# Inliner Solutions — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation - **operation:** document - **citation:** 22-0051 - **title:** Inliner Solutions — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation - **source type:** guidance - **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - **status:** guidance - **official:** true - **published on:** 2022-10-25 - **effective on:** Not available - **summary:** 22-0051 response to Inliner Solutions concerning 171.8. - **machine formats:** - **json:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-22-0051.json - **markdown:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-22-0051.md - **app url:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-22-0051 - **source url:** https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/76906/220051.pdf **body:** <<>> 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration October 25, 2022 Mr. Wayne W. Carver Inliner Solutions 4520 North State Road 37 Orleans, IN 47452 Reference No. 22-0051 Dear Mr. Carver: This letter is in response to your May 17, 2022, letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to fuel systems powering equipment mounted on a motor vehicle. Specifically, you ask whether the tanks fueling your equipment require placarding and therefore require a driver with a hazmat endorsement on his or her Commercial Driver’s License. As defined in § 171.8, a fuel tank is a tank—other than a cargo tank—used to transport flammable or combustible liquid, or compressed gas, for the purpose of supplying fuel for propulsion of the transport vehicle to which it is attached, or for the operation of other equipment on the transport vehicle. Therefore, provided the permanently-mounted tanks: 1) meet the requirements of 49 CFR §§ 393.65 and 393.67 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for liquid fuel systems; 2) are used only for supplying fuel for the operation of the motor vehicle or its auxiliary equipment; and 3) are not marked as Department of Transportation specification cargo tanks nor meet the definition of a cargo tank, as defined in § 171.8, the mounted fuel tanks are not subject to the HMR with respect to their use on the vehicle. I hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance. Sincerely, T. Glenn Foster Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch Standards and Rulemaking Division <<>> Wolcott 22-0051 From: Kelley, Shane (PHMSA) To: Hazmat Interps Cc: Foster, Glenn (PHMSA) Subject: FW: Inliner Solutions Correspondence Date: Monday, May 23, 2022 3:40:24 PM Attachments: EO - Kelley(Inliner) 23May22.pdf Please log as appropriate. From: Lisak, Frank (PHMSA) Sent: Monday, May 23, 2022 2:46 PM To: Kelley, Shane (PHMSA) Subject: Inliner Solutions Correspondence Hi, Shane: The attachment is for your review. Frank <<>> Inliner Solutions 4520 North State Road 37, Orleans IN 47452: :::::" 05/17/2022 U.S. DOT PHMSA Office of Hazardous Material Safety Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington DC 20590 REF: Clarification on the application of 49 CFR 173.220 to mounted fuel tanks for the purpose of operation of boiler & steam units mounted on our trucks & trailers. The fuel tanks are used as fuel for the mounted heater units. The trucks have separate fuel tanks to power their engine. The size of the fuel tanks range between 300 - 660 gallons. We have always placarded the tanks (1203 Diesel) for safety purposes in case of emergency, as a notification for emergency responders. We also have staffed these vehicles with CDL drivers with Hazardous Materials Endorsements as drivers. It is my understanding from reading the regulations and interpretations that these mounted fuel tanks would fall under 49 CFR 173.220 as supply tanks, and as such we would not be required to have 1203 placards or hazardous materials endorsements on CDL's to operate them. It is our plan to remove the 1203 placards and add a "Diesel Fuel" label for safety reasons. I have included pictures of the units in question, to better explain the situation ...;= in question. (The fuel tanks have the red arrow pointing to the diesel sign). T (123) 456-7890 U WWW.COMPANY.COM STREET ADDRESS, CITY, ST ZIP CODE <<>> NO SMOKING) My purpose in writing the letter is to clarify our understanding is correct and provide our drivers with a document that validates the accuracy of this interpretation of not needing a hazardous materials endorsement, or placards on these vehicles. Sincerely, Wayne Carver inliner DOT Compliance Manager SOLUTIONS Direct: 812-865-3232 Cell: 812-791-2826 FAX: 812.205.2974 www.inliner.com 2 - **truncated:** false - **body characters:** 4043