{"operation":"document","citation":"19-0016","title":"Advance Auto Parts — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2019-08-30","effective_on":null,"summary":"19-0016 response to Advance Auto Parts concerning 172.202.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-19-0016.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-19-0016.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-19-0016","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/72231/190016.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nAUG f C· 2019\nRyan L. Bodekor, ASHM, CDS\nDirector of Environmental, Health and Safety, North Division\nAdvance Auto Parts I General Parts Distribution\n4729 Hargrove, Rd\nRaleigh, NC 27604\nReference No. 19-0016\nDear Mr. Bodekor:\nThis letter is in response to your February 7, 2019, email requesting clarification of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to shipping papers.\nYou describe a scenario in which a package consists of a pallet that contains electric storage\nbatteries filled with acid and totes of other hazardous or non-hazardous materials. We have\nparaphrased and answered your questions as follows:\nQ 1. You ask whether the word \"battery\" is an acceptable package description, as required in\n§ 172.202(a)(7).\nAl. In this instance, the answer is no. In DOT-SP 16171, the pallet (containing the batteries\nand the totes of other non-hazardous materials) is the package which must be described\non the shipping paper. The word \"battery\" does not accurately describe this package.\nQ2. You ask whether \"BA TT\" is an acceptable abbreviation.\nA2. In this instance, the answer is no. See Al.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely _. JL . . /\n. /-· 1\n~ / /~~\nirk D_tfi~dr~\nChief, Standards Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<>>\n\nc~\nDodd, Alice (PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject: Attachments: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nThursday, February 07, 2019 2:30 PM\nHazmat Interps\nFW: Interpretation 172.202(a)(7) Special Permit DOT SP-16171\nSP-16171 General Parts Distribution.pdf; 080174 UN2794 Shipping Paper.pdf\nHello Alice and lkeya,\nPlease see the attached documents and the information below.\nThanks,\nLynsie Patschke\nTransportation Regulatory Specialist\nHazardous Materials Information Center (HMIC}\nFrom: Ryan Bodekor [mailto:ryan.bodekor@advance-auto.com]\nSent: Thursday, February 07, 2019 7:55 AM\nTo: PHMSA HM lnfoCenter \nSubject: Interpretation 172.202(a)(7) Special Permit DOT SP-16171\nTo Whom it May Concern;\nPlease see attached Special Permit# DOT SP-16171 regarding 49 CFR § 173.159(c)(d) alternative packaging. With regards\nto number (7) SAFETY CONTROL MEASURES: PACKAGING on page (2), question (2) alternative (2), in which a pallet of\nbatteries, wet, filled with acid, electric storage (UN2794) in which completed layers of batteries may have plastic totes\nor fiberboard boxes containing conductive, non-hazardous, or compatible hazardous materials placed on top, our\nquestion is in regard to packaging type under 49 CFR 172.202(a)(7) which requires the bill of lading to indicate the\nnumber of and package type \"(for example, '12 Drums')\" for a regulated hazardous material entry on a bill of lading.\nWhile the attached Letter of Interpretation# 08-0174 states, \"Because§ 173.159{c)(I) requires the battery to be secured\nto a skid without any further packaging, the description '1 skid, Battery, wet, filled with acid, 8, UN2794, Ill, 650\npounds' is more appropriate,\" when we have a pallet completed with layers of batteries with plastic totes or fiberboard\nboxes containing conductive, non-hazardous, or compatible hazardous materials placed on top as listed on our\naforementioned Special Permit, will PHMSA accept \"Battery\" as being a valid description of packaging on the shipping\npapers as one of the common packaging types making up that pallet (skid)? Under the special permit provisions if\nPHSMA would accept \"Battery\" as being a valid description of packaging, based on 49 CFR 172.202(a)(7) \"Abbreviations\nmay be used for indicating packaging types (for example, \"cyl. \" for \"cylinder\") provided the abbreviations are commonly\naccepted and recognizable, \" would \"BATT\" be an acceptable abbreviation?\nRegards,\nRyan L. Bodekor, ASHM, CDS\nDirector of Environmental, Health & Safety I North Division\no. 919.573.3054 I f: 540.283.4025 I m: 571.389.0602\nAdvance Auto Parts / General Parts Distribution I 4 729 Hargrove Road\nRaleigh, NC 27604\n1\n\n<<>>\n\n18-.11tv'f\"QNU!iiT 1-,......,......_-.,,. I caau_,.IVTS\n'O ........ ,. ... ~~- ..... .\nPASSION FOR CUSTOMEU ..... PAIIION FOa VIit\n2\n\n<<>>\n\n0\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\n· Safety Administration\n1200 New Jersey Ave., SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nJAM 1 6 2009\nMr. Robert A. Maberry III\nSr. Administrator-Chemical Transportation\nHazardous Materials Dept.\nYRCW- North American Transportation\n10990 Roe A venue\nMail Stop A605\nOverland Park, KS 66211\nRef. No. 08-0174\nDear Mr. Maberry:\nThis responds to your letter requesting assistance in determining the description required for\nan electric storage battery on a shipping paper under the Hazardous Materials Regulations\n(HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). You ask what \"number and type of packages\" required under\n§ 172.202(a)(7) should be indicated on a shipping paper for a 650-lb electric storage battery\ncontaining acid (UN2794) that is secured to a skid conforming to the non-specification\npackagings authorized for batteries under§ 173.159(c)(l). More specifically, you ask\nwhether the description\" 1 skid, Battery, wet, filled with acid, 8, UN2794, III, 650 pounds\" is\nacceptable or if \"l Battery, Battery, wet, filled with acid, 8, UN2794, III, 650 pounds\" would\nbe a more appropriate description.\nBecause§ 173.159(c)(l) requires the battery to be secured to a skid without any further\npackaging, the description \"1 skid, Battery, wet, filled with acid, 8, UN2794, Ill, 650 pounds\"\nis more appropriate.\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\ns71N2\nHattie L. Mitchell\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<>>\n\n10990 Roe Aven ue Overland Park, KS 6621\nyrcw.c,)rn\n' _,;·,- •\nI\n_\n,• ~ I • ; -\n, ' ~ t\nj't:_f June 24, -2008\n5teven5\n~-l1'L 2.02 (a) (J)\n~ 113. /5q f>/!) ®\nShipp I . ()j 'Paper$,t'§, rt!±'!. r ';J.,,,,ec\n- Og_,o 111 -\nOff}Ce of Hazardous,Material Standards, PHMSA\nAttn: PHH-IO\nU.S. Department of Transportation, East Bldg.\n1200 New Jersey Ave., SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nEdward T. Mazzullo\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nMr. Mazzullo,\n.• . ~ . ; · -!\nI am .requesting a letter of interpretation and clarification in reference to 49 CFR parts\n172.202 (a) (7) and 49 CFR 173.159 (c) (1) as they relate to the following example of a\nBattery, wet filled with acid, 8, UN2794, III.\nThe battery in this example is a 650 pound battery used for emergency power back up\nsystems in various applications and in remote locations. It is prepared for transportation\nin accordance with 49 CFR 173.159 (c) (1) and \"firmly secured to skids or pallets\" as\noutlined in this part, as non specification packaging authorized for batteries packed\nwithout other materials.\n49 CFR 172.202 (a) (7) requires the bill of lading to indicate the number and ~ of\npackages \"(for example, \"12 Drums\")\" for a regulated hazardous material entry on a bill\nof lading. It is my understanding from previous conversations with the Department of\nTransportation, that a \"pallet or skid\" can not \"contain\" (as a means of restraint) a liquid,\nsolid or gas and therefore is not by definition a \"packaging\" but an instrument of\nconveyance. I understand and do not disagree with that explanation. My concern is the\nappropriate way to describe this battery on a bill of lading in compliance with 172.202 (a)\n(7) when packaged in accordance with 173.159 (c) (1). Would the description: 1 skid,\nBattery wet filled with acid, 8, UN2794, III 650 pounds, be in compliance with this\nsection? Does PHMSA accept \"Battery\" as being a valid description of packaging in the\ncase where there is no external packaging around the battery case? If not what would the\ncorrect entry for the above described battery that is secured to a skid or pallet and in\ncompliance with 173 .159 ( c) ( 1) on a bill of lading?\n\n<<>>\n\nPage 2\nYRCW- North American Transportation\n1w6ert j>>\n\nSeptember 26, 2014\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration\nEast Building, PHH-30\n1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nDOT-SP 16171\n(SECOND REVISION)\n(FOR RENEWAL, SEE 49 CFR § 107.109)\n1. GRANTEE:\n(See individual authorization letter)\n2. PURPOSE AND LIMITATION:\na. This special permit authorizes the transportation in\ncommerce of batteries in alternative packaging by motor\nvehicle. This special permit provides no relief from the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) other than as\nspecifically stated herein. The most recent revision\nsupersedes all previous revisions.\nb. The safety analyses performed in the development of this\nspecial permit only considered the hazards and risks\nassociated with the transportation in commerce.\nc. Unless otherwise stated herein, this special permit\nconsists of the special permit authorization letter issued\nto the grantee together with this document.\n3.\nREGULATORY SYSTEM AFFECTED:\n49 CFR Parts 106, 107 and 171-\n180.\n4. REGULATIONS FROM WHICH EXEMPTED: 49 CFR § 173.159(c) and\n(d) in that alternative packaging is authorized, as provided\nherein.\n5. BASIS: This special permit is based on the application of\nO'Reilly Automotive Stores, Inc. dated May 22, 2014\nsubmitted in accordance with§ 107.105 and the public\nproceeding thereon and additional information of\nSeptember 17, 2014.\n\n<<>>\n\nContinuation of DOT-SP 1 6171 (1s t Rev .) 6. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (49 CFR § 172.101)\nPage 2\nSeptember 26, 2014\nHazardous Materials Description\nProper Shipping Name Hazard Identi- Packing\nClass/ fication Group\nDivision Number\nBatteries, wet, filled with 8 UN2794 III\nacid, electric storage\n7. SAFETY CONTROL MEASURES: PACKAGING - Prescribed packagings\nare non-specification packagings as described:\n(1) Alternative 1: Gaylord pallet, (a plastic pallet\nwith solid walls) as described in the application, dated\nMay 19, 2014, containing the batteries in no more than\ntwo layers provided the top layer allows space between\nthe terminals and the top cover of the pallet. The\npallet may be split into two compartments using a\nplastic divider. The compartment not containing\nbatteries may include compatible hazardous material s.\nVoid space in the compartment containing batteries may\nbe filled with non-hazardous materials. All void spaces\nwithin in the pallet must be filled with non-hazardous,\nnon-conducting bracing or cushioning materials to\nprevent shifting of the batteries during transportation.\nAddit i onal Gaylord pallets or wood pallets may be\nstacked on top of the Gaylord pallets and the completed\nload must be securely shrink- or stretch-wrapped\ntogether.\n(2) Alternative 2: Batteries are placed on a wooden\npallet and shrink- or stretch-wrapped to secure the\nbatteries from movement. When batteries do not fill up\nthe entire pallet area, the remainder of the area may be\nfilled with one or more layers of plastic totes. The\ntotes may contain conductive, non-hazardous, or\ncompatible hazardous materials. Pallets with complete\nlayers of batteries may have plastic totes or fiberboard\nboxes containing conductive, non-hazardous , or\ncompatible hazardous materials placed on top. The pallet\nheight must not exceed one and a half times the width of\nthe pallet. All contents of a completed pallet must be\nsecured with shrink- or stretch-wrap.\n\n<<>>\n\nContinuation of DOT-SP 16171 (1 st Rev.) Page 3\nSeptember 26, 2014\n(3) Gaylord and wooden pallets must be capable of\nwithstanding, without damage, a superimposed weight\nequal to two times the weight of the unit or, if the\nunit exceeds 907 kg (2,000 pounds), a superimposed\nweight of 184 kg (4,000 pounds).\n(4) Batteries that are placed on the wooden pallets\nmust cover the bottom layer to the maximum extent\npossible prior to creating additional layers.\n(5) Battery terminals must be protected in accordance\nwith§ 173.159(a) (2). Battery terminals must not be\nrelied upon to support any part of the superimposed\nweight and must not short out if a conductive material\nis placed in direct contact with them.\n(6) The top of each layer of batteries must be\nprotected by strong corrugated fiberboard or rigid\nplastic if additional batteries or materials are placed\nupon them.\n(7) Plastic totes or fiberboard boxes containing\nhazardous materials other than batteries must be\npackaged in accordance with the HMR.\n(8) Non-hazardous conductive materials must be\ncontained in strong outer packagings that are sift-proof\nif solid or leakproof if liquid.\n(9) Each completed wood or Gaylord pallet must be\nmarked and labeled in accordance with the HMR.\n8. SPECIAL PROVISIONS:\na. A person who is not a holder of this special permit who\nreceives a package covered by this special permit may\nreoffer it for transportation provided no modification or\nchange is made to the package and it is reoffered for\ntransportation in conformance with this special permit and\nthe HMR.\nb. A current copy of this special permit must be maintained\nat each facility where the package is offered or reoffered\nfor transportation.\n9. MODES OF TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZED: Motor Vehicle.\n\n<<>>\n\nContinuation of DOT-SP 16171 (1 st Rev.) Page 4\nSeptember 26, 2014\n10. MODAL REQUIREMENTS: A current copy of this special permit\nmust be carried aboard each motor veh i cle used to transport\npackages covered by this special permit.\n11. COMPLIANCE: Failure by a person to comply with any of the\nf o llowing may result in suspension or revocation of this\nspecial permit and penalties prescribed by the Federal\nhazardous materials transportation law, 49 U.S.C. 5101 et\nseq: .\no All terms and conditions prescribed in this special\npermit and the Hazardous Materials Regulations, 49 CFR\nParts 171-180.\no Persons operating under the terms of this special\npermit must comply with the security plan requirement\nin Subpart I of Part 172 of the HMR, when applicable.\no Registration required by§ 107.601 et seq., when\napplicable.\nEach \"Hazmat employee\", as defined in § 171.8, who performs\na function subject to this special permit must receive\ntraining on the requirements and conditions of this special\npermit in addition to the training required by§§ 172.700\nthrough 172.704.\nNo person may use or apply this special permit, including\ndisplay of its number, when this special permit has expired\nor is otherwise no longer in effect.\nUnder Title VII of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,\nEfficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users\n(SAFETEA-LU)-\"The Hazardous Materials Safety and Security\nReauthorization Act of 2005\" (Pub. L. 10 9-59), 11 9 Stat.\n1144 (August 10, 2005), amended the Federal hazardous\nmaterials transportation law by changing the term\n\"exemption\" to \"speciai permit\" and authorizes a special\npermit to be granted up to two years for new special permits\nand up to four years for renewals.\n\n<<>>\n\nContinuation of DOT-SP 16171 (1 st Rev.) Page 5\nSeptember 26, 2014\n12 . REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: Shipments or operations conducted\nunder this special permit are subject to the Hazardous\nMaterials Incident Reporting requirements specified in 49\nCFR §§ 171.15 Immediate notice of certain hazardous\nmaterials incidents, and 171.16 Detailed hazardous materials\nincident reports. In addition, the grantee(s) of this\nspecial permit must notify the Associate Administrator for\nHazardous Materials Safety, in writing, o f any incident\ninvo lving a package, shipment or operation conducted under\nterms of this special permit.\nIssued in Washington, D.C . :\nfor Dr. Magdy El-Sibaie\nAssociate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety\nAddress all inquiries to: Associate Administrator for Hazardous\nMaterials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety\nAdministration , U.S. Department of Transportation, East Building\nPHH-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, Southeast, Washington , D.C.\n20590 .\nCopies of this special permit may be obtained by accessing the\nHazardous Materials Safety Homepage at\nhttp: //hazmat.dot.gov/sp app/special permits/spec perm index .htm.\nPhoto reproductions and legible reductions of this special permit\nare permitted. Any alteration of this special permit is\nprohibited.\nPO: LAVALLE","truncated":false,"body_characters":16402}