{"operation":"document","citation":"14-0102","title":"Brighter Horizons Environmental Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2014-06-19","effective_on":null,"summary":"14-0102 response to Brighter Horizons Environmental Inc. concerning 172.504, 172.704, 177.800, 177.816.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0102.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0102.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0102","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2014/140102.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nPipeline and Hazardous\nAdministration\nMaterials Safety\nJUN\n1 9 2014\nMr. John Nelson\nTransportation and Safety Manager\nBrighter Horizons Environmental Inc.\n4 Courthouse Lane\nChelmsford, MA 01824\nRef No.: 14-0102\nDear Mr. Nelson:\nThis is a response to your May 12, 2014 letter requesting clarification of placarding\nrequirements in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) and their\nrelation to the Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) regulations pertaining to hazmat\nendorsement requirements on Commercial Drivers' Licenses (CDLs). Specifically, you ask if a\ncarrier voluntarily placards a shipment containing bulk quantities of \"UN3077, Environmentally\nhazardous substance, n.o.s. (lead, arsenic), 9, PG III, RQ10,\" must the driver hauling the\nmaterial have a CDL with a hazmat endorsement.\nBased on the information in your letter, bulk quantities of \"UN3077, Environmentally\nhazardous substance, n.o.s. (lead, arsenic), 9, PG III\" are appropriately described as Class 9\n(Miscellaneous) hazardous materials. For Class 9 (Miscellaneous) hazardous materials,\nplacards are not required to be displayed for domestic transportation, including that portion of\ninternational transportation, that occurs within the United States (see § 172.504(f)(9)).\nIn accordance with the FMCSA regulations, only drivers of vehicles transporting hazardous\nmaterials that are required to be placarded in accordance with Subpart F of Part 172 of the HMR\nmust have a hazardous materials endorsement to their CDL (See § 383.93). Thus, a hazardous\nmaterials endorsement is not required for a driver transporting any quantity of Class 9 materials,\neven when placarded with Class 9 placards. It should be noted that the HMR does require that\nthe driver must receive hazardous materials training (see §§ 177.800(c) and 177.816). This\ntraining must include general awareness, function-specific, safety, and security awareness\ntraining as specified in § 172.704(a) of the HMR, as well as driver training in the applicable\nrequirements of FMCSA Regulations (FMCSR; 49 CFR parts 390 through 397) and the\nprocedures necessary for the safe operation of that motor vehicle.\nRequirements for drivers to possess a CDL with a hazmat endorsement are maintained by\nFMCSA in 49 CFR Part 383. Questions regarding hazmat endorsements on CDLs should be\ndirected to the Transportation Security Administration at 877-429-7746 or the appropriate\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nFMCSA field office. A list of FMCSA field offices and contact information is available at:\nhttp://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/about/contact/offices/displayfieldroster.asp\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to\ncontact this office.\nSincerely,\nPho Balut\nRobert Benedict\nChief, Standards Development\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nMay 12th\n, 2014\nO'Donnell\nBRIGH\nL, INC.\nComplete Environmental & Agricultural Services\n3171.1\n5172101\nUS Department of Transportation\n$172.50419)\nStandards & Rule Making Division PHMSA\nApplicability\nAttn: PHH-10 East Building\n14-0102\n1200 New Jersey Av. South East\nWashington, DC 20590\nDear Standards & Rule Making Division,\nI would like to respectfully request an interpretation regarding a shipment of impacted soils. I have a project in Newport,\nRI that would like me to haul this product.\nProper shipping name: Impacted soils, [lead, arsenic]\nThe shipper is using a straight Bill of Lading with a Material Shipping Log. See attached copy.\nThis soil product has traces of lead and arsenic. Environmentally hazardous substance, solid NOS (lead, arsenic), class 9,\nUN3077, PGIII,RQ10.\nMy understanding of the hazmat laws and CDL endorsement regulations is:\n1. Per 49 CR 172.504 (9) only needs to be labeled, not placarded.\n2. Our CDL drivers can transport it without a hazmat endorsement on their license.\n3. If the customer chooses to put class 9, UN3077 placards on the trailer instead of using ID stick on labels on the trailer\nto ID bulk product inside, does the fact that the trailer is ID with class. 9 placards now make our drivers subject to\nneeding a hazmat endorsement? Or is it correct to say that the class 9 UN3077 placards are exempt from needing the\nhazmat endorsement?\nWe would like to haul this product in a tarp covered dump trailer. The product is dry and remains inert at ambient\ntemperatures during transport.\nWould you please let us know if our interpretation of the law is correct? I believe the product we want to transport\nwould be covered by your response letter.\nRespectfully,\nJohn S. Nelson\nTransportation & Safety Manager\nBrighter Horizons Environmental Inc.\n4 Courthouse Lane\nChelmsford, MA. 01824\nP.O. Box 219 Chelmsford, MA 01824 PHONE: (978) 970-0500 FAX: (978) 970-0501\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nEA 12\nBEECHWOOD TYPE 4 SOIL\nRQ, UN3077, Environmentally hazardous substances, solid, n.o.s., 9 GIll, (lead, arsenic)\n24 HOUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE HOTLINE - ChemTrec (800) 262-8200\n60224 Ma\nWaste Management Facility Turnkey Landfill\nMaterial Shipping Record & Log\nProfile Number\n489763NH\nimpacted soils, and non-BUD material.\nFor the shipment of incinerator products, processed C&D materials,\nA. Location Information\n1. Provide the following information on the location where the waste was generated:\nEastern Estates, LLC & SF Pacific, LLC.\nRelease name (optional)\nStreet\n570 & 580 Bellevue Avenue\nLocation aid\nCity/Town\nNewport\nState\nRI\n02840\nZip code\nB. Transporter/Common Carrier Information\n1. Provide the following information:\nName of organization\nBrighter Horizons Environmental, Inc.\nContact name\nShane Duval\nCFO\nTitle\nPO Box 219\nStreet address\nChelmsford\nCity/Town\nState\nMA\n01824\nZip code\n(978) 970-0500\nTelephone number (including extension)\nC. Load Information\n1/21/14\nName of Transporter\nDate Received\nTruck Information\n6022478\n20.40\nTime Deceived\nLoad size (cubic yardstions)\nLandfill Signature\n2.\nName of Transporter\nDate Received\nTime Received\nTruck Information\nLoad size (cubic yards/tons)\nLandfill Signature\n3.\nName of Transporter\nDate Received\nTime Received\nTruck Information\nLoad size (cubic yards/tons)\nandfill Signatur\n4.\nName of Transporter\nDate Received\nTime Received\nTruck Information\nLoad size (cubic yards/tons)\nLandili Signature\n5.\nName of Transporter\nDate Received\nTime Received\nTruck Information\nLoad size (cubic yards/tons!\nLandfil Signature\nD. Log Sheet Volume Information\nTotal volume this page (cubic yards/tons)\n20.600\n64.61\nTotal carried forward (cubic yards/tons)\nPage\n3\nof\n3\n85.21\nTotal carried forward and this page (cubic yards/tons)\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\n/.\nBill of Lading\nTurnkey Landfill\nDelivery Address:\nShipper Address:\nEastem Estates, LLC & SF Pacific, LLC\n90 Rochester Neck Road\n570 & 580 Bellevue Avenue\nRochester, NH 03839\nNewport, RI 02840\nProfile Number: 489763NH\nName of Transporter\nTruck Information\nEA Russell\n60224 мА\nHM\nPackage\nNo. & Type of\nTotal Qty.\nShipping Description\nx\n1 dump trailer\n30 tons\n| PGIII, (lead, arsenic)\nRQ, UN3077, Environmentally hazardous substance, solid, n.o.s., 9,\nEmergency Contact: CHEMTREC - (800) 262-8200\nThis is to certily that the above-named materials are property classified, described, packaged, marked and\nlabeled, and are in proper condition for transportation according to the applicable regulations of the Department\nof Transportation\nSignature:\nDate:\n1/21/14","truncated":false,"body_characters":7398}