{"operation":"document","citation":"19-0074","title":"ResinLab — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2019-09-03","effective_on":null,"summary":"19-0074 response to ResinLab concerning 172.101.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-19-0074.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-19-0074.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-19-0074","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/72286/190071.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nSEP O 3 ' 2019\nAndrea Florin\nRegulatory Affairs Specialist\nResinLab\nN109 W13300 Ellsworth Drive\nGermantown, WI 53022\nReference No. 19-0071\nDear Ms. Florin:\nThis letter is in response to your June 4, 2019, letter and subsequent phone conversations\nrequesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180)\napplicable to marine pollutants. You state that your company currently classifies the liquid\nEpoxy Resin as \"UN3082, Environmentally hazardous substances, liquid, n.o.s., Class 9,\nPG III.\" You also state that the Globally Harmonized System identifies this material as \"aquatic\nchronic 2,\" toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. You note that there is inconsistency in\nthe industry as to whether the material is classified as \"UN3082\" based on its identification as a\nmarine pollutant.\nSpecifically, you ask whether it is permissible to transport mixtures containing Epoxy Resin\n(CAS 25068-38-6: Bisphenol-A-(epichlorohydrin) epoxy resin) as a non-regulated material for\ndomestic purposes because it does not appear in the HMR under Appendix B to § 172.101 - List\nofMarine Pollutants.\nThe answer to your question is yes. The material is not listed under the List of Marine Pollutants\nin Appendix B to § 1 72.101 of the HMR, and therefore is not regulated as a marine pollutant for\ndomestic transportation. Note 4 of Appendix B states: If a material is not listed in this appendix\nand meets the criteria for a marine pollutant as provided in Chapter 2.9 of the International\nMaritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code), the material may be transported as a marine\npollutant in accordance with the applicable requirements of this subchapter. The category\nidentified as \"aquatic chronic 2\" is one of the criteria shown in Chapter 2.9 of the IMDG Code\nthat leads to the classification as a marine pollutant. Therefore, the material may be classified as\nsuch for domestic transportation according to the HMR. This classification is a permissive one,\nbut is not required for domestic transportation.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely, .\n-\n~~~~-~-\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<>>\n\nDodd, Alice (PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\nAttachments:\nKelley, Shane (PHMSA)\nWednesday, June OS, 2019 5:10 PM\nHazmat Interps\nFW: Request for interpretation of regulations\nRequest for Interpretation 06052019.pdf\nPlease log for response and thank you\nFrom: Patterson, Tyler (PHMSA)\nSent: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 4:39 PM\nTo: Kelley, Shane (PHMSA) \nCc: Robbs, Jenaya CTR (PHMSA) \nSubject: Fwd: Request for interpretation of regulations\nShane,\nI received an interp request and am forwarding to you for follow-up.\nTyler Patterson\nDirector, Central Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Safety\n901 Locust St\nSuite 480\nKansas City, MO 64106\n(816) 329-3815 (Phone)\ntyler.patterson0ldot. ~ov\nFrom: Andrea Florin \nSent: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 2:52:32 PM\nTo: Pickett, Angela (PHMSA)\nCc: Patterson, Tyler (PHMSA)\nSubject: RE: Request for interpretation of regulations\nHello,\nThank you Angela, I attached the formal letter I drafted with the details of the specific situation we are asking about.\nMr. Patterson, please accept this letter as a formal request for an interpretation of the hazardous shipping regulations.\ndid also get a note back from Jenaya Robbs but our management really wants this in writing.\nThanks again,\nAndrea Florin\nRegulatory Affairs Specialist\nResin Lab\nTel/Fax: +1 (262) 478-8700\n1\n\n<<>>\n\nEmail: aflorin@Ellsworth.com I Web: www.resinlab.com\n0DResinlaD\nAH HUWOIITW AOHIU V U COH,A H Yf¥l\nISO 9001:2015 Certified\nIMPORTANT r,JOTJCE. 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Do not click links or open attachments unless you\nrecognize the sender and know the content is safe. Never give out your user ID or password.\nHi Andrea,\nI have forwarded your concern to the HAZMAT department for response. Mr. Tyler Patterson is the Director and his\ncontact information is: tyler.patterson@dot.gov, (816} 329-3815. I hope this helps.\nSincerely,\nAngela Pickett\nCentral Region-Community Liaison\nUS DOT- PHMSA\n816 329-3823\nFrom: Andrea Florin [mailto:aflorin@Ellsworth.com]\nSent: Wednesday, June 05, 2019 2:14 PM\nTo: Pickett, Angela (PHMSA} \nSubject: Request for interpretation of regulations\nImportance: High\n2\n\n<<>>\n\nHello Angela,\nThank you for returning my call today. Sorry I missed you.\nIn reviewing the regulations for shipping hazardous materials specifically Marine Pollutants I was not able to locate\nspecific guidance on how to ship a material when the CAS number does not appear in the 49 CFR 172.101 Appendix B\nand the substance does not fall under any other hazard classes but is classified as toxic to aquatic life per GHS rules. I\ndid some investigation on the internet and discovered that there are differences in how this material is classified for\ndomestic transport in the marketplace which lead me to wanting a formal letter of interpretation on the subject.\nHow do I proceed with this type of request?\nThank you for your time.\nAndrea Florin\nRegulatory Affairs Specialist\nResin Lab\nTel/Fax: +1 (262} 478-8700\nEmail: aflorin@Ellsworth.com\nWeb: www.resinlab.com\n0:Resinla~\nAN llLJWOIITW ACHUIVU C:C\"~AN Yl!ri\nISO 9001:2015 Certified\n11,H'ORTM-~ r r-:O~ICE ll11s e:--1na1I ond uriy ottad1r1,E:r1ts 111uy cor1tdir· confldent1al, ~rup11dory or legally ~r1v1legt:d 1rifurrnat1u11 1111s t: 1110111s 1nte:r1d~d :..olel, fu· tl1e use of the 111c.hv1dual or enu,\nto wto1c:11t 1s add1,:,_.c,ed If the reader c,f this n esso9e 1s not the 111tt1,ded rec1p1ent, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, drssemrnallon, dtst11Gut1011, copying, 01 oth~r U9:' of th;s n-essa(?C\"\nvr its attaC11rne1.t.:, 1s strictly prot11t1ted and rnav bt:' unla1.·,ful. lf you t1avE: received tt11s 1nessage in error, please: notify the senrler 1mmed1ately Lv t~le~·hone at (?62)?02-Gf,1( and prornplly\ncJ.-,Jete this me~-.:- ·,ge 21nd destrov any cor,res or pr 1ntouts of tt11s E rr1ail and its Jttact1ments\nNot111no in this comn1u111cot1on con~t1tutes a representation or wi.irranty by Res1nlab 01 its affiliates. Pesrnlal/s lerms arid Conditions Governing Sale:, t,pply to any transact10I·, betwei=-11 Fi.esrnlat)\nand ci customer or rithc1· buyer. Such Ter111s ?:Irr: 1ncorp01?:1tE.ci 11~11::111 hy 1·efc:1·ence and a1e set fortl1 at W\\YW.,.[.~$.L0!.9 .. 0.,.C.Q.CO. or rnay be: ot-itained by calling (fl77) 259-1669 Ry or-cie11ng, rustornr·r\nacVnowlPdges 1t has read and aq,·ee'. to tt1e rerrn~\n3\n\n<<>>\n\nJune 4, 2019\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nCentral Region Office\nU.S. Department of Transportation\n901 Locust Street, Suite 480\nKansas City, MO 64106\nATTN: Mr. Tyler Patterson\nI am writing on behalf of Resinlab, LLC to request a formal letter of interpretation. We are an adhesives\nmanufacturer located in Germantown, Wisconsin. We ship out various types of adhesives in packages as\nsmall as a cartridge up to as large as a tote. The interpretation relates to shipping liquid epoxy resin.\nWe are currently shipping liquid Epoxy Resin (CAS # 25068-38-6) as UN3082 Class 9 marine pollutant\ndomestically as a regulated shipment in packages greater than SL. This material is classified by GHS as a\nskin and eye irritant and environmentally hazardous, toxic to aquatic life/chronic.\nWe purchase this material in bulk tanker and in drums. There is inconsistency in the marketplace for the\nshipment of this material; some manufacturers ship regulated as UN3082, others do not. Researching\nand reviewing published Safety Data Sheets and finding differences in how other suppliers and\nformulators are classifying this material for shipment led me to wanting a definitive answer.\nWe investigated, and Epoxy resin is not listed in 49 CF 172.101 Appendix B which means the DOT does\nnot classify it as a marine pollutant. Is it acceptable to ship mixtures containing Epoxy resin (CAS 25068-\n38-6) as non-regulated domestically by DOT because Epoxy resin does not appear under 49 CF 172.101\nAppendix B?\nSincerely,\nAndrea Florin\nRegulatory Affairs Specialist\nResin Lab\naflori n@e I lsworth .com\n262-478-8700","truncated":false,"body_characters":9939}