{"operation":"document","citation":"13-0239","title":"Pilot Chemical Company — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2014-04-02","effective_on":null,"summary":"13-0239 response to Pilot Chemical Company concerning 172.402, 172.419.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0239.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0239.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-13-0239","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2013/130239.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, St:\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nAPR 0 2 20l4\nDavid A. Pollard\nProduct Safety Specialist\nPilot Chemical Company\n2744 E. Kemper Road\nCincinnati, OH 45241\nRef. No. 13-0239\nDear Mr. Pollard:\nThis responds to your e-mail requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations\n(HMR; 49 CFR 171-180) applicable to exceptions from labeling a package with a subsidiary\nlabel as prescribed in§ 172.402(a)(2). In your letter, you request regulatory guidance for a\nsubstance that meets the defining criteria for a Packing Group II corrosive liquid and has a\nflash point that ranges from 107 °F - 125 °F (Packing Group III, flammable liquid). You ask\nwhether you may continue to use the description \"UN2920, Corrosive liquid, flammable,\nn.o.s., 8 (3), PG II\" for the substance while taking advantage of the labeling exception\nprovided in§ 172.402(a)(2) for transportation by highway or rail.\nThe answer is yes. A subsidiary label is not required for domestic transportation by highway\nor rail. However, permissive labeling is allowed, provided the label represents a hazard\npresented by the material. A \"FLAMMABLE LIQUID\" label conforming to\n§ 172.419 is required on such a package when it is offered for transportation by air or vessel,\nand the substance would be appropriately described as \"UN2920, Corrosive liquid,\nflammable, n.o.s. (Technical Name), 8 (3), PG II.\"\nI tmst this information is helpful. Please contact us if you require further assistance.\nSincerely,\n----\n/--;/~A_j'// -~:)?3:-G~ ..\n. .,,-:r., .• /)/'',£6/W'YZ.....J l' i../ t.~,\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nDrakeford, Carol\nFrom: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 2:39PM\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nFW: 49 CFR 172.402(a) Clarification\nHi Carolyn,\nThis caller requested we submit this e-mail as a formal letter of interpretation. This caller spoke with Adam Lucas in the\nHMIC who referenced letter 94-0174.\nThanks,\nVictoria\nFrom: Aron Pollard [mailto:dapollard@pilotchemical.com]\nSent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 1:34 PM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nSubject: 49 CFR 172.402(a) Clarification\nTo Whom It May Concern:\nI would like to request clarification on an issue in regards to the table listed in 49 CFR §172.402(a). The material in\nquestion meets the criteria of a Class 8 PGII and a Class 3 PGIII (with flash point >100°F). According to 49 CFR §173.2 the\nprimary hazard will be Class 8 and the subsidiary will be Class 3. For example, the material could be assigned UN 2920\nCorrosive liquid, flammable, n.o.s. (PGII) which lists label codes 8 and 3 in column (6). In the table from 49 CFR\n§172.402(a) there lists a note for Class 3 PGIII that subsidiary hazard labels are required for all modes, except for a\nmaterial with a flash point at or above 38oC (100°F) transported by rail or highway.\nIs this correctly interpreted that as a Class 3 PGIII subsidiary hazard a subsidiary (Class 3) label would not be required for\nthis material when transported by rail or highway even though the 8 and 3 label codes are listed in the table? Could the\nresponse to this request please be issued as an interpretation.\nBest Regards,\nDavid A. Pollard\nProduct Safety Specialist\nPilot Chemical Company\n513-326-0621 (w)\n513-326-0601 (f)\ndapollard@pilotchemical.com\nWe're going further\n·:~~~!-Q!\n2744 E. Kemper Road I Cincinnati, OH 45241\nwww.pilotchemical.com\nThis message contains confidential information and/ or documents that are the property of Pilot Chemical, Inc. and have been delivered on the\nexpress condition that they shall not be disclosed, reproduced in whole or in part, or used for anyone other than Pilot Chemical, Inc., without\nits prior consent.\n1","truncated":false,"body_characters":3845}