{"operation":"document","citation":"14-0244","title":"FSA Tech Services — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2015-03-31","effective_on":null,"summary":"14-0244 response to FSA Tech Services concerning 172.101.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0244.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0244.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-14-0244","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2015/140244.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nWashington, DC 20590\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nSafety Administration\nMAR 3 1 2015\nMr. Gustavo Navar\nFSA Tech Services\nMosaic Crop Nutrition, LLC\n13830 Circa Crossing Drive\nLithia, FL 33547\nReference No. 14-0244\nDear Mr. Navar:\nThis is in response to your December 11, 2014 letter requesting clarification of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to the\nshipment of fluorosilicic acid. Specifically, you ask if this material, when in an aqueous\nsolution with a concentration range of 23 to 25 percent fluorosilicic acid, must be described\non the shipping paper using the proper shipping name followed by the word \"solution\" in\naccordance with § 172.101(c)(10).\nThe answer is yes. As specified in § 172.101(c)(10), the proper shipping name of a\nhazardous material such as fluorosilicic acid which is comprised of a single predominant\nhazardous material identified in the § 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table by technical\nname, and one or more hazardous and/or non-hazardous material, must be described using\n\"solution\"\nthe proper shipping name of the hazardous material and the qualifying word \"mixture\" or\nas appropriate.\nI trust this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to\ncontact this office.\nSincerely,\nI tenn rose\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nWiner Babich\n13830 Circa Crossing Drive\nMosaic Crop Nutrition, LLC\n172:101\nMosaic\nLithia, FL 33547\nSeneral Requirement\n14-0244\nDecember 11, 2014\nMr. Charles E. Betts\nDirector, Standards and Rulemaking Division\nU.S. DOT/PHMSA (PHH-10)\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE East Building, 2nd Floor\nWashington, DC 20590\nRE:\nRequest for Letter of Interpretation\nDear Mr. Betts:\nMosaic Crop Nutrition, LLC (Mosaic) seeks guidance regarding the proper shipping description for\nshipments of a solution of fluorosilicic acid and water. Fluorosilicic acid is a material listed or identified\nby name on the Hazardous Materials Table at 49 CFR Section 172.101. Mosaic ships an aqueous solution\nof with a concentration range of 23-25% fluorosilicic acid with the balance made up of water. Hazardous\nmaterials descriptions and proper shipping names for mixtures or solutions are addressed in 49 CFR\nSection 172.101(c)(10), which provides: \"(i) A mixture or solution not identified specifically by name,\ncomprised of a hazardous material identified in the Table by technical name and non-hazardous\nmaterial, shall be described using the proper shipping name of the hazardous material and the qualifying\nword \"mixture\" or \"solution\", as appropriate...\"\nBased on the regulation, it is my understanding that the correct shipping description for the material is\n\"UN1778, Fluorosilicic acid, solution, 8, Il\". However, I have seen the material described on shipping\npapers without the word \"solution\" following the proper shipping name, as \"UN1778, Fluorosilicic acid,\n8, Il\", and I request your guidance on the need to include the word \"solution\" following the proper\nshipping name for this material.\nYour written response to this request is greatly appreciated. If you require any further information\nregarding this request please feel free to contact me at Gustavo.Navar@mosaicco.com or 813-500-6748.\nSincerely,\nMosaic Crop Nutrition, LLC | 13830 Circa Crossing Drive | Lithia, Florida 33547\nGustavo Navar | FSA Tech Services\nP: 813.500.6748 | C: 904-571-2953 | F: 813.571.6915 | E: Gustavo.Navar@mosaicco.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":3573}