{"operation":"document","citation":"18-0139","title":"SorbTech, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2019-03-28","effective_on":null,"summary":"18-0139 response to SorbTech, Inc. concerning 171.23, 171.24, 172.203, 173.150, 173.155.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-18-0139.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-18-0139.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-18-0139","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/71071/180139.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPlpellne and Hazardous\nMaterial• Safety\nAdmlnletratlon\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nMAR 2 8 2019\nJoanna Kilburn\nSorbTech, Inc.\n1305 Veterans Parkway, Suite 600\nClarksville, IN 47129\nReference No. 18-0139\nDear Ms. Kilburn:\nThis letter is in response to your November 2, 2018, email requesting clarification of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to limited quantity\nshipments by air. Specifically, you seek clarification of the shipping paper requirements for\ndomestic and international shipments of limited quantities by air originating in the United States.\nThe HMR define \"limited quantity\" as the maximum amount of a hazardous material for which\nthere is a specific labeling or packaging exception. Although excepted from certain HMR\nrequirements (i.e., specification packaging and placarding), a limited quantity package requires\nan accompanying shipping paper when offered for transportation or transported by air or vessel\n(see§§ 173.150 through 173.155). Section 172.203(b) of the HMR states that when a shipping\npaper is required for a material offered for transportation as a \"limited quantity,\" it must include\nthe words \"Limited Quantity\" or \"Ltd Qty\" following the basic description.\nWhile your email references the International Air Transport Association (IAT A), please note that\nthe HMR do not officially recognize the IAT A Dangerous Goods Regulations for purposes of\ntransporting hazardous materials. However, § 171.22 of the HMR authorizes use of the\nInternational Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport\nof Dangerous Goods by Air (Technical Instructions) provided shipments offered under the ICAO\nTechnical Instructions conform to the applicable requirements of§§ 171.23 and 171.24. The\nICAO Technical Instructions provide exceptions for limited quantities under Part 3; Chapter 4.\nSpecifically, the dangerous goods transport document must include the applicable limited\nquantity packing instruction identified by the prefix letter \"Y\" indicated in Column 10 of the\nDangerous Goods List (see Part 5; Chapter 4.1.5.8.1 of the ICAO Technical Instructions).\nTherefore, the \"Y\" packing instruction would replace the words \"Limited Quantity\" or \"Ltd Qty\"\nwhen shipping limited quantity packages internationally in accordance with the ICAO Technical\nInstructions.\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 2>>>\n\n~ l l <--A\" ~ e.-€.\n[ y-Oi 3(\nJanuary, Jkeya CTR (PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\nINFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nFriday, November 02, 2018 4:38 PM\nHazmat Interps\nFW: Request for Interpretation\nHello Alice and lkeya,\nBelow is a request for letter of interpretation. Apparently, her carrier will not take the shipment since it is marked\nlimited quantity on the shipping paper, which is a requirement under our regulations.\nThanks,\nJonathon, HMIC\nFrom: Joanna Kilburn [mailto:jkilburn@sorbtechinc.com]\nSent: Friday, November 02, 2018 12:39 PM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) <INFOCNTR.INFOCNTR@dot.gov>\nCc: D. Payne <dpayne@sorbtechinc.com>\nSubject: Request for Interpretation\nI would like to request a letter of interpretation of 49 CFR §172.203{b) with regards to the requirement for\n\"Limited Quantity\" or \"LTD QTY\" following the basic description on an IATA Shipper's Declaration for\nDangerous Goods. The two major carriers in the United States advised the \"Limited Quantity\" or \"LTD QTY\" is\nnot required because the \"Y\" packing instruction indicates the material is a limited quantity. Can you please\nclarify what is required for domestic and international shipments originating in the United States of limited\nquantities via air on the shipping documents?\nRegards,\nJoanna Kilburn\nSorbTech, Inc.\n1305 Veterans Parkway, Suite 600\nClarksville, IN 47129\nJKilburn@sorbtechinc.com\nOffice: 812-944-9108\n1","truncated":false,"body_characters":4014}