{"operation":"document","citation":"20-0036","title":"ShipMate, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2020-06-04","effective_on":null,"summary":"20-0036 response to ShipMate, Inc. concerning 176.116, 176.118, 176.76.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-20-0036.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-20-0036.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-20-0036","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/74066/200036.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nJune 04, 2020\nSteven Charles Hunt\nPresident\nShipMate, Inc.\n780 Buckaroo Trail, Suite D\nSisters, OR 97759\nReference No. 20-0036\nDear Mr. Hunt:\nThis letter is in response to your April 20, 2020, email requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to the transport of Class 1\n(explosive) materials. Specifically, you ask whether your material, “UN0475, Substances,\nexplosive, n.o.s., 1.1D” may be shipped by vessel in a refrigerated freight container.\nIn your email, you state that although Part 176 (Carriage by Vessel) authorizes the use of closed\nfreight containers, there is no specific reference made to refrigerated freight containers. In\naddition to your email, you provide supplementary material on the refrigerated freight container\nthat you intend to use to transport your explosive material. This material included information\non the specifications for a safe type refrigerated container which would be in compliance with 49\nCFR 176.76(a)(9). You ask whether §§ 176.116(a) or 176.118(b) would prevent the use of\nrefrigerated freight containers when shipping the explosive material “UN0475, Substances,\nexplosive, n.o.s., 1.1D.”\nBased on the information you provided in your email, your explosive material may be shipped in\nthe referenced refrigerated freight container. As specified in § 176.116(a), Class 1 (explosive)\nmaterials must be stowed as far away as practicable from any potential source of heat or ignition.\nThis includes potential sources of heat or ignition in refrigerated or heated cargo transport units\nunless they are of a type designed to operate in a hazardous environment. Since the refrigerated\nfreight container you describe is a type designed to operate in a hazardous environment, it may\nbe used to transport Class 1 (explosive) materials by vessel.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention BranchStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<>>\n\nWolcott\n20-0036\nFrom: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nTo: Hazmat Interps\nSubject: FW: REQUEST FOR INTERPRETATION\nDate: Monday, April 27, 2020 10:05:51 AM\nAttachments: Encl_4-KLIU541014-KLIU541023.pdf\nEncl_2-EX2006020677_2006022336.pdf\nEncl_3-Offshore Refrigerated Container Zone 1 2 - Klinge Corp (2) (3).pdf\nEncl_3-PFR571.pdf\nEncl_1-SDS (LE, Explosive Pellet, PN 14100014-5 Rev 1).pdf\nEncl_5-ITS18ATEX13699X - PFR-571-ZII Type Examination Certificate ATEX - Issue 01.pdf\nEncl_6-EN12079-2006.pdf\n20_4_Hunt.docx\nHello Alice and Ikeya,\nPlease see attached for letter of interpretation and notes.\nThank you,\nKathryn (HMIC)\nFrom: Approvals (PHMSA) \nSent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 8:17 AM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) \nSubject: FW: REQUEST FOR INTERPRETATION\nSpoke to Andrew Eckenrode about this. This is an on-going question bouncing from Approvals and\nPermits, the Coast Guard, and us in the InfoCenter.\nThis company wants a LOI to see if they can use these units to ship their explosives to keep them\ncool during transportation. This sounds like a job for…. Steve Webb.\n-Breanna\n----------------------------------\nPlease place this email with the correct branch.\nThank you\nNeil Benninghoven\nApprovals and Permits Division – PHH-30\nActing Chief, Pressure Vessels Branch\nPHMSA, U.S. DOT\nOffice: (202) 366-2665\nCell: (202) 573-4342\nFax: (202) 366-3753\nWebsite: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/\nEast Building, E23-438\n1200 New Jersey Ave., SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590-0001\n\n<<>>\n\nFrom: Steve Hunt [mailto:steve@shipmate.com]\nSent: Monday, April 20, 2020 8:05 PM\nTo: Phmsaportal (PHMSA) ; Approvals (PHMSA) \nCc: Laura Warren \nSubject: REQUEST FOR INTERPRETATION\nMr. Schoonover:\nAttached, herewith, please find a request for a Letter of Interpretation regarding 49 CFR\n§176.116(a) and § 176.118(b). Specifically, the requirements of 49 CFR Part 176 authorize\nthe use of closed freight containers but no reference is made to refrigerated freight containers.\nThe Petitioner would like to use a certified approved container that is certified for explosive\natmospheres for the carriage of UN0475.\nIf you have any questions, please call.\nSteve\n--\nRespectfully,\ns/steve\nSteven Charles Hunt\nDGSA, CDGP, CSP, CHMM, CIT, CDGT, SMS, STS\nPresident\nShipMate, Inc.\n780 Buckaroo Trail, Suite D (deliveries)\nPO Box 787 (mail)\nSisters, OR 97759-0787\nTel: +1 (310) 370-3600\nFax: +1 (310) 370-5700\nsteve@shipmate.com\nBookmark our new Learning Management System,\nShipMate University - https://shipmateuniversity.com/\nTo receive a complimentary demo login, send us\nan e-mail or call: +1 (310) 370-3600\nDangerous Goods Safety Advisor DGSA (No. 2935081/160728)\nCertified Dangerous Goods Professional CDGP (No. 00040)\nCertified Safety Professional (No. CSP-34836)\nCertified Hazardous Materials Manager CHMM (No. 19112)\nCertified Instructional Trainer CET (No. CIT-13613)\nCertified Dangerous Goods Trainer CDGT (No. 00160)\nSafety Management Specialist SMS (No. SMS-986)\nSafety Trained Supervisor STS (No. STS-16681)","truncated":false,"body_characters":5272}