{"operation":"document","citation":"19-0075","title":"LORD Corporation, Saegertown Operations — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2020-01-30","effective_on":null,"summary":"19-0075 response to LORD Corporation, Saegertown Operations concerning 172.203.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-19-0075.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-19-0075.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-19-0075","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/73286/190075.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\nJAN 3 0 2020\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nErik W. Steinbeck\nGlobal Logistics Manager\nLORD Corporation, Saegertown Operations\n601 South Street\nSaegertown, PA 16433\nReference No. 19-0075\nDear Mr. Steinbeck:\nThis letter is in response to your June 7, 2019, email requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to international transport of\nflammable liquids by vessel.\nYou acknowledge that for vessel transport of hazardous materials with a flashpoint of 60 °C or\nbelow (in °C closed-cup ( c.c.) ), the minimum flashpoint must be listed on the shipping document\n\"adjacent\" to the basic description. However, you note that the consignment procedures in the\nInternational Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code do not specify how this should be done.\nYou explain that when your company has hazardous materials identified by the same hazardous\nmaterials description, but differing with respect to the flashpoint, your company will \"group\nthese items together and list the lowest flashpoint.\" You provide an example of how your\ncompany implements this, and you seek confirmation that it is compliant with the IMDG Code.\nExample provided:\nProductA-\nUN1133, Adhesives, 3, PGII. (15 °C (c.c.)), packaged into ten 55 gallon open-top drums.\nProductB-\nUN1133, Adhesives, 3, PGII. (11 °C (c.c.)), packaged into five 55 gallon open-top\ndrums.\nDangerous goods declaration (shipping paper) would read-\n15 steel drums - UNl 133, Adhesives, 3, PGII. (11 °C (c.c.))- 3,300 liters - 7,100 kg\nnet/1,500 kg gross.\nThe answer is no. Based on the information you provided, your example of the shipping\ndescription would not be compliant. In accordance with the IMDG Code (see 5.4.1.4.3.6) and\nthe HMR (see§ 172.203(i)(2)), if the hazardous material has a flashpoint of 60 °C (140 ° F) or\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nbelow (in °C closed-cup (c.c.)), the flash point must be listed in association with the basic\ndescription. This applies to each flammable liquid with a different flash point. In your scenario,\na basic description for each of the two materials with different flashpoints shall be indicated on a\nshipping paper. It is not enough to include the lowest flashpoint for different materials described\nby the same proper shipping name.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nDodd, Alice (PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\nINFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nMonday, June 10, 2019 4:12 PM\nHazmat Interps\nFW: Request for letter of interpretation\nHello Alice and lkeya,\nPlease see the request for a letter of interpretation below. We were not able to find any existing letters of interpretation\nabout this.\nSincerely,\nLynsie\nHMIC\nFrom: Steinbeck, Erik W [mailto:Erik_Steinbeck@LORD.COM]\nSent: Friday, June 7, 2019 3:01 PM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) <INFOCNTR.INFOCNTR@dot.gov>\nSubject: IMDG question. Chapter 5.4 documentation. Interpretation requested\nWe offer for transport flammable liquids by ocean (US to China). For materials with a flashpoint of 60c or less the\nminimum flashpoint must be listed on the transport document, adjacent to the basic description. Historically, if we have\nmaterials which are identical in terms of packaging type, UN number, proper shipping name and packing group, but\nwhich differ only with respect to the flashpoint....we group those items together and list the lowest flashpoint.\nReasoning from an emergency response standpoint I think this makes sense, but consignment procedures in the IMDG\ncode are not that explicit in how this should be executed. An example:\nProduct A. Packaged into ten 55 gallon open-top drums. UN1133, Adhesives, 3, PGII . FP (Cc) = 15C\nProduct B. Packaged into five 55 gallon open-top drums. UN1133, Adhesives, 3, PGII. FP (Cc)= 11C\nThe dangerous goods declarat; ion would then read as follows:\n15 steel drums - UN1133, Adhesives, 3, PGII. (llC c.c) - 3,300 liters - 7,100\nkg net/1,500 kg gross\nIs this compliant, or should we list each item separately due to the difference in FP?\nYour help is appreciated.\nErik W. Steinbeck// Global Logistics Manager\nLORD Corporation, Saegertown operations\nMobile // +1 814-590-2200\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nSaegertown Phone // + 1 814-763-2345 x433\nErie Phone // +1 814-217-6296\n601 South Street, Saegertown PA 16433\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":4392}