{"operation":"document","citation":"15-0176","title":"ARKEMA Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2016-02-17","effective_on":null,"summary":"15-0176 response to ARKEMA Inc. concerning 172.101.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-15-0176.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-15-0176.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-15-0176","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2016/150176.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nFEB 1 7 2016\nMs. Christina Kurtz\nManager Hazmat Regulations and Packaging\nARKEMA Inc.\n900 First Avenue\nKing of Prussia, PA 19046-1308\nRef. No. 15-0176\nDear Ms. Kurtz:\nThis responds to your August 10, 2015 letter regarding the classification of your company's\nproduct under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). You\nstate that your company has a line of mixtures containing resins or paints that you classify as\n\"UN1866, Resin Solution\" and \"UN1263, Paint\" as instructed by§ 172.lOl(c)(lO)(i)(F) of\nthe HMR. You note that previous interpretation letter Reference No. 05-0317 supports this\nclassification; however the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code is not\nclear on classifying materials based on application. You believe the wording in paragraphs\n2.0.2.5.1and3.1.3.2 of the IMDG Code supports the classification of your company's product\nas Resin Solutions and Paints. Specifically, you ask whether the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA) interprets paragraphs 2.0.2.5.1and3.1.3.2.l of the\nIMDG Code in the same way as§ 172.lOl(c)(lO)(i)(F) of the HMR.\nBased on the information you provided, it is the opinion of this Office that paragraphs\n2.0.2.5.l and 3.1.3.2.l of the IMDG Code and§ 172.lOl(c)(lO)(i)(F) of the HMR should be\napplied in the same manner. You are correct that the IMDG Code does not specifically\nprovide guidance to shippers as to when the shipping description \"UNI 866, Resin Solutions\"\nshould be chosen based on application. However, if you as the shipper make this\ndetermination based on your knowledge and understanding of the commodity, its\ncomposition, and the intended use under the provisions provided in 3.1.3.2.1 of the IMDG\nCode, \"UN1866, Resin Solutions\" would be a proper description for your material.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nTelephone: 610-205-7417\nFax: 610-205-7096\nEmail: Christina.Kurtz@arkema.com\nAugust 10, 2015\nInternational Standards and Rulemaking Division\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nAttn: PHH-13, East Building\n1200 New Jersey Ave_, SE\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nRe: 49CFR §172.101 (c) (i) (F) and IMDG §3.1 _3_2.1 and §2.0.2.5.1\nDear Sir/Madam:\nArkema Inc. is seeking an interpretation of IMDG §3.1.3.2.1 and §2.0.2.5.1.\nCurrently we manufacture a line of mixtures containing resins or paints containing\nsolvents (i.e. xylene, butyl acetate). We classify these mixtures as UN 1866, Resin\nSolution and UN 1263, Paint as per §172.101 (c) (i) (F). Interpretation No. 05-0317\nsupports this decision.\nUnfortunately, the IMDG regulations are not as clear when classifying materials based\non use/application. Thus, some of our European colleagues believe the classification\nof the same high viscosity resin solutions and paints should be UN 1123, Butyl Acetate\nSolution and UN 1307, Xylene Solution.\nArkema Inc. believes the wording in IMDG §2.0.2.5.1 and §3.1.3.2 does support the\nsame classification since Resin Solution and Paints are mixtures/solutions identified in\nthe Dangerous Goods List. Unfortunately, application examples are not provided in\nThe IMDG.\nPlease confirm the intention of IMDG §2.0.2.5.1 and §3.1.3.2.1 is the same as what is\nwritten in 49CFR § 172.101 ( c) (i) (F).\nr~Th~ 'cniFsff na M. Kurtz - - b\n,~\nManager, Regulations and Packaging\nArkema, Inc.\nArkema Inc.\n900 First Avenue\nKing of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406\n610-878-6500\nwww .arkema.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":3714}