{"operation":"document","citation":"18-0077","title":"ICL-IP America, Inc — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2019-02-12","effective_on":null,"summary":"18-0077 response to ICL-IP America, Inc concerning 171.4, 172.504.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-18-0077.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-18-0077.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-18-0077","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/70426/180077.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPlpellne and Hazardou,\nMat.rial• Safety\nAdmlnlatratlon\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nDEC 1 2 2018\nLevi Howell\nRegulatory Affairs Specialist\nICL-IP America, Inc.\n11636 Huntington Road\nGallipolis Ferry, WV 25515\nReference No. 18-0077\nDear Mr. Howell:\nThis letter is in response to your May 17, 2018, letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to marine pollutants. You\ndescribe two products classified as \"UN3077, Environmentally hazardous substance, solid,\nn.o.s., 9, III, Marine Pollutant\" and \"UN3082, Environmentally hazardous substance, liquid,\nn.o.s., 9, III, Marine Pollutant,\" respectively. You state these products do not meet any other\nhazard class and ask if they are subject to the HMR when shipped in non-bulk or bulk packages\nby motor vehicle, rail car, or aircraft.\nIn accordance with § 171.4, non-bulk packages of marine pollutants are not subject to the HMR\nwhen transported · via highway, rail, or aircraft. However, the HMR regulate bulk packages of a\nmarine pollutant transported in commerce as a hazardous material. For domestic transportation\nby all modes, a marine pollutant in a bulk quantity that meets the hazard class definition for a\nClass 9 material (see§ 173.140) must be accompanied by a shipping paper and packaged,\nmarked, and labeled in compliance with the HMR, but it is not required to be placarded (see\n§ 172.504(±)(9)). However, a bulk packaging must be marked with the appropriate identification\nnumber on a CLASS 9 placard, an orange panel, or a white square-on-point display configuration\nas required by subpart D of part 172. Additionally, a marine pollutant meeting the definition of\nany other hazard class must comply with the applicable requirements in the HMR for shipping\npapers, packaging, marking, labeling, and placarding for each hazard class, as appropriate.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\n~,??0~\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<>>\n\nJanuary, lkeya CTR (PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\nAttachments:\nImportance:\nINFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nThursday, May 17, 2018 5:16 PM\nHazmat Interps\nFW: Request for Letter of Interpretation\nDOT Request for Interpretation_ICL_05-17-2018.pdf\nHigh\nHi lkeya,\nBelow is a request for a letter of interpretation. Mr. Howell spoke with Eugenio regarding his request. Please let me\nknow if you have any questions.\nThanks,\nJodi\nFrom: Howell, Kenneth L [mailto:Kenneth.Howell@lcl-Group.com]\nSent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 2:10 PM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) \nSubject: Request for Letter of Interpretation\nImportance: High\nGood Afternoon,\nAttached you will find our request for a Formal Letter of Interpretation from the agency. Once the agency has\ncompleted their review, please mail the approved response to the following:\nICL-IP America, Inc.\n11636 Huntington Road\nGallipolis Ferry, WV 25515\nIf there are any questions or requests for additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me via phone at (304)\n675-1150 ext. 483 or email at kenneth.howell@icl-group.com. Thank you and have a good day.\nBest Regards,\nLevi Howell\nRegulatory Affairs Specialist\n11636 Huntington Road\nGallipolis Ferry, WV 25515\nTel: 304-675-1150 ext 483\nCell: 304-389-3811\nEmail: kenneth.howell@icl-group.com\nAICL\n1\n\n<<>>\n\n~).ICL\\. Industrial\naa, \\. Products\n_:;;;~ ~ Where needs take us\nLevi Howell\nRegulatory Affairs Specialist\nMay 17, 2018\nU.S. Department of Transportation {DOT)\nPHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Standards {PHH-10)\nEast Building\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nRE: REQUEST FOR LETTER OF INTERPRETATION\nDear Sir or Madam:\nWe are contacting the agency with this formal request for a letter of interpretation regarding the regulations for\nClass 9 Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials and Marine Pollutants, and how they apply under the exemption\nprescribed in 49 CFR 171.4(c){l).\nIn the two scenarios described below, 2 products are classified as:\nProduct 1:\nUN3077, Environmentally hazardous substance, solid, n.o.s (technical name), 9, Ill, Marine Pollutant\nProduct 2:\nUN3082, Environmentally hazardous substance, liquid, n.o.s (technical name), 9, Ill Marine Pollutant\nProduct 1 and Product 2 are assigned class 9 solely due to their being Marine Pollutants.\nApplying 49 CFR 171.4{c){l):\nExcept when all or part of the transportation is by vessel, the requirements of this subchapter specific to\nmarine pollutants do not apply for non-bulk packagings transported by motor vehicle, rail car, or aircraft.\nQuestion 1: Since our classifications of Product 1 and Product 2 are based only upon their classification being\nMarine Pollutants in accordance with 49 CFR 172.101 Appendix B, if Product 1 and Product 2 are transported by\nmotor vehicle, rail car, or aircraft in non-bulk packagings, would the exception (49 CFR 171.4{c){l)) exclude these\nmaterials from all requirements of Subchapter C including assignment to class 9, marking, labeling, placarding and\nhazardous material shipping papers as prescribed in that subchapter? If not regulated, are Product 1 and Product\n2 considered non-hazardous, thus exempted from the HMR, when shipped in non-bulk packagings via motor\nvehicle, rail car, or aircraft?\nICL-IP America, Inc.\n11636 Huntington Road\nGallipolis Ferry, WV 25515\nTel. 304-675-1150 ext. 483 Fax. 304-675-4657\nE-mail: kenneth.howell@icl-group.com\n\n<<>>\n\nLevi Howell\nRegulatory Affairs Specialist\nQuestion 2: If under a different scenario these were in bulk containers they would be fully regulated as class 9\nrequiring marking, labeling, placarding and hazardous material shipping papers as required in the subchapter?\nIf you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact me by phone (Office: (304)\n675-1150 ext. 483 or Cell: (304) 389-3811) or via email kenneth.howell@icl-group.com.\nSincerely,\nLevi Howell\nRegulatory Affairs Specialist\nICL-IP America, Inc.\n11636 Huntington Road\nGallipolis Ferry, WV 25515\nTel. 304-675-1150 ext. 483 Fax. 304-675-4657\nE-mail: kenneth.howell@icl-group.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":6234}