{"operation":"document","citation":"14-0178","title":"South Carolina State Transport Police — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2015-06-26","effective_on":null,"summary":"14-0178 response to South Carolina State Transport Police concerning 172.336.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0178.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0178.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0178","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2015/140178.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n1200 New Jersey Avenue SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nPipeline and Hazardous\nAdministration\nMaterials Safety\nJUN 2 6 2015\nFirst Sergeant Dean Dill\nSouth Carolina State Transport Police\n10311 Wilson Boulevard\nBlythewood, SC 29016\nReference No. 14-0178\nDear First Sergeant Dill:\nThis is in response to your recent e-mail and telephone conversations with a member of my\nstaff requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts\n171-180) applicable to the marking requirements for multi-compartment cargo tanks\ncontaining petroleum distillate fuels. You state you encountered a four-compartment cargo\ntank with all of its compartments filled with \"NA 1993, Diesel fuel, 3, PG III\" that was\nmarked with the identification number for \"UN 1203, Gasoline, 3, PG II.\" You ask if this\nmarking is permitted.\nThe answer is no. The regulatory text in former § 172.336(c)(6), currently listed as the\nfifth item in the table under § 172.336(c) (see 78 FR 65454), permits a compartmented\ncargo tank loaded with more than one liquid petroleum distillate fuel to display only the\nidentification number of the fuel with the lowest flash point being transported. In your\nexample, all of the compartments in the cargo tank were loaded with only one petroleum\ndistillate fuel. Therefore, it must be marked with the \"NA 1993\" identification number.\nYou also state, according to the driver of the cargo tank, the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA) stated in its Reference No. 00-0208\nclarification letter that marking the vehicle with \"UN 1203\" is permitted when all of its\ncompartments contain \"NA 1993\" diesel fuel under former § 172.336(c)(6). You ask if the\ndriver's understanding of this letter is correct. The answer is no. The clarification letter\nPHMSA issued under Reference No. 00-0208 applies to a marking exception for the\ndisplay of an identification number on a multi-unit cargo tank containing different as\nopposed to containing the same liquid petroleum distillate fuels in all of its tanks.\nTherefore, a multi-unit cargo tank that contains the same material, e.g.,\n\"UN 1993,\" in each\ncompartment must be marked with the identification number \"1993.\"\nI hope this information satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nthen rosh\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nEdmonson\n§172.336 (c)(6)\nDodd, Alice (PHMSA)\nMarkengs\nFrom:\n14-0178\nSent:\nCiccarone, Michael CTR (PHMSA)\nTo:\nThursday, September 25, 2014 3:24 PM\nHazmat Interps\nSubject:\nProgram\nFW: Feedback: General Questions/Comments Regarding the PHMSA Enforcement\nShante and Alice,\nPlease submit this for a formal letter of interpretation. Mr. Dill spoke with Shelby in the HMIC and Eileen in PHH-12.\nThanks,\nMike\n-----Original Message--.-\nFrom: PHMSA Webmaster\nSent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 12:29 PM\nTo: HM-Enforcement (PHMSA); PHMSA Webmaster\nSubject: Feedback: General Questions/Comments Regarding the PHMSA Enforcement Program\nI have a question regarding the marking of cargo tanks hauling liquid petroleum distillate fuels. The regulations clearly\nstate that if hauling multiple liquid petroleum distillate fuels the ID number with the lowest flash point may be\ndisplayed. If a vehicle is hauling only diesel fuel may it continue to display ID Number 1203 (Gasoline).\nWe have located an interpretation (Ref. No.00-0208) from 2000 which advises this practice is acceptable. Please advise if\nwas unable to locate it on your website.\nthis interpretation is still correct and should be followed. Also please send me a copy of this interpretation if possible, I\nThanks for your help concerning this matter.\nName: Dean Dill.\nOrganization: South Carolina State Transport Police\nEmail: dmdill@scdps.gov\nAddress: 10311 Wilson BLVD.\nCity: Blythewood\nZip Code: 29016\nPhone: 8033604153\nCountry: United States\nFAX:","truncated":false,"body_characters":3924}