# Veolia North America — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation - **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:** Not available - **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:** <<>> U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590 NOV () 120\6 Jennifer Eberle Manager, Transportation Compliance Industrial Business Veolia North America 1 Eden Lane Flanders, NJ 07836 Ref. No. 16-0099 Dear Ms. Eberle: This responds to your June 6, 2016 email requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Part 171-180) regarding the shipment of waste materials in accordance with§ 173.12. You ask if wastes which are not subject to the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and thus not meeting the definition of "hazardous waste" per § 171. 8, can utilize the lab pack exception at § 173.12(b)? The answer is no. The lab pack exception provided in§ 173.12(b) is for hazardous materials that meet the definition of a hazardous waste under§ 171.8, specifically those materials subject to Hazardous Waste Manifest Requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at 40 CFR Part 262. Hazardous waste materials meeting that definition, and which are classed as Class or Division 3, 4.1 , 4.2, 4.3, 5.1 , 5.2, 6.1 , 8, or 9 are excepted from specification packaging if packed in accordance with § 173. l 2(b) and transported for disposal or recovery by highway, rail, or cargo vessel. If you believe that a rulemaking change regarding the lab pack exception is warranted, we invite you to file a petition for rulemaking in accordance with §§ 106.95, 106. l 00, and 106.105 of the HMR, including all information necessary to support your petition. Your request will be further evaluated for merit, and may be addressed in an upcoming rulemaking. For proposed changes to 49 CFR Parts 171through180, please submit the petition to: Standards and Rulemaking Division, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, PHH-10, U.S. Department of Transportation, East Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. I trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance. Si~cerely , ~ · - / . . / ~ ; Di· : er Ki eren Chief, Stan ards Development Branch Standards and Rulemaking Division <<>> Dodd, Alice (PHMSA) From: Sent: To: Subject: Rivera, Jordan CTR (PHMSA) Monday, June 06, 2016 3:17 PM Hazmat Interps FW: Request for Interpretation on 173.12(b) - Lab packs Hi Shante/ Alice, Please submit this as a letter of interpretation. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Jordan From: Eberle, Jennifer [mailto:jennifer.eberle@veolia.com] Sent: Monday, June 06, 2016 1:48 PM To: PHMSA HM InfoCenter Subject: Request for Interpretation on 173.12(b) - Lab packs Good afternoon, the purpose of this email is to receive clarification on the term "waste" as it is used for the lab pack exception found under 49 CFR 173.12(b). Does this term include all hazardous materials and non-hazardous materials that are destined for disposal? Is the reference to "waste" in 173.12(b) limited to the definition of hazardous waste found under 171.8? The hazardous waste definition refers to only those materials subject to the USEPA Hazardous Waste Manifest requirements. Under the USEPA requirements, only those materials meeting the definition of a waste code (i.e. - 0001) are considered to be "hazardous waste", and are required to be listed on a USEPA Hazardous Waste Manifest. It is not uncommon for many hazardous materials that are waste (being packaged and transported to a disposal facility), to not meet the definition of an EPA waste code, thereby not requiring the use of a USEPA Hazardous Waste Manifest and are transported utilizing a Non-Hazardous Waste Manifest to meet the DOT shipping paper requirement under 172.200. May hazardous waste materials, not meeting the definition of the term "hazardous waste" as it is defined in 171.8 be managed under the 173.12(b) lab pack exception? Thank you, Jennifer Eberle Manager, Transportation Compliance Industrial Business VEOLIA NORTH AMERICA 1 <<>> tel +1 973 691 7331 I cell + 1 862 432 9778 1 Eden Lane, Flanders NJ 07836 jennifer.eberle@veolia.com www.veolianorthamerica.com 2 - **truncated:** false - **body characters:** 4204