{"operation":"document","citation":"17-0115","title":"C.H.&I Technologies, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2018-03-06","effective_on":null,"summary":"17-0115 response to C.H.&I Technologies, Inc. concerning 171.1, 173.115, 175.10.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-17-0115.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-17-0115.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-17-0115","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/57421/170115.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nFEB 2 O 2018\nEric Williams\nDirector of Engineering\nC.H.&I. Technologies, Inc.\n725 East Main Street, Suite 200\nSanta Paula, CA 93060\nReference No. 17-0115\nDear Mr. Williams:\nThis letter is in response to your October 17, 2017, email and subsequent phone conversation\nwith a member of my staff requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations\n(HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to compressed gases. You provide three scenarios in\nwhich a consumer or business will transport a product for personal care or household use that\ncontains a hazardous material (hazmat), \"UN1022, compressed air\" or \"UN1066, compressed\nnitrogen,\" in a refillable non-DOT specification container.\nWe have paraphrased and commented on your scenarios as follows:\nQ 1. You seek confirmation of your understanding that an individual transporting this product\nin a private motor vehicle (including a leased or rented motor vehicle) for non-\ncommercial purposes is not subject to the HMR.\nA 1. Your understanding is correct. Based on the information you have provided and\naccording to § 171.1 ( d)( 6), functions not subject to the requirements of the HMR include\nthe transportation of a hazmat by an individual for non-commercial purposes in a private\nmotor vehicle, including a leased or rented motor vehicle.\nQ2. You seek confirmation of your understanding that an individual transporting this product\nfor a non-commercial purpose as a passenger by various modes of transportation\n(highway, air, rail, or vessel) is subject to the HMR.\nA2. Your understanding is correct. Hazmat carried aboard passenger transport vehicles is\nsubject to the HMR. However, certain hazmat is provided exceptions from the\nregulations by certain modes (see§§ 177.870 and 175.10).\nQ3. You seek confirmation of your understanding that a business hiring a carrier to transport\nby either air, highway, rail, or vessel an \"empty\" metal container (i.e., contains a\nnonpoisonous, non-flammable material at less than 29.0 psig) for a commercial purpose\nis not subject to the HMR.\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nA3. Your understanding is correct. Based on the information you have provided and\naccording to § 173 .11 S(b )(1 ), a Division 2.2 (non-flammable, nonpoisonous compressed\ngas) means any material (or mixture) which exerts in the packaging a gauge pressure of\n200 kPa (29.0 psig/43.8 psia) or greater at 20 °C (68 °F), is a liquified gas or is a\ncryogenic liquid, and does not meet the definition of Division 2.1 (flammable gas) or 2.3\n(gas poisonous by inhalation). If the material does not meet these requirements and does\nnot meet any other definitions of a hazmat, transport of the material is not subject to the\nHMR.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely, ,,,7\n,/ 6'2':>~\nJ)itk DeivKinder_y\nChief, Standards Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nDodd, Alice (PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nCc:\nSubject:\nAttachments:\nPatrick, Eamonn CTR (PHMSA)\nTuesday, October 17, 2017 3:03 PM\nHazmat Interps\nDodd, Alice (PHMSA); January, Ikeya CTR (PHMSA)\nFW: Request for Interpretations or Guidance\n10-17-2017 Request for Interpretations or Guidance.pdf\nAlice/lkeya,\nEamonn\nPlease submit this as a letter of interpretation. Mr. Williams spoke to Edom. Let me know if you have any questions!\nFrom: Eric Williams [mailto:ewilliams@chitech.biz]\nSent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 2:12 PM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) <INFOCNTR.INFOCNTR@dot.gov>\nCc: Terri Fischer <tfischer@chitech.biz>\nSubject: Request for Interpretations or Guidance\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nAttention: PHH-10\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nEast Building\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\ninfocntr@dot.gov\nC. H. & I. Technologies, Inc., in accordance with the Department of Transportation HMR (Hazardous Materials\nRegulations) in 49 CFR 105 .20, requests concurrence with the interpretations for the three cases in the attached\ndocument (10-17-2017 Request for Interpretations or Guidance.pdf), or guidance accordingly.\nA response is requested by December 18, 2017.\nPlease feel free to contact me with any issues or concerns.\nThank you!\nRegards,\nEric A. Williams, P .E. 805-415-2826 cell/text\nDirector of Engineering\nCH&I Technologies, Inc.\n725 East Main Street, Suite 200\nSanta Paula, CA 93060\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\n805-525-3358 (8358 fax)\nhttp://chitech.biz\nhttp://perfectflow.biz\nAttachment: 10-17-2017 Request for Interpretations or Guidance.pdf\n2\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\nOctober 17, 2017\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nAttention: PHH-10\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nEast Building\n1200 New Jersey A venue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\ninfocntr@dot.gov\nC. H. & I. Technologies, Inc., in accordance with the Department of Transportation HMR\n(Hazardous Materials Regulations) in 49 CFR 105.20, requests concurrence with the\ninterpretations for the following three cases, or guidance accordingly.\nA response is requested by December 18, 2017.\nCase #1 - Function and Activity:\nA consumer transports a consumer product in a container:\n• The transport is by an individual for non-commercial purposes in a private motor vehicle,\nincluding a leased or rented motor vehicle by highway.\n• The container:\n• Is a 49 CFR 173.306 (i) non-DOT specification metal container that is refillable.\n• Contains materials (fluids) for personal care or household use that are non-regulated\nnon-hazardous non-flammable non-corrosive materials (fluids).\n• Contains Division 2.2 non-flammable nonpoisonous compressed gases (UNl 002\ncompressed air or UNl 066 compressed nitrogen) commercially free from corroding\ncomponents.\n• Capacity will not exceed 1 L (61.0 cubic inches).\n• Internal pressure will not exceed 140 psig at l 30°F.\n• Liquid contents of the material (fluid) and gas will not completely fill the container at\n130°F.\n• Is used for transporting and dispensing a material (fluid) for personal care or\nhousehold use and would be nearly full of this material (fluid). The relatively much-\nsmaller amount of compressed gas in the container would be used as a \"gas charge\"\nto eject the relatively much-larger amount of material (fluid) from the container.\n• Is pressure tested.\nC.H.&!. Technologies, Inc. 725 East Main Street, Suite 200 • Santa Paula, California 93060\nTelephone 805 525-3358 • Facsimile 805 525-8358 • www.chitech.biz\n\n<<<PAGE 6>>>\n\n2\nCase #1 - Interpretations:\nA. 49 CFR 171 .1 ( d) (6) addresses the applicability of the HMR to this function and activity.\nB. This function and activity are not subject to the requirements of the HMR and/or the HMR do\nnot apply to this function and activity.\nCase #2 - Function and Activity:\nA business transports an empty container:\n• The transport is by a carrier for commercial purposes by air, highway, rail, or water.\n• The container:\n• Is a 49 CFR 173.306 (i) non-DOT specification metal container that is refillable.\n• Contains non-flammable nonpoisonous compressed gases (UNI 002 compressed air or\nUN 1066 compressed nitrogen) commercially free from corroding components.\n• Capacity will not exceed 1 L (61.0 cubic inches).\n• Internal pressure is less than 29 psig at 68°F.\n• Is pressure tested.\nCase #2 - Interpretations:\nA. 49 CFR 173 .115 (b) ( 1) addresses the applicability of the HMR to this function and activity.\nB. This function and activity are not subject to the requirements of the HMR and/or the HMR do\nnot apply to this function and activity.\nCase #3 - Function and Activity:\nA consumer transports a consumer product in a container:\n• The transport is by an individual for non-commercial purposes as a passenger by highway in\na commercial motor vehicle, by air in a commercial aircraft, by rail in a commercial rail car,\nor by water in a commercial vessel.\n• The container:\n• Is a 49 CFR 173.306 (i) non-DOT specification metal container that is refillable.\n• Contains materials (fluids) for personal care or household use that are non-regulated\nnon-hazardous non-flammable non-corrosive materials (fluids).\n• Contains Division 2.2 non-flammable nonpoisonous compressed gases (UN1002\ncompressed air or UN 1066 compressed nitrogen) commercially free from corroding\ncomponents.\n• Capacity will not exceed 1 L (61.0 cubic inches).\n• Internal pressure will not exceed 140 psig at 130°F.\n• Liquid contents of the material (fluid) and gas will not completely fill the container at\n130°F.\n• Is used for transporting and dispensing a material (fluid) for personal care or\nhousehold use and would be nearly full of this material (fluid). The relatively much-\n\n<<<PAGE 7>>>\n\n3\nsmaller amount of compressed gas in the container would be used as a \"gas charge\"\nto eject the relatively much-larger amount of material (fluid) from the container.\n• Is pressure tested.\nCase #3 - Interpretations:\nA. 49 CFR 173.306 (i) addresses the applicability of the HMR to this function and activity.\nB. This function and activity are subject to the requirements of the HMR and the HMR do apply\nto this function and activity.\nPlease feel free to contact me with any issues or concerns.\nThank you!\nSincere! , r- ..\nEric A. Williams, P.E.\nDirector of Engineering\nC. H. & I. Technologies, Inc.\newilliams@chitech.biz\n805-415-2826 cell/text","truncated":false,"body_characters":9430}