{"operation":"document","citation":"17-0034","title":"R&R Trucking, AATCO, NEI — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2017-05-25","effective_on":null,"summary":"17-0034 response to R&R Trucking, AATCO, NEI concerning 172.516.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-17-0034.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-17-0034.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-17-0034","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2017/170034.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\nDavid Vargyas\nSafety Director\nR&R Trucking, AATCO, NEI\n302 Thunder Road\nDuenweg, MO 46841\nReference No. 17-0034\nDear Mr. Vargyas:\nThis letter is in response to your March 31, 2017, email requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to the display of placards in\naccordance with § 172.516(c)(5). Specifically, you ask what constitutes the text or identification\nnumber on a placard to no longer be displayed horizontally. You also provide examples of a\nvariety of placards and ask if they are in compliance with § 172.516(c)(5).\nThe answer is yes. The examples you provided meet the intent of § 172.516(c)(5). Section\n172.516(c)(5) requires that each placard on a transport vehicle, bulk packaging, freight container\nor aircraft unit load device have the authorized hazard class name or identification number\ndisplayed horizontally, reading from left to right. With respect to what constitutes \"horizontal,\"\nin the absence of defining criteria in the HMR we rely on a standard dictionary definition, which\ndefines horizontal as \"parallel to, in the plane of, or operating in a plane parallel to the horizon or\nto a baseline.\" Based on this definition, it is the opinion of this Office that the placard text or\nidentification numbers are displayed in a horizontal manner so that they can be read from left to\nright.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nChief, Standards Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<>>\n\nPlease submit this as a letter of interpretation. Please let me know if you have any questions.\nThanks,\nJordan\nFrom: David Vargyas [mailto:David.Vargyas@randrtruck.com]\nSent: Friday, March 31, 2017 9:59 AM\nTo: PHMSA HM InfoCenter ; David Vargyas \nSubject: Letter of Interpretation 3-31-17\nU.S. DOT\nPHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nAttn: PHH-10\nEast Building\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nMarch 31, 2017\nTo Whom It May Concern:\nI am requesting a Letter of Interpretation regarding PHMCSA Sec. 172.516(c)(5). At what point would placards be\nconsidered no longer horizontal and no longer in compliance? I have attached pictures of placards on a trailer. I am\nspecifically interested to know if the two placards labeled 1223 and 1325 are compliant.\nYour guidance is appreciated.\nDavid Vargyas\nSafety Director\nR&R Trucking, AATCO, NEI\nP: 417-623-6885, x2130\nThis email and any files transmitted with it are CONFIDENTIAL and intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you\nhave received this email in error, please delete this email and notify the sender immediately.\n\n<<>>\n\n1223\n1325)\n1263\nCORROSIVE\nFLAMMABLE\nDANGEROUS\ncking\n\n<<>>\n\nDANGEROUS\nFLAMMABLE\nCORROSIVE\n1263\n325\n1223","truncated":false,"body_characters":2859}