{"operation":"document","citation":"12-0180","title":"Concorde Battery — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2012-10-25","effective_on":null,"summary":"12-0180 response to Concorde Battery concerning 173.159.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-12-0180.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-12-0180.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-12-0180","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretations/2012/120180.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue SE\nWashington. DC 20590\nOCT 2 5 2012\nMr. Steve Delmar\nDirector of Environmental Health and Safety\nC oncorde Battery\n2009 San Bernadino Rd\nWest Covina, CA 91790\nReference No.: 12-0 180\nDear Mr. Delmar:\nThis is in response to your August 12, 2012 letter requesting clarification on marking\nrequirements for non-spillable batteries under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR;\n49 CFR Parts 171-180). You present a scenario where non-spillable batteries are marked\n\"NONSPILLABLE'' or \"NONSPILLABLE BATTERY\" both on the battery itself and its\nouter packaging in accordance with the packaging exception provided in § 173 .159a( c )(2).\nThe batteries are then palletized, and in the process of creating this palletized load the\n\"NONSPILLABLE\" marking is covered up with corrugated sheeting and/or stretch wrap.\nYou ask ifthe outer pallet wrapping material must also be marked \"NONSPILLABLE.\"\nThe answer is no. In the scenario you describe, your properly marked and packaged non-\nspillable batteries are then consolidated on a skid using corrugated sheeting and/or stretch\nwrap. There is no requirement in the HMR to carry the \"NONSPILLABLE'' marking over\nto the outside of the corrugated sheeting or stretch wrap.\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n•.. the heart of your alrcrsfN\nWetob\n~ l13 I 16q\nBa t+erie~ . .\nConcorde Battery Corporation ll- D/90\nU.S. DOT\nPHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nAttn: Information Center\nEast Building\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nDear Sir/Madam,\nMonday, August 13,2012\nThe purpose of this letter is to request clarification of marking requirements for Non-\nspillable batteries under 49 CFR § 173.159a( c )(2).\nThe regulation requires the battery and outer packaging to be plainly and durably marked\n\"NONSPILLABLE\" or \"NONSPILLABLE BATTERY\". Based on the definition of\nouter packaging, we interpret this to mean that only the outer carton housing each\nindividual battery be clearly and durably marked.\nIf the shipper chooses to palletize multiple Non-spillable batteries for shipment and cover\nup the \"NONSPILLABLE\" marking on each individual carton with large corrugated\nsheeting and/or stretch wrap, does this outer pallet wrapping material also need to be\nmarked \"NONSPILLABLE\"?\nPlease see attached example photograph which shows a pallet of Non-spillable batteries\ncovered with corrugated sheeting for additional protection during shipment.\nSil~Cfrely,\n.;\nj\nSteve Delmar\nDirector of Environmental Health & Safety\nConcorde Battery\n2009 San Bernadino Road\nWest Covina, CA 91790\n(626) 813-1234 ext. 252\n2009 San Bernardino Road, West Covina, CA 91790 • Tele: 626-813-1234 • Fax: 626-813-1235\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\ne;","truncated":false,"body_characters":2871}