{"operation":"document","citation":"16-0099","title":"Veolia North America — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2016-11-01","effective_on":null,"summary":"16-0099 response to Veolia North America concerning 171.8, 173.12.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-16-0099.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-16-0099.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-16-0099","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/74381/160099.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\nNOV () 120\\6\nJennifer Eberle\nManager, Transportation Compliance\nIndustrial Business\nVeolia North America\n1 Eden Lane\nFlanders, NJ 07836\nRef. No. 16-0099\nDear Ms. Eberle:\nThis responds to your June 6, 2016 email requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials\nRegulations (HMR; 49 CFR Part 171-180) regarding the shipment of waste materials in\naccordance with§ 173.12. You ask if wastes which are not subject to the Uniform Hazardous\nWaste Manifest requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and thus not\nmeeting the definition of \"hazardous waste\" per § 171. 8, can utilize the lab pack exception at\n§ 173.12(b)?\nThe answer is no. The lab pack exception provided in§ 173.12(b) is for hazardous materials\nthat meet the definition of a hazardous waste under§ 171.8, specifically those materials\nsubject to Hazardous Waste Manifest Requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection\nAgency at 40 CFR Part 262. Hazardous waste materials meeting that definition, and which are\nclassed as Class or Division 3, 4.1 , 4.2, 4.3, 5.1 , 5.2, 6.1 , 8, or 9 are excepted from\nspecification packaging if packed in accordance with § 173. l 2(b) and transported for disposal\nor recovery by highway, rail, or cargo vessel.\nIf you believe that a rulemaking change regarding the lab pack exception is warranted, we\ninvite you to file a petition for rulemaking in accordance with §§ 106.95, 106. l 00, and\n106.105 of the HMR, including all information necessary to support your petition. Your\nrequest will be further evaluated for merit, and may be addressed in an upcoming rulemaking.\nFor proposed changes to 49 CFR Parts 171through180, please submit the petition to:\nStandards and Rulemaking Division, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,\nPHH-10, U.S. Department of Transportation, East Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE,\nWashington, DC 20590-0001.\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSi~cerely , ~ · -\n/ . .\n/ ~\n; Di· : er Ki eren\nChief, Stan ards Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nDodd, Alice (PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\nRivera, Jordan CTR (PHMSA)\nMonday, June 06, 2016 3:17 PM\nHazmat Interps\nFW: Request for Interpretation on 173.12(b) - Lab packs\nHi Shante/ Alice,\nPlease submit this as a letter of interpretation. Please let me know if you have any questions.\nThanks,\nJordan\nFrom: Eberle, Jennifer [mailto:jennifer.eberle@veolia.com]\nSent: Monday, June 06, 2016 1:48 PM\nTo: PHMSA HM InfoCenter\nSubject: Request for Interpretation on 173.12(b) - Lab packs\nGood afternoon, the purpose of this email is to receive clarification on the term \"waste\"\nas it is used for the lab pack exception found under 49 CFR 173.12(b). Does this term\ninclude all hazardous materials and non-hazardous materials that are destined for\ndisposal?\nIs the reference to \"waste\" in 173.12(b) limited to the definition of hazardous waste\nfound under 171.8? The hazardous waste definition refers to only those materials\nsubject to the USEPA Hazardous Waste Manifest requirements. Under the USEPA\nrequirements, only those materials meeting the definition of a waste code (i.e. - 0001)\nare considered to be \"hazardous waste\", and are required to be listed on a USEPA\nHazardous Waste Manifest. It is not uncommon for many hazardous materials that are\nwaste (being packaged and transported to a disposal facility), to not meet the definition\nof an EPA waste code, thereby not requiring the use of a USEPA Hazardous Waste\nManifest and are transported utilizing a Non-Hazardous Waste Manifest to meet the DOT\nshipping paper requirement under 172.200.\nMay hazardous waste materials, not meeting the definition of the term \"hazardous\nwaste\" as it is defined in 171.8 be managed under the 173.12(b) lab pack exception?\nThank you,\nJennifer Eberle\nManager, Transportation Compliance\nIndustrial Business\nVEOLIA NORTH AMERICA\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\ntel\n+1 973 691 7331\nI cell\n+ 1 862 432 9778\n1 Eden Lane, Flanders NJ 07836\njennifer.eberle@veolia.com\nwww.veolianorthamerica.com\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":4204}