{"operation":"document","citation":"17-0077","title":"Texas Highway Patrol — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2017-12-21","effective_on":null,"summary":"17-0077 response to Texas Highway Patrol concerning 172.101, 172.202, 173.150, 173.22.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-17-0077.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-17-0077.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-17-0077","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/69926/170077.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nTexas Highway Patrol\n6200 Guadalupe Street\nBuilding P\nAustin, TX 78752\nReference No. 17-0077\nDear Mr. Gibson:\nThis letter is in response to your July 26 and 27, 2017, emails requesting clarification of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to combustible\nliquids. Specifically, you ask about reclassification and enforcement of Class 3 Flammable\nLiquids.\nWe have paraphrased and answered your questions as follows:\nQ1.\nYou ask if it is permitted to reclassify a material listed in the Hazardous Materials Table\n(HMT; § 172.101) as a flammable liquid to a combustible liquid, while still listing the\nmaterial as a Class 3 in the proper shipping description.\nAl. The answer is no. As specified in § 172.202(a)(3), the hazard class listed in the proper\nshipping name must match the hazard class or division prescribed for the material as\nshown in Column (3) of the HMT in § 172.101. According to § 172.101(d)(4), each\nreference to a Class 3 material is modified to read \"Combustible liquid\" when that\nmaterial is reclassified in accordance with § 173.150(e) or (f) or has a flash point above\n60 °C (140 °F) but below 93 °C (200 °F).\nQ2. You ask how a shipper should communicate to a roadside enforcement official that a\nmaterial has been reclassified as a combustible liquid.\nA2. In accordance with § 173.22, it is the shipper's responsibility to properly classify a\nhazardous material. If the reclassified material is shipped in a bulk packaging, then it is\nstill subject to shipping paper requirements and should be described as a combustible\nliquid. See A1. The requirements in this subchapter do not apply to a material classed as\na combustible liquid in a non-bulk packaging unless the material is a hazardous\nsubstance, a hazardous waste, or a marine pollutant. A test report can be used to confirm\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nSincerely,\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nPlease submit this as a letter of interpretation. Please let me know if you have any questions.\nThanks,\nJodi\nFrom: brad.gibson dps.texas.gov\nSent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:07 PM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) < INFOCNTR.INFOCNTR@dot.gov>\nSubject: PHMSA Written Interpretation Request Clarification\nAttention: Jodi\nInterpretation request clarification.\nPackages:\nBulk: The following packages authorized by 173.242\n• Cargo tank specifications MC300, MC301, MC302, MC303, MC304, MC305, МС306, МС307,\nМC310, MC311, MC312, MC330, MC331, DOT 406, DOT 407 and DOT 412.\n• IBCs with Code Number 31.\n• Portable tanks DOT 51, DOT56, DOT57, DOT60, IM101, IM102 and UN Portable Tanks.\nNon-bulk: The following packages authorized by 173.203\n• Combination packages with the following identification codes for:\n• Outer Packages: 1A1, 1A2, 1B1, 1B2, IN1, IN2, ID, 1G, 1H1, 1H2, 2C2, 3A1, 3A2, 3H1,\n3H2, 3B1, 3B2, 4A, 4B, 4C1, 4C2, 4D, 4F, 4G, 4H1, 4H2 and 4N.\n• Inner Packages: glass or earthenware receptacles, plastic receptacles, metal receptacles and\nglass ampoules.\n• Single packages with the following identification codes:\n• 1A1, 1A2, 1B1, 1B2, 1N1, 1H1, 1H2, 1G (with liner), 2C1, 3A1, 3A2, 3H1, 3H2, 3B1, 3B2,\n6HA1, 6HB1, 6HG1, 6HH1, 6HA2, 6HB2, 6HC, 6HD2, 6HG2, 6PA1, 6PB1, 6PG1, 6PA2,\n6PB3, 6PC, 6PG2, 6PH1, 6PH2, 6HD1, 6PD1, 6PD2.\nMailing Address:\nBrad Gibson\n6200 Guadalupe St., Building P\nAustin, TX 78752\nThank you!\nBrad Gibson\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nTo whom it concerns,\nPlease allow this email to serve as a request for a formal written interpretation from PHMSA concerning the\ntwo following questions.\n1. How does, or rather how can, a shipper communicate to a roadside enforcement official that a material\nlisted in the 172.101 table as a flammable liquid, such as diesel fuel, has been reclassified as a\ncombustible liquid?\n2. Is there any way a shipper can reclassify a material listed in the 172.101 table as a flammable liquid, as a\ncombustible liquid, but still list 3 as the material's hazard class in the proper shipping description on the\nshipping paper?\nThank you.\nBrad Gibson\nSergeant, Texas Highway Patrol\nCommercial Vehicle Enforcement Training Unit\n(512) 486-6481 - Office (Austin)\n(512) 424-2539 - CVE Training (Austin)\nbrad.gibson@dps.texas.gov","truncated":false,"body_characters":4230}