{"operation":"document","citation":"13-0212","title":"Anpersan, LLC — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2014-03-24","effective_on":null,"summary":"13-0212 response to Anpersan, LLC concerning 173.120, 173.150.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0212.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0212.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0212","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2013/130212.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 2 4 2014\nMr. Gary P. Sanders\nAnpersan, LLC\n5209 San Jose Boulevard\nJacksonville, FL 32207\nReference No. 13-0212\nDear Mr. Sanders:\nThis is in response to your November 8, 2013 e-mail requesting clarification of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to classification.\nSpecifically, you ask how a material with a flashpoint between 100 °F and 141 °F that meets\nthe definition of A Class 3 (flammable) liquid is regulated in transportation under the HMR\nif it also meets the definition of a marine pollutant, is re-classed as combustible liquid, and is\nshipped in non-bulk containers by motor vehicle or railcar.\nIn the scenario you describe, a combustible liquid is not subject to regulation under the\nHMR. A Class 3 liquid material with a flashpoint at or above 38 oc (100 °F) and not more\nthan 60 oc (140 °F) may be classed as a flammable liquid, or reclassed as a combustible\nliquid, provided it does not meet the definition of any another hazard class (see § 173.120(a)\nand (b)(2)). Also, provided it is not a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or marine\npollutant, a combustible liquid is excepted from regulation as a hazardous material when\nplaced in a non-bulk package (see §§ 171.8 and 173.150(f)(2)). A marine pollutant is\nexcepted from regulation under the HMRwhen placed in a non-bulk packaging and offered\nor intended for transportation by aircraft, motor vehicle, or railcar (see§ 171.4(c)).\nTherefore, a combustible liquid that is a marine pollutant and offered or transported in a non-\nbulk container by motor vehicle or railcar is not considered a marine pollutant under the\nHMR.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n-Drakeford, Carol\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\nINFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nFriday, November 08, 2013 3:11 PM\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nFW: 173.150(f)\n£.dmonsDn\n§: r1 '3 . 1s o(f')\nQovn bus le L/ ut'd..s\nv c.err\"(H').S\nI 3-()~2)~\nHi Carolyn,\nThis caller requested we submit this e-mail as a formal letter of interpretation.\nThanks,\nVictoria\nFrom: Gary Sanders [mailto:gps.sanders@gmail.com]\nSent: Friday, November 08, 2013 3:02 PM\nTo: PHMSA HM InfoCenter\nSubject: 173.150(f)\nOffice of Hazardous Material Standard\nNovember 8, 2013\nRe: 173.150(f)\nTo whom it may concern,\nI am requesting a written PHMSA interpretation regarding a specific set of circumstances under 173.150(f). The\nquestion pertains to materials that meet all four of the following criteria.\n1. Flash Points between 1 00 F and 141 F\n2. Marine Pollutants\n3. Shipped in non-bulk containers\n4. Shipped by motor vehicle or rail.\nI have found many interpretations that address some combination of the criteria but not when all four are\npresent. The closest and most recent interpretation is;\n#04-0074: Thus, for transportation by highway or rail, a combustible liquid is not subject to the HMR when offered or transported in a non-\nbulk packaging, even if the combustible liquid also meets the definition for a marine pollutant.\nHowever, this interpretation does not address flammable liquids that may be reclassified as combustible.\nThis combination of criteria is very common in many of the industries in which I have worked.\nThe questions are:\n1. Are these materials subject to the HMR?\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\n2. If they are, what are the requirements for shipment.\nThank you for your assistance.\nGary P. Sanders\nAnpersan, LLC\n5209 San Jose Blvd\nJacksonville, FL 32207\n1-904-742-3526\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":3668}