{"operation":"document","citation":"13-0206","title":"Commerical Motor Vehicle Roadside Inspection — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2014-06-05","effective_on":null,"summary":"13-0206 response to Commerical Motor Vehicle Roadside Inspection concerning 172.302, 172.331.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0206.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0206.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0206","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2013/130206.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\nJUN 0 5 2014\nMr. William Scott Burson\nCrash Investigator\nCommercial Motor Vehicle Roadside Inspection\nDenton Police Department\n601 E Hickory St., Suite E\nDenton, TX 76205\nReference No. 13-0206\nDear Mr. Burson:\nThis is in response to your October 31, 2013 e-mail requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to identification numbers on\nIntermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs). In your scenario, a 500 gallon IBC containing a Class\n8 corrosive liquid is transported on an open-sided flatbed truck. The IBC has the correct\nUnited Nations (UN) identification number on orange panels on two opposing sides in\naccordance with§ 172.302(a)(2). These identification numbers are viewable from either side\nof the flatbed. You ask if the flatbed is also required to display the UN identification\nnumbers on the front and rear of the vehicle.\nThe answer is no. As prescribed in § 172.302(a), bulk packages with a capacity of less than\n1,000 gallons capacity are required to display identification numbers only on two opposing\nsides. For bulk packages of 1,000 gallons capacity or more, identification numbers must be\ndisplayed on all four sides.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely, J/ ~---L_\n,---'/f;/'I,:Ci,?t/Jt...-~C:;M\"~\n-----\n......\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)\nThursday, October 31, 2013 4:48 PM\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nFW: Interpretation request: 172.331 (c)\n13-0200\nHi Carolyn,\nThis caller requested we submit this e-mail as a formal letter of interpretation.\nThanks,\nVictoria\n-----Original Message-----\nFrom: Burson, WilliamS [mailto:]\nSent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 5:10 PM\nTo: PHMSA HM InfoCenter\nSubject: Interpretation request: 172.331(c)\nPHMSA,\nI'm requesting an interpretation (or written guidance) concerning required vehicle markings when transporting a bulk\npackage per 172.331(c).\nThe scenario is thus: A single 500-gallon IBC of corrosive liquid is transported on an open-sided flatbed. The IBC has the\ncorrect UN identification number on orange panels on two opposing sides per 172.302(a)(2). The UN identification\nnumber on the IBC is visible to an observer standing to either side of the flatbed. Is the flatbed carrying the IBC also\nrequired to display the UN identification number on the front and rear of the vehicle?\nAgain, [worded slightly differently] when considering a open-sided flatbed carrying a properly marked 500-gallon IBC, and\nthe UN identification numbers on the IBC are visible to an observer on either side of the flatbed, does the flatbed also\nrequire UN identification numbers on the front and rear of the vehicle?\nThank you.\nWm Scott Burson\nCrash Investigator/Commercial Motor Vehicle Roadside Inspector Denton Police Department\n601 E Hickory St, Ste E\nDenton, Texas 76205\nMain: 940/349-8181\nOffice: 940/349-7851\nCONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any files accompanying its transmission are intended only for the recipient to\nwhom they are addressed. This transmission may be strictly confidential. 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