{"operation":"document","citation":"14-0069","title":"Environmental Management, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2014-10-24","effective_on":null,"summary":"14-0069 response to Environmental Management, Inc. concerning 171.8, 172.101, 172.203, 172.301, 173.211, 173.24.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0069.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0069.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0069","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2014/140069.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nMaterials Safety\nPipeline and Hazardous\nAdministration\nOCT 2 4 2014\nJamie Newton\nWaste Disposal Coordinator\nEnvironmental Management, Inc.\nP.O. Box 700\nGuthrie, OK 73044-0700\nRef. No. 14-0069\nDear Mr. Newton:\nThis responds to your March 20, 2014 request for clarification on the shipping and packaging\nof Division 6.1, Packing Group I waste materials under the Hazardous Materials Regulations\n(HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, in your incoming letter you state you have\nseveral small containers of potassium dichromate and sodium dichromate packed in UN 1H2\nplastic drums destined for a disposal facility. You state these materials meet the definition for\nboth Division 6.1 and 5.1 and are considered packing group (PG) I materials. Further, the\nmaterials are chemically compatible and are not eligible for the lab pack packaging exception\nin § 173.12(b)(3). Your questions are paraphrased and answered below:\nQ1. Is it acceptable to pack small containers of potassium dichromate and sodium\ndichromate described as \"UN 3086, waste toxic solids, oxidizing, n.o.s. (potassium\ndichromate, sodium dichromate), 6.1 (5.1), PG I,\" inside a single UN 1H2 plastic\ndrum that conforms to the PG I standards?\nA1. Yes, provided the materials are properly classed and described and the completed\npackage and shipment otherwise complies with the requirements of the HMR\nincluding the general packaging requirements of §§ 173.24 (which covers\ncompatibility; see §§ 173.24(e)) and 173.24a. Section 173.211 authorizes packagings\nfor material described as \"UN 3086, waste toxic solids, oxidizing, n.o.s. (potassium\ndichromate, sodium dichromate), 6.1(5.1)\" including UN 1H2 single packaging and\n1H2 combination packaging. Note, however, that a single UN 1H2 plastic drum may\nnot be used for transport by air; and a UN 1H2 combination packaging must be tested\nwith inner packagings consisting of glass, earthenware, plastic, or metal receptacles or\nglass ampoules.\nQ2. Would it be permitted to use the proper shipping description \"UN 3086, waste\ntoxic solids, oxidizing, n.o.s. (potassium dichromate, sodium dichromate), 6.1 (5.1),\nPG I\" to describe both materials in the packaging scenario described in Q1?\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nA2. It is the shipper's responsibility to properly classify and describe a hazardous\nmaterial. If an appropriate technical name is not shown in the § 172.101 hazardous\nmaterials table for a particular material, you must select a generic or n.o.s. description\nthat most appropriately describes the material corresponding to the hazard class,\npacking group, and subsidiary hazard (§ 172.101(c)(12)(ii)). If it happens that\nmultiple materials (in this case, potassium dichromate and sodium dichromate) share\nthe same hazard class, packing group (PG), and subsidiary hazard, then they may be\ndescribed by the same generic or n.o.s. description and must include the technical\nname of the materials) contributing to the hazard. Separate entries for materials in the\nsame packaging are not needed on the shipping paper unless the materials have\ndifferent PGs. With regard to the package marking, separate markings need not be\nused for materials sharing the same description (but with differing PGs) because only\nthe proper shipping name (and technical name if subject to § 172.203(k)) and UN\nnumber are required by § 172.301(a)(1). Thus, for a package containing multiple\nmaterials sharing the same hazardous materials description, one marking with the\nproper shipping name, UN number, and technical names of the materials contributing\nto the hazard may be used. Note that the word waste may only be included preceding\nthe proper shipping name if the material is a hazardous waste as defined in § 171.8\n(see § 172.101(c)(9)). Note also that for the package marking, the proper shipping\nname for a hazardous waste does not need to include the word waste if the package\nbears the EPA marking required by 40 CFR 262.32.\nQ3. Can hazardous materials that are chemically compatible and share the same\nhazard class be described on a shipping document using a generic description with the\ntechnical names of chemicals that most contribute to the hazard and be packed\ntogether (utilizing the most restrictive packing group)?\nA3. See also Al and A2.\nI hope this answers your inquiry. If you need additional assistance, please contact this office\nat (202) 366-8553.\nSincerely,\nbut a fake.\nActing Chief, Standards Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nBoothe\n§173.12 (6)3)\nExceptions for Waste Materials\n14-0069\nEnvironmental\nMANAGEMENT\nMarch 20, 2014\nUSDOT\nPHIMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nAttn: PHH-10\nEast Building\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nTo Whom It May Concern:\nPlease accept this letter as a request for formal interpretation from your office. Environmental Management, Inc.,\nwishes to receive further clarification on the packaging and shipping of Class 6.1, Packing Group I, materials.\nQuestion 1:\nWe have several small containers of Potassium Dichromate (6.1, subclass 5.1, PG I) and Sodium\nDichromate (also 6.1, subclass 5.1, PG I) that are destined for a disposal facility. These items are chemically compatible\nand are not eligible for the lab pack packaging exemption afforded in 173.12(b)(3). Is it acceptable to pack all these\nsmall containers in one outer packaging which conforms to the Packing Group I standards and use the proper shipping\nname UN3086, Waste Toxic Solids, Oxidizing, N.O.S. (Potassium Dichromate, Sodium Dichromate), 6.1(5.1), PG I?\nQuestion 2:\nIf the packaging from Question 1 is acceptable but the suggested shipping description is not allowed,\nhow should this container be described on the shipping document?\nQuestion 3:\nCan hazardous materials and/or wastes that are chemically compatible and share the same hazard class\nbe packed together (utilizing the most restrictive packing group) and described on a shipping document using a generic\nshipping name with the technical names of at least two of the chemicals that most contribute to the hazards?\nThank you in advance for your time and input on these questions. Please contact me at jnewton@emiok.com or\n(405)282-8510 if there is a need for clarification to adequately address these questions.\nRegards,\nfamishend\namie Newtoi\nWaste Disposal Coordinator\nfor an environment we can all live with today & tomorrow\nPost Office Box 700 / Guthrie, Oklahoma 73044-0700 / 405 282-8510 / Web Site: WWW.EMIOK.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":6554}