{"operation":"document","citation":"13-0027","title":"FedEx Freight, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2013-03-14","effective_on":null,"summary":"13-0027 response to FedEx Freight, Inc. concerning 177.817.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0027.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0027.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0027","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2013/130027.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\nMAR 1 4 2013\nMr. Mike Brust\nManager Corporate Safety\nFedEx Freight, Inc.\n2200 Forward Drive\nHarrison, AR 72601\nRef. No. 13-0027\nDear Mr. Brust:\nThis responds to your January 25, 2013 email requesting clarification of shipping paper\nrequirements under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).\nIn your letter, you describe a scenario involving the use of a three-page shipping paper\n(as defined in§ 171.8 of the HMR) with consecutively numbered pages (e.g., \"page 1 of\n3) at the top of each page; and the hazardous material information, as required under Part\n172, Subpati C of the HMR, beginning on the second page. Upon request from a\nmember of my staff, you provided a copy of this shipping paper for our review.\nContinuing the scenario, this shipping paper is placed on top of other shipping documents\nin the motor vehicle and is the only hazardous material shipping paper in the vehicle.\nYou ask whether this practice satisfies the requirements of shipping paper accessibility\nrequirement for motor vehicles under§ 177.817(e) ofthe HMR.\nPlacing the hazmat shipping paper on top of other shipping papers that are carried in a\nmotor vehicle complies with the§ 177.817(e) shipping paper accessibility requirement to\nclearly distinguish the shipping paper if it is carried with other shipping papers or other\npapers of any kind. Specifically, paragraph (e) requires the shipping paper to either appear\nfirst among the papers or be distinctively tabbed to distinguish among the papers.\nWe note that the HMR do not specifically require hazardous material information to be\nlisted on the first page of a multi-page shipping paper. For instances where hazardous\nmaterial and non-hazardous material are listed on the same shipping paper, we require that\nthe hazardous material information either be listed first, entered in a contrasting color, or\nidentified by the entry of an \"X\" placed before the basic description in a column captioned\n\"HM\" (please refer to§ 172.201(a)(l)). The shipping paper you provided satisfies this last\ncondition.\nTherefore, based on the shipping paper copy you provided and the discussion above, it is\nthe opinion of this Office that the scenario you described would comply with the shipping\npaper requirements under the HMR.\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please contact this office.\nSincerely,\n/Z40~\nRobert Benedict\nChief, Standards Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\nINFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nMonday, January 28, 2013 1:48 PM\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nFW: Request for Interpretation- Shipping Paper Accessibility 177.817(e) with Continuation page\n172.201 (c)\nHi Carolyn,\nWe received the following request for a formal letter of interpretation.\nThanks,\nVictoria\nFrom: Brust, Mike--- Mgr-Corporate Safety--- GO [mailto:mike.brust@fedex.com]\nSent: Friday, January 25, 2013 6:47 PM\nTo: Brust, Mike--- Mgr-Corporate Safety--- GO; INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nCc: Richesin, Sandra --- Safety Compliance Specialist --- GO\nSubject: Request for Interpretation- Shipping Paper Accessibility 177.817(e) with Continuation page 172.201(c)\nJanuary 25, 2013\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEast Building, 2nd Floor\n1200 New Jersey Ave., SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nI would like to have an interpretation concerning the continuation page on shipping papers and how this may affect shipping\npaper accessibility.\nHere is the scenario:\nA driver hauls a hazardous material shipment with three pages of shipping papers for this one shipment. At the top of each\npage it clearly indicates \"Page 1 of 3\", \"Page 2 of 3\" and \"Page 3 of 3\". The first page lists information about the shipment\nbut not the specific amount or type of hazardous material being hauled; pages two and three contain this information. The\nhazardous material shipping papers are in order and are on the top of all the other shipping papers.\nIf we hand an officer our shipping papers in this manner, are we compliant to 49 CFR 177.817(e) Shipping Paper\nAccessibility by using the 49 CFR 172.201 (c) Continuation Page regulation?\nThank you for your time and I will be looking forward to the interpretation to this situation.\nMike Brust, CDS\nMgr-Corporate Safety\nFedEx Freight, Inc.\n870-704-5346\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nDerKinderen, Dirk (PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\nBrust, Mike--- Mgr-Corporate Safety--- GO < mike.brust@fedex.com>\nWednesday, February 20, 2013 3:00 PM\nDerKinderen, Dirk (PHMSA); mike.brust@fedex.com\nRe: Taff all documents - 12-12-12.pdf- Adobe Acrobat Professional\nDirk,\nGood afternoon,\nThis shipment was the only hazardous material on the trailer.\nWe had the 3 pages of hazardous material shipping paper, in order, on top of the other shipping papers the driver was\nhauling\nThank you\nMike Brust\nFrom: Dirk. DerKinderen@dot.gov\nTo: mike.brust@fedex.com\nSent: Wed Feb 20 13:03:06 2013\nSubject: RE: Taff all documents- 12-12-12.pdf- Adobe Acrobat Professional\nFrom: Brust, Mike --- Mgr-Corporate Safety--- GO [mailto:mike.brust@fedex.com]\nSent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 12:23 PM\nTo: Brust, Mike --- Mgr-Corporate Safety--- GO; DerKinderen, Dirk (PHMSA)\nSubject: Taff all documents- 12-12-12.pdf- Adobe Acrobat Professional\n«Taff all documents- 12-12-12.pdf»\nDirk,\nThank you for your time today, here are the documents you requested.\nPlease let me know if you have any issues reading these documents,\nThank you,\nMike Brust\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\nFeb. 14. 2013210:53AM04AM\nNo. 9488 P.P. 1/5\nDec. 13. 2012 8:18AM\nNo. 3115 P. 2\nDRIVERIVEHICLE EXAMINATION REPORT\nAspen 2.14.1.1.\nWashing/on State Patrol\n• Commerclal Vahlale Enforcement Section\nInspection Date: 12/12/2012\nRoport Number: WAW708004109\n9 P.O. Box 42814\nStart 9:45:00 AM PT End: 10;04:51 AM PT\nPhone: (380)698-3819 Fax: (360)588-3820\nOlymple, WA 89604-2614\nInspection Level: I/- Walk-Around\nHM Inspeollon Type: Non-Bulk\nFEDEX FREIGHT INC\nHARRISON, AR 72602\nPO BOX 840 DG2260 SAFETY\nLicense#: TAFF*ED368N6\nDríver: TAFF, EDWARD D\nDate of Binh: 08/26/1884\nBlnto: WA\nUSDO#: 00239039\nMC/MX#: 121605\nPhone#: (870)741-8000\nFax#:\nCobriver:\nState#t:\nData of Birth:\nLicense#:\nState:\nLovation: SC3B STANWOOD BRYANT\nHighway: 15\nMlloPost: 215\nShipper: ECOLAR\nCounty: SKAGIT, WA\nOrigin: EVERETT. WA\nBill of Lading: 0501555558\nbelination: ANACORTES, WA\nCargo: HAZMAT\nVEHICLE IDENTIFICATION\nUnlt Ipe Make Your Flate Pate#\nEgulpment ID\nVIN\n1 TT KW 2007 IN 1202998\n6200241\n2XKMAZ7X77M167361\n86,000\n2 8T WANO 1080 TN T009455\nWJJV281N77LS60687\nBRAKE ADJUSTMENTS: No Brake Mensurements Required For Level 2\nVIOLATIONS\n177,017E\nVie Cade\n177.817(6)\nSection\nUnli DOS Gillelion# Very Crank Violalions Discovered\nN\nShipping paper accessibilly\nHazMat: @ Corrosive material\nPlacard: Yes\nCargo Tank:\n(Speclal Chooka: No Dala for Speciel Checks.\nState Information:\nDISTRICT (WaP ONLY): 7; DETACHMENT (WSP ONLY): 20;\nWITH ALL APPUCABLE FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS,\nTHE UNDERSIONED CERTIFIES THAT ALL VIOLATIONS NOTED ON THIS REPORT HAVE DEEN CORRECTED AND ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO ASSURE COMPLANQI\nBIGN AND RUTURN YHIB ENTIRE REPORT WITHIN FIFTEEH (36) DAYS TO ABOVE ADDRES\nBionalure Of Motor Camst Xi\nTive:\nDAle:\nEdward Taff\nEVT-Co\nCOLLINS, A\nBadge fin CoDy Recever Ax\nEDWARD TAFF\n1oli\n1461822\nKNUTINO\n12/19/2012 \"3:31PM MGMT+00:00)\n02/14/2013 5:03PM (GMT+00:00)\n\n<<<PAGE 6>>>\n\nFeb.14. 2013210:53AM/AM NNo. 9488:eP. P. 2/5\nDRIVERS STATEMENT\nEdward 0 Taff\nFedEx EmpiQYEI!a 1461822\nEverattWa.\nRE: WSP examlnatlol'l report WAW706004103\n12/12/2012\nOn Wednesday 12/12/2012 I was on my d!i11IVI11Y route from Everett Wa.loAnachortes Wa. I was properly\nPackard 8 corroslva on my trailer due to lhe only hazardous ahlpment on board, re: Feaf!x pro#\n2816261561 RO. 1 drum UN1760, corroslvetlqulds, N.O.S., 6.PG Ill (Qualemary Ammonium compound) at\n462lbs. And also 1 drum oftJN3266~roslveitquld, basic Inorganic, N.O.S., 8, PGIIt(Potaaslum---\noarbonate sodium carbOnate) at 54B lbs, At 09:45 a.m. I ent~ted the StanwoOd Bryant scale house at mile\npost 215 north bound lnterslate 5. As I drove over the a~tae I was red lighted. I came to a stop and J was\napproached by officer A Collins, WSP badge 1161. Officer Collins greetlild me at my driver window and\nslated lhat H& hl!ld noticed I was placarded tor hazardous material. I stated to him yea I waa. Officer Collins\naske<J to review my shipping paP$rB. tlrnmediately handed him my clip boitrd containing my delivery\nreceipts locata(l (In my passenger seat. At this lime officer Collins look my cfip board and dlr~cted me to the\ninspection parking area for a level 2 walk around inspection. I complied and the Interaction was friendly. I\narriVed to thi!J Inspection area and had time to get my ln,p'ilctlon affairs in order before offi~r Collins\narrived. I prepared my documents for Officar Collins. Tractor documentfl, trailer documents, personal\ndocuments driver license and medical card. Soon oftloer Colline anived lo my parking area With his patrol\ntruck. I greeted him wllh the rest of my documentation. Immediately offlr;tr Collins stated that my HM\ndocumentation was not in order. He staled that the hazardous material paper work need!!d to be on the top\nof my cflp board. I stated to him II was. I had several shipments that day and the only Hazardous shipment\nwas FedEx pro 2816261551 RO. That document was the flr.et document on my clip board, The document\nwa~ a 3 page document The doeument was in proper order with shipper lnformallon, consignee\nInformation, Hrasrdoue shipping information on page two or three with the proper X In tht HM column and a\nemergency response number. offleer Collins stated that page two of three of lhe documentallon needed to\nbe lhe first page on my allp board or be rabbed. Officer Collins noted this on his driver vehicle ~amlnslion\nriport ili a violation. No citation was Issued. At!. Officer Collins was reviewing lh• paper work another lady\nofficer dld llle I&Vel two Inspection. All was well with !he lnspeotloo. The last part of the lnspecllon was\nofficer Collins inspecting the actual hazardous l'r'lt\\latial shipment In the trailer. TM ehfpmenl was two drums\non a pallet properly mark$\\1, shrink wrapped and secured to the ttsllar wall with rope. At this point ()fflcer\nCollins Mleased me. ~unter wllh Offlcer CQIIlns was polile\n~~\nEdward D Tsff, Employee 1461822\n12/16/12.\n12/17/2012 3:23PM (GMT+OO:OO)\n02/14/2013 5:03PM (GMT+OO:OO)\n\n<<<PAGE 7>>>\n\n(WP) Fe b. 14. 2 0131\\1 0: 54AMllndex Value 2615261551 XX DR 3\nNo. 9488 P. 3/5\n~1\\.;00~.-CT) ()6'-0 tf con\\;(\nc/ \\\\ .j r\\ r\nDELIVERY RECEIPT\nUOO FORWARD DRIVE\nHAillltSON, AR n601\nfedex .aom 1.866.393.4585\nTr~iler f 23123S~\nTRIBLwr~ SEAFOOD CORP\nANACORTES PLANT\n1400 4TH ST\nANACORTBI3\nWA 98221 US\n5GL\n.> .\nReceived by:-------------~--\nCJO•ar OD&m~~~~ Exccpllon$;\nDt.V l'lli:FOR\n·-··-\n~O~S~ho~ri~D~~Br:ok:en~BIII!IHIII--Mifi!!lilllB!Rmi!I!II!-BBnu•&BBIIIBiil!llU!BIIIllR.B!III!IIilll~.-~.\n02/14/2013 5:03PM (GMT+OO:OO)\n\n<<<PAGE 8>>>\n\n(WP)Feb. 14. 20131\\10:54AM>JndexValue2815261551 XXDR2 No. 9488 P. 4/5\n\\~ hlfll .ll Qf 3\nDELIVERY RECEIPT\n~·\n2200 f'OfiWI'l.fiO DRIVE\nKARRISON, AR 72601\nfedex.corn 1.666.39~M585\nTRra~BNT S~POOn CQRP\nJWACORTES PLANT\n1400 4TH S'l' ANACORTES\nWA 98221 US\n~~aile~ J 3312387\nBCO!>AB, l:NC,\nEcoLAB nrc.\n18383 ~~aT RAXLROAD ROAD\nCITY 0~ INDUSTRY\ncA 91748 ua\n4.5 0485ilO-l)j 055\n~82 010\nOLV BEr'OR\n--~--------------Jl2l4l:Z\nExc~ptiM~:\n02/14/2013 5:03PM {GMT+OO:OO)\n\n<<<PAGE 9>>>\n\n(WP)F e b. 14. 2013 ~ 10: 55 A~ Index Value 2815261551 XX DR 1\nNo. 9488 P. 5/5\n· DELIVERY RECEIPT\n2200 FORWARD DRIVE\nHMf!I$0N. AA 72601\nfede.x.com 1.866.393..4585\nTRIBLENT S~POOD CORP\nANACOR'l'IIS Pl:J\\NT\nUQO 4TH BT ANACORTBS WA 98221 US\nTrailer t aJ12367 Shipper\nECOL..UI, INC.\nBCO:tAB l:Rc,\n18183 nS'J:\" RAILROJ\\D ROAD\nCITY OF lNPtJSrRY\nCA 91748 US\n.. , ...\n. ~\\-::\n'.Y~ :\n• ~ .J..,.\n. _.t:<-.~ ...... ~J~- •• _ .. ;-·};.:\nDI.V BEFOR\n02/14/2013 5:03PM CGMT+OO:OO)","truncated":false,"body_characters":12131}