{"operation":"document","citation":"17-0091","title":"STE — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2018-03-30","effective_on":null,"summary":"17-0091 response to STE concerning 178.345.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-17-0091.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-17-0091.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-17-0091","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/pipeline/interpretations/57951/170091.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nMAR 3 0 2018\nAdministration\nAnthony Wurl\nDirector of Engineering\nSTE\n801 4th Street\nBeloit, WI 53511\nReference No. 17-0091\nDear Mr. Wurl:\nThis letter is in response to your August 22, 2017, email and subsequent phone calls requesting\nclarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable\nto the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) nameplate marking requirements in\n§ 178.345-14 fox a Department of Transportation (DOT) 406, DOT 407, or DOT 412\nspecification cargo tank. You include in your email photographs of three plates on a cargo tank,\neach with a different set of markings:\n• The first plate includes the information required in § 178.345-14(c) for a DOT\nspecification plate.\n• The second plate is located near the first plate and marked with the minimum information\nrequired in § 178.345-14(b) for an ASME nameplate.\n• The third plate repeats some, but not all, of the § 178.345-14(b) required markings for an\nASME nameplate in a separate location on the cargo tank. It also shows additional\ninformation required in UG-119 of the ASME Code.\nSpecifically, you ask whether the HMR require this voluntary, additional ASME nameplate to be\nin close proximity to the required markings on the other ASME nameplate and the DOT\nSection 178.345-14(a) requires cargo tanks certified after October 1, 2004, to be marked with a\ncorrosion-resistant metal nameplate (ASME nameplate); and each cargo tank motor vehicle\ncertified after October 1, 2004, must have a specification plate that is permanently attached to the\ncargo tank by brazing, welding, or other suitable means on the left side near the front in a place\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\naccessible for inspection. The information required by the marking requirements is further\nspecified in § 178.345-14(b) and (c). The HMR do not prohibit the use of additional markings or\nspecify a location for their placement.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nhenrien\n§175-345-14\nlackagns Specs\nDodd, Alice (PHMSA)\n17-0091\nFrom:\nSent:\nINFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nTo:\nWednesday, August 23, 2017 12:52 PM\nSubject:\nHazmat Interps\nFW: Request of Letter of Interpretation\nHi Alice,\nknow if you have any questions.\nBelow is a request for a letter of interpretation. Mr. Wurl spoke with Breanna regarding this question. Please let me\nThanks,\nJodi\nFrom: Anthony Wurl [mailto:awurl@stainlesstanker.com]\nSent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 5:02 PM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) <INFOCNTR.INFOCNTR@dot.gov>\nSubject: Request of Letter of Interpretation\nTo whom this may concern,\nI am following up per a conversation I had with someone recently at the Information Center regarding the ASME plate\ninstallation on the 407,412 Code Units.\nPer 49 CFR 178.345-14, there isn't a description of a location regarding the ASME name plate defined in Section VIII UG-\n119. This is an additional plate for the pressure vessel outside of the DOT required plates defined in (b), (c),(d), and (e) of\n49 CFR 178.345-14. My question was does this ASME name plate need to be near the DOT plates defined or not. My\nin UG-119.\ncontact at the Information Center followed up this afternoon that it did not, however to follow Section VIll's guidance\nI am formally requesting a Letter of Interpretation to be published by the Information Center. My information is below:\nName: Anthony Wurl\ne-mail: awurl@stainlesstanker.com\nPhone: 608-313-8042\nAddress: 801 4th Street, Beloit, WI 53511\nThank you\nAnthony Wurl\nDirector of Engineering\nSTE\nOffice: 608-313-8042 Cell: 608-346-9952 Fax: 608-368-9665\n801 4th Street, Beloit, WI 53511\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nNOTICE: Privileged/Confidential information may be contained in this message. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby\ninformation is unauthorized and strictly prohibited.\nnotified that the possession, disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":4190}