{"operation":"document","citation":"13-0016","title":"American Ordnance LLC — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2013-02-20","effective_on":null,"summary":"13-0016 response to American Ordnance LLC concerning 173.127, 173.22.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0016.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0016.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0016","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2013/130016.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\nFEB 2 0 1013\nCharles McDowell\nEMS Representative\nAmerican Ordnance LLC\n2280 Highway 104 West, Ste. 2\nMilan, TN 38358-3177\nReference No. 13-0016\nDear Mr. McDowell:\nThis is in response to your January 22, 2013 e-mail requesting the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA) provide clarification on the shipment of waste\nwater canisters containing perchlorate resins. In your scenario, the canisters are removed\nfrom service and the perchlorate resin in the containers is tested in accordance with\n§ 173.127(a)(1) of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) and\nfound not to support combustion. In addition the perchlorate resin is tested and is\ndetermined not to be an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hazardous waste. You ask\nif empty packaging provisions in§ 173.23 would apply to the perchlorate resin in your\ncontainers.\nUnder§ 173.22, it is the shipper's responsibility to properly classify a hazardous material.\nThis Office does not perform that function. However, based on the information you\nprovided, it does not appear that the material you describe meets the definition of a\nhazardous material. Therefore, the empty packaging provision in§ 173.23 would not apply\nto the containers.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\nINFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nTuesday, January 22,201311:14 AM\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nFW: Interpretation.\n4nclrec.US\n~ 113 ·IZ 1\n;$?173·::29\nUiptJ Pa.clajlr>JS\n!3~tJcJ/(o\nHi Carolyn,\nWe received the following request for a formal letter of interpretation.\nThanks,\nVictoria\nFrom: McDowell, Charles [mailto:Charles.McDowell@aollc.biz]\nSent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 10:59 AM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nCc: Arnold, Jackie\nSubject: Interpretation.\nAt our facility, we have used an ion exchange resin to remove perchlorate from waste\nwater. Once the canisters reach a saturation point, they are removed from service and\ndrained. The contaminated resin has been tested in accordance with 173.127 (a)(1), and would\nnot support combustion, thus exceeding the burn time of the 3:7 potassium bromate/cellulose\nmixture. Based upon analysis, the material does not meet the definition of a hazardous waste.\nQuestion:\nSince a hazardous material (Perchlorate) passed through the containers of the ion exchange\nresin and contaminated the resin, does 49 CHR 173.29 (Empty Packagings) apply to the\ncontainers of contaminated resin and ship the containers as UN 1481 Perchlorates, Inorganic\nN.O.S. or do we base our shipping name upon the analysis of the contaminated resin and ship\nthe contaminated resin as an unregulated material?\nIf you have any questions feel free to contact me (Monday thru Thursday).\nCharles McDowell\nEMS Representative\nAmerican Ordnance LLC\nOffice 731.686.6725\nMobile 870.761.1349\nmcdowecr@aollc. biz\n1","truncated":false,"body_characters":3100}