{"operation":"document","citation":"13-0108","title":"Eastex Crude Company — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2013-07-18","effective_on":null,"summary":"13-0108 response to Eastex Crude Company concerning 172.542, 172.704, 177.800.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0108.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0108.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0108","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2013/130108.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\n1200 New Jersey Ave, S.E.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nJUL 1 8 ZOll\nMs. Kathy Harris\nSafety Director\nEastex Crude Company\n10907 Ste Hwy 11 W\nLeesburg, TX 75451\nRef. No.: 13-0108\nDear Ms. Harris:\nThis is in response to your letter requesting clarification of certain requirements under the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Part 171-180) applicable to the highway\ntransportation of \"High Gravity Condensate,\" in a cargo tank, classified as either \"UN1267,\nPetroleum Crude Oil, Class 3, Packing Group IIII\" or \"UN1268, Petroleum Products, n.o.s\n(condensate), Class 3, Packing Group I/II.\" Your questions are paraphrased and answered\nbelow:\nQl. What are the requirements to transport \"High Gravity Condensate\" in a cargo tank in\nTX, LA, OK, and NM?\nAl. The HMR apply to any person that transports or causes to be transported or shipped\nhazardous materials in interstate, intrastate, and foreign commerce, by all modes of\ntransportation (i.e., highway, rail, air, and vessel). The HMR include requirements for\npackaging, marking, labeling, shipping paper documentation, emergency response\ninformation, placarding, and training.\nQ2. What placard is required for \"High Gravity Consendate\"?\nA2. A cargo tank containing a class 3, packing group I or II material, must display a\nFLAMMABLE placard as described in § 172.542. In addition, bulk packagings (e.g., cargo\ntanks) must display identification numbers on the placard in accordance with\n§ 172.332(c) or on orange panels in accordance with§ 172.332(b).\nQ3. What are the driver training requirements to transport \"High Gravity Condensate\"?\nA3. The HMR require that the driver must receive hazardous materials training (see\n§§ 177.800(c) and 177.816). This training must include general awareness, function-\nspecific, safety, and security awareness training as specified in § 172. 704( a) of the HMR, as\nwell as driver training in the applicable requirements of Federal Motor Carrier Safety\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nRegulations (FMCSR; 49 CFR parts 390 through 397) and the procedures necessary for the\nsafe operation of that motor vehicle. Training conducted to satisfy compliance with the\ncurrent Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requirements for a\nCommercial Driver's License (CDL) with a tank vehicle or hazardous materials\nendorsement may be used to satisfy the training requirements set forth in§ 172.704 to the\nextent that such training addresses the training components specified in§ 172.704(a).\nWhere this training does not satisfy the HMR, the employer or self-employed person\nperforming these tasks must provide additional training that satisfies these requirements (see\n§ 177.816(c) and (d)). In addition, CDLs and hazardous materials endorsements are\nregulated by FMCSA in accordance with 49 CFR Part 383. Questions regarding FMCSA\nregulations should be directed to the appropriate FMCSA field office. A list of FMCSA\nfield offices and contact information is available at\n\"http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/about/contact/offices /displayfieldroster.aspx,\" or you may\ncontact FMCSA at their headquarters offices in Washington, D.C., at (202) 366-6121.\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to\ncontact this office.\nSincere! ,\n{) L Delmer Billings\n),.V Senior Regulatory Advisor\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nDrakeford, Carol n PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\nTwitty, Gail (PHMSA)\nTuesday, May 21,2013 3:02PM\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nFW: Question\nFrom: Kathy Harris [mailto:kathy.harris@eastexcrude.com]\nSent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:43 PM\nTo: Twitty, Gail (PHMSA)\nSubject: Question\nMs. Gail,\nI'm not sure if you can help me but hopefully you can point me in the right direction to get answers.\n1) What are the requirements to haul High Gravity Condensate in a pressurized trailer in TX, LA, OK\nandNM?\n2) What placard is for High Gravity Condensate?\n3) Do Driver's have to complete a special class/have training to haul High Gravity Condensate in? If\nso, what is the name of the class and where are the classes located?\nThank you in advance for any help you can give me!\nKathy Harris\nSafety Director\nEastex Crude Company\n1 0907 State Hwy 11 W\nLeesburg, TX 75451\nOffice: 903-856-2401 x 163\nCell: 903-285-2140\nFax: 903-856-5228\nEmail: kathy.harris@eastexcrude.com\n1","truncated":false,"body_characters":4398}