{"operation":"document","citation":"21-0042","title":"Texas Department of Public Safety — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2021-06-24","effective_on":null,"summary":"21-0042 response to Texas Department of Public Safety concerning 172.400, 172.514.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-21-0042.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-21-0042.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-21-0042","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/75326/210042.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nJune 24, 2021\nSgt. Kelly F. McClatchy\nTexas Department of Public Safety\n2405 S Loop 250 W\nMidland, TX 79703\nReference No. 21-0042\nDear Sgt. McClatchy:\nThis letter is in response to your April 19, 2021, email and subsequent phone conversation\nrequesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180)\napplicable to display of hazard communication (e.g., marks, labels, and placards) on an\nintermediate bulk container (IBC) transported by highway on a flatbed trailer. Specifically, you\nprovide the following scenario of a transport vehicle carrying IBCs and ask whether it complies\nwith the HMR:\n• Multiple IBCs are transported on a flatbed trailer;\n• The IBCs are marked and labeled, consistent with §§ 172.400(a)(2) and 172.514(c)(4);\n• Straps are used to secure the IBCs to the transport vehicle, which obscure some of the\nmarks and labels displayed on the IBCs; and\n• As discussed in a subsequent phone conversation, the transport vehicle is placarded and\ndisplays the UN identification number (UN ID#) of the hazardous material in the IBCs.\nThe answer is yes. As described in your scenario, the IBCs are appropriately marked and labeled\nin accordance with the HMR. The IBC marks and labels serve as the hazard communication for\nthe package and do not serve as the hazard communication for the transport vehicle. Instead, the\nplacard and display of the UN ID# serve as the hazard communication for the transport vehicle.\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nTherefore, the IBC marks and labels may be obscured by a securement strap, similar to how they\nwould be obscured when transported within a closed transport vehicle.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nDirk Der Kinderen\nChief, Standards Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nCardez\n21-0042\nFrom: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nTo: Subject: Date: Dodd, Alice (PHMSA); Hazmat Interps\nFW: Request for formal letter of interpretation\nMonday, April 19, 2021 3:38:57 PM\nAttachments: PHMSA Letter.pdf\nGood afternoon Alice,\nPlease see the attached request for a letter of interpretation. The mailing address for Mr. McClatchy\nis listed at the bottom of the PDF. Please contact our office with any questions.\nBest,\nSarah (HMIC)\nFrom: McClatchy, Kelly [mailto:Kelly.McClatchy@dps.texas.gov]\nSent: Monday, April 19, 2021 2:11 PM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) <INFOCNTR.INFOCNTR@dot.gov>\nSubject: Request for formal letter of interpretation\nCAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Do not click on links or\nopen attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.\nAfter a phone conversation with one of you associates this morning, and it being determined that\nPHMSA has not issued any guidance or formal interpretation related to my request, I am requesting\na new formal letter of interpretation to be issued regarding what I perceive is a violation, please see\nattached.\nThank you\nSergeant Kelly F. McClatchy\nTexas Highway Patrol\nCommercial Vehicle Enforcement\nMidland\n(432) 498-2182 Office\n(432) 210-4748 Cell","truncated":false,"body_characters":3263}