{"operation":"document","citation":"19-0082","title":"Thunder Creek Equipment — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2019-09-16","effective_on":null,"summary":"19-0082 response to Thunder Creek Equipment concerning 173.5.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-19-0082.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-19-0082.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-19-0082","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/72356/190082.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nSeptember 16, 2019\nMr. Luke Van Wyk\nVice President of Sales\nThunder Creek Equipment\n1833 Highway 163\nPella, Iowa 50219\nReference No. 19-0082\nDear Mr. Van Wyk:\nThis letter is in response to your June 17, 2019, email requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171 -180) applicable to a previous letter of\ninterpretation under Reference No. 19-0022. Specifically, you request clarification on the\ndefinition of local roads.\nWe have paraphrased and answered your questions as follows:\nQl. You ask whether the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)\nhas adopted the U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration's definition of a \"local road\"\nfor the purposes of§ 173.5(a).\nAl. The answer is no, PHMSA does not define the term \"local road\" as it is used in 49 CFR\n173.5. Further, PHMSA does not use another agency's \"local road\" definition.\nQ2. You ask whether PHMSA considers a \"local road\" to be anything other than an interstate\nhighway.\nA2. As stated in answer Al, PHMSA does not define the term \"local road.\" However, HM-\n200 [62 FR 1215], the rulemaking that adopted the agricultural exceptions into the HMR,\nspecifically states that an interstate highway would not be considered a \"local road.\"\nTherefore, for the purposes of§ 173.5(a), any road other than an interstate highway may\nbe considered a local road.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us ifwe can be of further assistance.\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<>>\n\nl,,0~\n~ l'7.3. ~\n\\C\\-C,eEJ\nDodd, Alice (PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo: Luke Van Wyk \nMonday, June 17, 2019 8:29 AM\nDodd, Alice (PHMSA); Stevens, Michael (PHMSA); Kelley, Shane (PHMSA); Foster, Glenn\n(PHMSA)\nCc: art fleener; Brian Jarzen\nSubject: Attachments: RE: Response Letter of Interpretation\nRequest For Interpretation PHMSA 6.14.2019.docx\nGood Morning,\nPlease find a request for further interpretation of the term \"local roads\" used in 49CFR173.5. The Illinois DOT and\nIllinois State Police continue to hold to a very narrow interpretation of local roads.\nThank you,\nLuke Van Wyk I Vice President - Sales\nThunder Creek Equipment\nDirect 641 .620.4025\nCell: 641 -780-1285\nLuke@ThunderC reek. com\nThunderCreek.com I LDJ-Products.com\nFrom: Dodd, Alice (PHMSA) \nSent: Monday, March 4, 2019 8:43 AM\nTo: Luke Van Wyk \nSubject: Response Letter of Interpretation\nGood Morning Mr. Wyk,\nMy name is Alice Dodd and I work in the Office of Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration (PHMSA) I am emailing\nand sending in regular mail your response to the Letter of Interpretation that was sent in. If there is anything else please\nfeel free to contact us.\nThank you\ntllice 2)odd\n(J)epartment of rtransportation\n>>\n\nany views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of\nthe company. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. LDJ\nManufacturing Inc. (DBA Thunder Creek Equipment) accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted\nby this email. LDJ Manufacturing Inc., 1833 Hwy 163, Pella, Iowa 50219\n2\n\n<<>>\n\nTHUNDER CREEK EQUIPMENT\nThunderCreek.com\nCONTACT\n1833 Highway 16:J\nPella, IA 50219\nP: 866.535.7667\nF: 641.620 .8302\nA division of LDJ Manufacturing, Inc.\nMichael Stevens\nTransportation Specialist\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nDear Mr. Stevens :\nThis letter is a follow up to the letter of interpretation reference No. 19-0022,\ndated March 04. 2019.\nThank you for the interpretation. We have a couple of follow up questions\nregarding the letter of interpretation No. 19-0022.\n1. Has PHMSA adopted the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA)\ndefinition of what a \"local road\" is as it relates to HMR 49 CFR Section\n173.S(a)? Our belief is that PHMSA has not adopted FHWA's definition\nof a local road . It is not adopted by reference in Section 171.7, it is not\ndefined in Section 171.8 and FHWA's definition is also not specifically\nreferenced in Section 173.S(a).\n2. Does a local road mean any other road, other than an interstate\nhighway? This would include a local farm to market road, county\nhighway, state highway and US highways. The preamble of January 08\n1997, final rule (62 FR 1207) PHMSA states: \"For the purposes of this\nsection, a local road does not include an interstate highway\". Our\nbelieve is that any other road, other than an interstate highway would be\nconsidered a \"local road\" as it is used in Section 173.S(a).\nThank you for your help and clarification. We look forward to a timely response\nto our questions.\nPlease contact us if further information is needed.\nSincerely,\nLuke Van Wyk\nVice President - Sales","truncated":false,"body_characters":5495}