# Total Compliance, LLC — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation - **operation:** document - **citation:** 22-0064 - **title:** Total Compliance, LLC — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation - **source type:** guidance - **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - **status:** guidance - **official:** true - **published on:** 2022-12-22 - **effective on:** Not available - **summary:** 22-0064 response to Total Compliance, LLC concerning 171.1. - **machine formats:** - **json:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-22-0064.json - **markdown:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-22-0064.md - **app url:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-22-0064 - **source url:** https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/77096/220064.pdf **body:** <<>> 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration December 22, 2022 Mr. Chris Heminger, CPEA Senior Partner Total Compliance, LLC 5859 Morganwood Square Hillard, OH 43026 Reference No. 22-0064 Dear Mr. Heminger: This letter is in response to your June 18, 2022, email requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to activities that are not subject to the HMR. Specifically, you state that your client transports hazardous materials by motor vehicle between a facility and a warehouse that it owns, and that the facility and warehouse are on opposite sides of a public road. You further state that whenever hazardous materials are transported between the two buildings, your client marks the public road with yellow hash marks, posts “CAUTION” signs facing each direction of traffic and closes the public road between the facility and warehouse in both directions by placing physical barriers and stop signs. You ask whether your client’s controls—as described in your email—can be considered a “contiguous facility boundary” as referenced in § 171.1(d) (Functions not subject to the requirements of the HMR). The answer is yes. Based on the information you provided in your email, it is the opinion of this Office that your client’s operation would be considered a contiguous facility boundary as referenced in § 171.1(d)(4) when access to the public road is restricted by signals, lights, gates, or similar controls. I hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance. Sincerely, T. Glenn Foster Chief, Regulator Review and Reinvention Branch Standards and Rulemaking Division <<>> Wolcott 22-0064 From: Foster, Glenn (PHMSA) To: Date: Dodd, Alice (PHMSA); Hillman, Kenetha CTR (PHMSA) Subject: FW: Total Compliance Correspondence Wednesday, June 29, 2022 2:39:29 PM Attachments: EO - Foster(TotalComp) 29Jun22.pdf Alice or Kenetha, Can you of you have the attached checked in and assigned as a new request for a LOI, please? Thanks, Glenn From: Lisak, Frank (PHMSA) Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 1:44 PM To: Foster, Glenn (PHMSA) Subject: Total Compliance Correspondence Hi, Glenn: The attachment is for your review. Frank <<>> TOTAL COMPLIANCE EPA - DOT - OSHA - ISO Total-Compliance.com U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 June 18, 2022 Attention: T. Glenn Foster, Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Subject: Request for Clarification on 49 CFR 171.1(d)(4) Functions not subject to the requirements of the Hazardous Material Regulations. Dear Mr. Foster: We are representing The Tedia Company in Fairfield Ohio. We are requesting that the PHMSA provide an interpretation, by letter, in regard to functions not subject to the requirements of the Hazardous Material Regulations (HMR) found in 49 CFR 171.1(d)(4) based on the Tedia Company's operations described below at the following address: Tedia Company 1000 Tedia Way Fairfield, Ohio 45014 The attached map shows Tedia Company's location and property boundary - ATTACHMENT A. The road shown in ATTCHMENT A (Tedia Way) is an industrial park access road that is consigned to normal industrial activity but can be accessed by the public. Tedia Company manufactures their products in the building on the east side of Tedia Way. These products are DOT Hazardous Materials that typically fall into Hazard Class 3, 8 and 6.1. In the facility on the east side of Tedia Way, employees place the product in UN rated packaging, mark and label the packaging, and secure it to a pallet. For years Tedia Company employees have been using a large forklift to move the pallets (2 at a time) across Tedia Way to the shipping warehouse on the west side of Tedia Way. This activity occurs 2-3 times per hour throughout the day. The products are then prepared for shipment in the warehouse on the west side of Tedia Way and shipped out to customers as a DOT Hazardous Material. Tedia Company would like to switch to using a box truck to move the product across the street. The box truck would be a small <10,001-pound vehicle dedicated for this activity at the Tedia Company site. This will significantly reduce risk, improve safety and reduce the number of trips across the street. Tedia Company is prepared to mark the road with yellow hash marks and post two "Caution, Watch For Truck Traffic" signs for both north and southbound traffic on Tedia Way - see enclosed diagram. Total Compliance, 5859 Morganwood Square, Hilliard, OH 43026 / 614-554-0343 <<>> HMR Applicability - Tedia Co. June 18, 2022 Additionally, Tedia Company employees would shut the Tedia Way roadway down by placing barriers (orange barrels, A-Frame Barricade, fold-up barricade etc.) and a stop sign on each side of the crossing therefore stopping traffic on both directions while the Hazardous Material crosses the street. Examples: STOP Tedia Company has been in meetings with the City of Fairfield to obtain their agreement to these controls. See the attached diagram - ATTACHMENT A. We believe the HMR exception provided in 49 CFR 171.1(d)(4) applies to the operations stated above. 171.1(d)(4) Rail and motor vehicle movements of a hazardous material exclusively within a contiguous facility boundary where public access is restricted, except to the extent that the movement is on or crosses a public road or is on track that is part of the general railroad system of transportation, unless access to the public road is restricted by signals, lights, gates, or similar controls. The facility property is contiguous and is intersected by the industrial park access road - Tedia Way. The portion of Tedia Way in this scenario will be marked and signage will be added indicating a truck crossing. We believe this satisfies the regulation stated above. Since Tedia Way is an industrial park road and the fact that Tedia Company will provide "similar controls" to restrict access to the road during the movement of Hazardous Material across Tedia Way. Based upon the facts described in this letter, we believe the activity of moving the product across the street is a function that would not be subject to the Hazardous Material Regulations based on controls proposed and the regulation cited above. We request your written interpretation of the application of the cited Hazardous Material Regulation exception to the movement of hazardous material product across Tedia Way within its contiguous property. If you have any questions concerning this request for interpretation, or need any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at the email or telephone number listed below. Sincerely, Chis Heminger Chris Heminger, CPEA Senior Partner Total Compliance LLC 614-554-0343 chris@total-compliance.com Page 2 of 2 Total Compliance, LLC - **truncated:** false - **body characters:** 7043