{"operation":"document","citation":"16-0085","title":"Office of Motor Vehicle Enforcemen — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2016-08-02","effective_on":null,"summary":"16-0085 response to Office of Motor Vehicle Enforcemen concerning 173.5.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-16-0085.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-16-0085.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-16-0085","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2016/160085.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nMaterials Safety\nPipeline and Hazardous\nAdministration\nAUG 0 2 2016\nCaptain Dean House\nOffice of Motor Vehicle Enforcement\n6310 SE Convenience Boulevard\nAnkeny, IA 50021\nReference No. 16-0085\nDear Captain House:\nThis letter is in response to your May 9, 2016, email requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to agricultural shipments of\nhazardous materials. We have paraphrased and answered your questions as follows:\nQ1: You ask if § 173.5(a) limits the package size of shipments transported between fields.\nAl: The answer is no. There are no limits to the size of the package provided all applicable\nprovisions in § 173.5(a) are met for transportation over local roads between fields of the\nsame farm.\nQ2:\nYou ask if § 173.5(a) limits the distance hazardous materials can be transported\nbetween fields.\nA2:\nThe answer is no. There are no limits to the distance the package can travel provided\nall applicable provisions in § 173.5(a) are met for transportation over local roads\nbetween fields of the same farm.\nQ3:\nYou ask if § 173.5(b) is a standalone section and thereby does not affect the\napplicability of § 173.5(a).\nA3:\nThe answer is yes. Section 173.5(a) applies to shipments made between fields that do\nnot use public roads: Section 173.5(b) applies to shipments made to and from a farm\nusing public roads.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\n7. shenn Foster\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nAndrews\n§173.5 (a) (b)\nDodd, Alice (PHMSA)\nShipping Requirement\n16-0085\nFrom:\nRivera, Jordan CTR (PHMSA)\nSent:\nTuesday, May 10, 2016 2:09 PM\nTo:\nHazmat Interps\nSubject:\nFW: Interpretation on 49 CFR 173.5(a) and (b)\nHi Shante/Alice,\nPlease submit this as a letter of interpretation. Mr. House spoke with Kevin Leary.\nPlease let me know if you have any questions.\nThanks,\nJordan\nFrom: House, Dean [DOT] [mailto:Dean.House@dot.iowa.gov]\nTo: PHMSA HM InfoCenter\nSent: Monday, May 09, 2016 2:32 PM\nSubject: Interpretation on 49 CFR 173.5(a) and (b)\nUnder 173.5(a) Does this section limit the size of the package? I can have a cargo tank with 5000 gallons, meet all the\nrequirements of 173.5(a) and still not be subject to the subchapter correct?\nIt is also silent to the distance I can go between fields. If I have 50 miles to go between fields, I am still OK correct?\n173.5(b), is a standalone section and does not have any bearing on 173.5(a) correct?\n173.5(b) is strictly TO and FROM a farm, not FIELD to FIELD like 173.5(a)\nIf you need further clarification please contact me>\nThanks,\nDean\nCaptain Dean House T402\nOffice of Motor Vehicle Enforcement\nPhone # (515) 237-3214\n. Cell # (515) 298-2328\nFax # (515) 237-3387\nEmail: dean.house@dot.iowa.gov\nMailing Address:\nCaptain Dean House\nOffice of Motor Vehicle Enforcement\n6310 SE Convenience Blvd\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nAnkeny, IA 50021\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":3083}