{"operation":"document","citation":"12-0080","title":"Christensen Company — 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":"12-0080 response to Christensen Company concerning 173.150.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-12-0080.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-12-0080.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-12-0080","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2012/120080.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n·l •.\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nAPR 2 4 2012\nMs. Rhonda Heltzel\nDOT Manager\nLane Christensen Company\n1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway\nMission Woods, KS 66205\nRef. No. 12-0080\nDear Ms. Heltzel:\nThis is in response to your March 19, 2012letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically you inquire about the\nexception for non-bulk shipments of combustible liquids in§ 173.150(f)(2) and the shipping\npaper requirements in Subpart C of Part 172. Your questions are paraphrased and answered as\nfollows:\nQl. Does the exception in§ 173.150(f)(2), which states that \"the HMR do not apply to a\nmaterial classed as a Combustible liquid in a non-bulk packaging unless it is a hazardous\nsubstance, a hazardous waste, or a marine pollutant,\" apply on a single shipment consisting\nonly of non-bulk packages of diesel fuel with an aggregate gross weight of 1,132 pounds?\nA 1. Yes. Provided that the diesel fuel meets the definition of combustible liquid per § 173.120\nand is in non-bulk packaging as defined in§ 171.8, the exception in§ 173.150(f)(2) applies on\nthe shipment, regardless of the aggregate gross weight.\nQ2. Do the HMR require the address of the consignee or consignor on a shipping paper?\nA2. No. There is currently no requirement in the HMR for a shipping paper to include the\nname and address of the person offering the shipment or the person to whom the shipment will\nbe delivered.\nI hope this answers your inquiry. If you need additional assistance, please contact this office at\n202-366-8553.\nSincerely,\ngs;:~\nBen Supko\nActing Chief, Standards Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n1/l/t n te,r\n<S 11 a, 16 o t!)G)\nl~)( ee P,f76ns\n1 :z.- oo 6o\nLayne Christensen Company\n1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway- Mission Woods, Kansas 66205 - 913-342-4803\nMarch 19, 2012\nCharles Betts\nDirector, Standards and Rulemaking Division\nUS Department of Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nDear Mr. Betts,\nThe Exceptions for Class 3 (flammable and combustible liquids), 173.150 (f) (2) states the requirements in this subchapter do\nnot apply to any material classed as a combustible liquid in non-bulk packaging unless the combustible liquid is a hazardous\nsubstance, a hazardous waste or a marine pollutant.\nWould this exemption apply when transporting two (2) or more 80 gallon non-bulk tanks of diesel fuel? The rules do not\nindicate or give direction for aggregate amounts, which in this case would be a total of 160 gallons (1132 lbs).\nAdditionall§th~lr~gulations for shipping documents do not specify that an exact address be displayed on the shipping paper.\nAn example is:\nTo: Layne\nCosignee: Layne\nStreet: Exit 434, Patterson CA\nDestination: Drill site\nWe are registered as a private motor carrier and do not transport hazardous materials for any other reasons than servicing\nclients for well rehabilitation. Most of our job site locations are located in rural areas that do not have an official address.\nThe client does give lis a travel route to locate the job site.\nLet me know if you have any questions,\nSincerely,\nRhonda Heltzel\nDOT Manager\nLayne Christensen Company\n1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway\nMission Woods, KS 66205\nOffice: 913-748-3984\nCell: 913-620-5643\nFax: 913-342-6312\nRhonda.Heltzel@layne.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":3500}