{"operation":"document","citation":"14-0079","title":"New York State Department of Transportation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2014-05-16","effective_on":null,"summary":"14-0079 response to New York State Department of Transportation concerning 172.101.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0079.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0079.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0079","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2014/140079.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n0\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nfiiAY 1 6 2014\nMr. Robert Montgomery\nNew York State Department of Transportation\n50 Wolf Road POD 53\nAlbany, NY 12232\nRefNo.: 14-0079\nDear Mr. Montgomery:\nThis is a response to your April 9, 2014 email requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) with regard to oil spill response plans in\nPart 130. Specifically, you request clarification on whether an aggregate amount of oil above\n1,000 barrels (42,000 gallons) on a single train (train consist) would require a carrier to have a\ncomprehensive oil spill response plan.\nThe applicability for oil spill response plans is based on the capacity of a single packaging and\nnot an aggregate amount that may be contained in a train consist. Section 130.2(a) states that\nthe requirements of Part 130 apply to (1) Any liquid petroleum oil in a packaging having a\ncapacity of 3,500 gallons or more; and (2) Any liquid petroleum or non-petroleum oil in a\nquantity greater than 42,000 gallons per packaging. Any person transporting liquid petroleum\noil in a packaging having a capacity of 3,500 gallons or more but less than 42,000 gallons\n(1,000 barrels) is required to have a basic response plan conforming to§ 130.31(a). Any\nperson transporting liquid petroleum or non-petroleum oil in a quantity greater than 42,000\ngallons per packaging must have a comprehensive response plan conforming to the\nrequirements of§ 130.31(b).\nIt should be noted that on January 23, 2014, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)\nissued a Safety Recommendation (R-14-5) requesting PHMSA \"revise the spill response\nplanning thresholds contained in Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 130 to require\ncomprehensive response plans to effectively provide for the carriers' ability to respond to\nworst-case discharges resulting from accidents involving unit trains or blocks of tank cars\ntransporting oil and petroleum products.\" In response to their recommendation, PHMSA and\nFRA are currently considering revisions to 49 CFR Part 130 in a future rulemaking.\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to\ncontact this office.\nSincerely,\nRobert Benedict\nChief, Standards Development\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n.Su~hak\n~ l 2-. l.O { { ~ 'j I\n1 a tO> , h\nDrakeford, Carol n PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\nImportance:\nBetts, Charles (PHMSA)\nWednesday, April 09, 2014 4:06PM\nDrakeford, Carolyn (PHMSA)\nFW: Question\nHigh\nCarolyn-\nThanks,\nCharles\nPlease log and assign for response. I am requesting an expedited handling for this response.\nFrom: Montgomery, Robert (DOT) [mailto:Robert.Montgomery@dot.ny.gov]\nSent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 4:01 PM\nTo: Abbenhaus, Colleen (PHMSA); Betts, Charles (PHMSA)\nCc: Thomas, Clifford (DOT)\nSubject: FW: Question\nImportance: High\nMs. Abbenhaus,\nIt was a pleasure to meet with you today and we certainly appreciate your assistance with these crude oil issues going\nforward.\nPart 130.31 (b) mentions no person may transport oil in quantity greater than 1000 barrels (42,000 gallons) unless that\nperson has a comprehensive written plan. It doesn't mention a packaging as it does in Section 130.2.\nIf a railroad has multiple carloads in a train consist that exceeds 1,000 barrels but the packaging is less than 1,000 barrels\n(Say several DOT111 tank cars 30,000 gallon capacity coupled together in a unit train), are they required to have a\ncomprehensive plan as described in that section?\nBecause the packaging isn't mentioned in Section 130.31, it would seem that a comprehensive written plan is required\nbecause the railroad is transporting more than 1000 barrels in the train consist.\nYour comment on this section is appreciated.\nThanks,\nBob\nFrom: Thomas, Clifford (DOT)\nSent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 1:30PM\nTo: Montgomery, Robert (DOT)\nSubject: Fw: Question\nImportance: High\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nFYI\nSent from my V erizon Wireless 4G L TE Smartphone\n------ Original message------\nFrom: Colleen.Abbenhaus@dot.gov\nDate: Wed, 4/9/2014 12:16 PM\nTo: Thomas, Clifford (DOT);\nSubject:Fw: Question\nThe official interpretation.\nColleen Abbenhaus\n----- Original Message -----\nFrom: Betts, Charles (PHMSA)\nSent: Wednesday, April 09,2014 12:11 PM Eastern Standard Time\nTo: Abbenhaus, Colleen (PHMSA)\nSubject: RE: Question\nPart 130 applies to :\n1. Any liquid petroleum oil in a packaging having a capacity of 3,500 gallons or more; and\n2. Any liquid petroleum or non-petroleum oil in a quantity greater than 42,000 gallons per package.\n130.2(a) and (b) are stand-alone requirements.\nI hope this helps.\n-----Original Message-----\nFrom: Abbenhaus, Colleen (PHMSA)\nSent: Wednesday, April 09,2014 12:01 PM\nTo: Betts, Charles (PHMSA)\nSubject: Re: Question\nThey are first trying to figure out who is responsible for that section, and based on how Section 130.2 is written, does (a) and (b) apply\nor do either apply.\nColleen Abbenhaus\n----- Original Message -----\nFrom: Betts, Charles (PHMSA)\nSent: Wednesday, April 09,2014 11:55 AM Eastern Standard Time\nTo: Abbenhaus, Colleen (PHMSA)\nSubject: RE: Question\nGood morning Colleen-\nWhat is the question?\n-----Original Message-----\nFrom: Abbenhaus, Colleen (PHMSA)\nSent: Wednesday, April 09,2014 11:46 AM\nTo: Betts, Charles (PHMSA)\nSubject: Question\nI am at a meeting and a question regarding Section 130 came up. Who can I reach out regarding this section.\nColleen Abbenhaus\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":5541}