Box 525 ( ')... - 065'-('\nAJUs,AJab3lna 36505\n~\nDuPont Global Logistics\n13 February 2012\nMr. T. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\nAttn: PHH-10\nEast Building\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.\nWashington, DC 2059Q--0001\nRequest a written formal interpretation regarding marking the UNIID number on an\nIntermediate Bulk Container (IBC) post HM-218F (172.336(d)).\nDear Mr. Foster:\nSpecificallyj I request clarification of 172.336(d) as created under Docket HM-21BF\n{PHMSA-2009-0151; 20 July 2011). It is my understanding that when an IBC is labeled\ninstead of placarded in accordance with §172.514(c} of the Hazardous Material\nRegulations) identification number markings may be displayed on the package in\naccordance with the marking requirements of § 172.301 (a)(1 ). With that being said, there\nis no requirement in §172.301 (a)(1) with respect to the letter size of the UN number\nmarked on the IBC. Further more, it's my understanding the width and height\nrequirements specified in 172.302 (b)(2) are not applicable when marking the UN\nnumber on an IBC. Is my understanding correct?\nI hoper is helpful. Please contact me ~you require additional assistance.\n~M.Greene\nHazardous Materials Distribution Consultant\nDuPont Global Logistics\nP.O.Box525\nAxis, Alabama 36505\nPhone: (251) 679.5330\nFax: (302) 355.2888\nKevin.m .greene@ usa.dupont.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":3414}