{"operation":"document","citation":"16-0114","title":"Renaldo Sales & Service, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2016-08-24","effective_on":null,"summary":"16-0114 response to Renaldo Sales & Service, Inc. concerning 172.204, 180.417.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-16-0114.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-16-0114.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-16-0114","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2016/160114.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nPipeline and Hazardous\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nAdministration\nMaterials Safety\nAUG 2 1 2016\nMr. Kerry Fitzgerald\nRenaldo Sales & Service, Inc.\nP.O. Box 820\nNorth Collins, NY 14111\nReference No. 16-0114\nDear Mr. Fitzgerald:\nThis letter is in response to your June 10, 2016, email requesting clarification of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to whether a\nmechanical signature is permitted on documents that are issued for vehicle reporting and\nrecordkeeping. Specifically, you ask whether it is permissible to use a \"rubber stamp\" or\n\"digital\" signature on test or inspection reports required in § 180.417(b)(2)(x), rather than a\nhandwritten signature.\nThe answer is yes. Except in specific instances stipulating that a signature must be\nhandwritten or as permitted under § 172.204(d), the HMR do not specify the methods that\nmay be used to execute prescribed signatures. It is the opinion of this Office that, except in\nthose instances where the HMR require a handwritten or other specific type of signature, the\nsignature methods permitted in § 172.204(d) may be used to execute signatures required\nunder the HMR provided the signature is legible and verifiable. Therefore, it is permissible to\nuse rubber stamped and digital signatures that fulfill these conditions when completing the\ntest or inspection reports required in § 180.417(b).\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nTern Foste\n...\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<>>\n\nEdmongon\n(80.41716)(2)18)\nGoodall, Shante CTR (PHMSA)\nReporting and Record Retenter tur\nFrom:\nRivera, Jordan CTR (PHMSA)\n16-0114\nSent:\nTuesday, June 28, 2016 2:53 PM\nTo:\nHazmat Interps\nSubject:\nFW: Hazmat Information Center Feedback: Highway (Sections 177.800 – 177.870)\nHi Shante/Alice,\nPlease submit this as a letter of interpretation. Kerry Fitzgerald spoke with Eamonn in the Info Center.\nPlease let me know if you have any questions.\nThanks,\nJordan\nFrom: PHMSA Webmaster\nTo: PHMSA HM InfoCenter; PHMSA Webmaster\nSent: Friday, June 10, 2016 1:13 PM\nSubject: Hazmat Information Center Feedback: Highway (Sections 177.800 – 177.870)\normationy\nGem\nName: Kerry Fitzgerald\nOrganization: Renaldo Sales & Service, Inc.\nStreet: PO Box 820\nCity: North Collins\nState: New York\nCountry:\nZip: 14111\nEmail: kerry.fitzgerald@renaldo.org\nPhone: 716-337-3760\nFax Number:\nTopic: Hazmat Information Center Feedback:\nHighway (Sections 177.800 - 177.870)\n\n<<>>\n\nQuestion/Comment/Details: Is it permissible to use a\n\"rubber stamp\" or \"digital\" signature on\nreports/records that are required in 180.417 (b)(2)(x),\nrather than a handwritten signature? Such signatures\nare allowed in 172.204 (d) for shipping papers. It\nwould streamline the record keeping process if\nsignatures could be digitized. If an official\ninterpretation is necessary for this inquiry, let this\nemail suffice for such a request. Thank you","truncated":false,"body_characters":3089}