{"operation":"document","citation":"19-0111","title":"Fuelie Systems, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2020-01-23","effective_on":null,"summary":"19-0111 response to Fuelie Systems, Inc. concerning 172.101.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-19-0111.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-19-0111.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-19-0111","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/73181/190111.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\nJAN 1 7 2020\nThomas Stumpf\nCEO\nFuelie Systems, Inc.\n16192 Coastal Highway\nLewes, DE 19958\nReference No. 19-0111\nDear Mr. Stumpf:\nThis letter is in response to your August 30, 2019, email requesting clarification of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to the domestic\ntransportation of diesel fuel. You reference a Letter of Interpretation (Reference No. 05-0062),\nstating: \"[i]n accordance with§ 172.10l(b)(3) and (b)(5), you may use either the international or\ndomestic entry in the [Hazardous Material Table (HMT)] for domestic transportation of\nmethanol.\" With respect to the clarification offered in the letter and noting that it is permissible\n· to use either the international or domestic HMT entry for the domestic transportation of\nmethanol, you ask whether it is similarly permissible to use either the international or domestic\nentry for the domestic transportation of diesel fuel.\nThe answer is yes. The HMT includes two entries for diesel fuel, \"NA1993\" and \"UN1202.\"\nThe \"UN1202\" entry has an \"I\" in Column (1) indicating its use for international and domestic\ntransportation (emphasis added). The \"NA1993\" entry has a \"D\" in Column (1) indicating its\nuse for domestic transportation only ( emphasis added). A person may select either entry for the\npurposes of domestic transportation.\nPlease note, the combined or partial use of the domestic and international entry is not\npermissible. For example, diesel fuel may be described as either \"UN1202\" or ''NA1993\" for\nthe purposes of domestic transportation, but a person cannot niark a package containing diesel\nfuel with \"UN1202\" while describing it on a shipping paper as \"NA1993\" or vice versa.\nMoreover, a person must comply with the applicable requirements assigned to the entry in the\nHMT.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,@;_ .•···· /.\n..,.\n~~/\ner · :~en\nChief, Standards Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nDodd, Alice {PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\n)9- 0 111\nINFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nTuesday, September 03, 2019 8:56 AM\nHazmat Interps\nFW: Interpretation Letter\nHello Alice and lkeya,\nPlease see below for letter of interpretation request.\nThe requester (Tom Stumpf) and Dave Gailish spoke with Lynsey in the HMIC. They spoke about 05-0062 \"In\naccordance with§ 172.101(b)(3) and (b)(S), you may use either the international or domestic entry in the HMT\nfor domestic transportation of methanol.\" As well as the regulations in 172.101(b)(3) and Lynsey used an IG\nfrom Ben Sepuko from 2/1/2003 to provide more information about \"For domestic shipments, proper\nshipping names representing materials with a \"D\" in Column 1 do not take precedence over proper shipping\nnames referring to materials with an \"I\" in Column 1. The shipper may choose to utilize either name provided\nthat the most appropriate proper shipping name for the hazardous material is selected.\" She informed the\nrequestor that if a material is going domestic and has both a UN and NA ID, the shipment can go under either\nthe international ID or the domestic ID. On 8/28/19 Dave Gailish called again stating they wanted to submit for\ntheir own letter of interpretation. Lynsey covered the regulations again with them but they proceeded with\nthe request so they could have something in writing.\nIf you have any questions please contact our office.\nThanks,\nKathryn, HMIC\nFrom: Tom Stumpf [mailto:tom@fuelie.com]\nSent: Friday, August 30, 2019 3:46 PM\nTo: INFOCNTR {PHMSA) <INFOCNTR.INFOCNTR@dot.gov>\nCc: Kammeron Clukey <kam@fuelie.com>; David Kalish <dkalish@coatsandbennett.com>\nSubject: Interpretation Letter\nMr. Shane Kelley\nDirector, Standards and Rulemaking Division\nU.S. DOT/PHMSA (PHH-10)\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE East Building, 2nd Floor\nWashington, DC 20590\nVia Electronic Mail at: infocntr@dot.gov\nDear Mr. Kelley:\n1\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nI am requesting an interpretation letter regarding the domestic transportation of diesel fuel.\nInterpretation letter 05-0062 states that, \"In accordance with 172.101 (b)(3) and (b)(5), you may use\neither the international or domestic entry in the HMT for domestic transportation of methanol.\"\nSince it is permissible to use either the international or domestic entry for methanol, is it likewise\npermissible to use either the international or domestic entry for the domestic transportation of diesel\nfuel?\nThank you for your attention to this matter.\nThomas Stumpf\nCEO\nFuelie Systems, Inc.\n16192 Coastal Highway\nLewes, DE 19958\n919.914.6814\nfuel1e\nsys te r ns\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":4718}