{"operation":"document","citation":"22-0087","title":"Olin Corporation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2024-03-28","effective_on":null,"summary":"22-0087 response to Olin Corporation concerning 180.509, 180.513.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-22-0087.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-22-0087.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-22-0087","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/2024-05/220087.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nMarch 28, 2024\nMr. Daniel T. Stein\nFleet Equipment Lead\nOlin Corporation\n490 Stuart Road, NE\nCleveland, TN 37312-4918\nReference No. 22-0087\nDear Mr. Stein:\nThis letter is in response to your August 19, 2022, letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to ownership of equipment\nwhen performing repairs, alterations, conversion, and modifications of rail tank cars and service\nequipment.\nWe have paraphrased and answered your questions as follows:\nQ1. You ask whether the intent of § 180.513(b)—Responsibilities of Tank Car Facility—\npertains to obtaining the permission of an equipment owner in a scenario where there are\nmultiple owners of the assets (e.g., tank cars, liners, or service equipment).\nA1. Under § 180.513(b),\n“A tank car facility must obtain the permission of the equipment\nowner before performing work affecting alteration, conversion, repair, or qualification of\nthe owner’s equipment.” If the tank car and/or the tank car service equipment have\nmultiple owners, the tank car facility would need permission from all owners of said\nasset, or the owner of the affected equipment.\nQ2. You ask whether the service equipment owner or the tank car owner is responsible for\nestablishing the interval for service equipment inspection and testing.\nA2. Under § 180.509(k)(1), “Each tank car owner must ensure the qualification of tank car\nservice equipment at least once every ten (10) years.” As this is a minimum requirement,\nany service equipment inspection and test interval that is less than 10 years is allowed\nand may be initiated by the service equipment owner or the tank car owner. If either\nparty—the service equipment owner or the tank car owner—is aware of inspection and\n\n<<>>\n\ntest results that indicate that the design level of reliability and safety of the service\nequipment will not be met for a given inspection and test frequency, this information\nmust be shared between the parties involved and an appropriate inspection and test\nfrequency selected.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nSteven Andrews\nActing Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<>>\n\nPollack\n22-0087\nFrom: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nTo: Hazmat Interps\nSubject: FW: Interpretation Request: 49 CFR Part 180 Subpart F Equipment Owner Duty Clarifications\nDate: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 12:51:24 PM\nAttachments: image001.png\nUSDOT-PHMSA Request for Interpretation.pdf\nSee attached/below request for interpretation.\nThanks,\nJonathon, HMIC\nFrom: Stein, Daniel T CLEV \nSent: Friday, August 19, 2022 10:59 AM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) \nSubject: RE: Interpretation Request: 49 CFR Part 180 Subpart F Equipment Owner Duty Clarifications\nCAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Do\nnot click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content\nis safe.\nI should have noted, my original message did not go through to the interpretations mailbox, so\nappreciate your help in routing this request.\nDaniel Stein\nFleet Equipment Lead\nC: (859) 240-1753\nDTStein@Olin.com\nFrom: Stein, Daniel T CLEV\nSent: Friday, August 19, 2022 10:57 AM\nTo: INFOCNTR.INFOCNTR@dot.gov\nSubject: FW: Interpretation Request: 49 CFR Part 180 Subpart F Equipment Owner Duty\nClarifications\nPlease see below & attached. Thank you.\nDaniel Stein\nFleet Equipment Lead\nC: (859) 240-1753\nDTStein@Olin.com\n\n<<>>\n\nFrom: Stein, Daniel T CLEV\nSent: Friday, August 19, 2022 10:51 AM\nTo: 'hazmatinterps@dot.gov' \nCc: Baxter, Christopher M MCIN ; Mills, Michael K CLEV ;\nVain, Brian D HOUS ; Castle, Angela M HOUS \nSubject: Interpretation Request: 49 CFR Part 180 Subpart F Equipment Owner Duty Clarifications\nHello,\nPlease find the attached inquiry, and thank you in advance for your time.\nDaniel Stein\nFleet Equipment Lead\n(O) 423.336.4206\nDTStein@Olin.com\nThe information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential\nuse of the recipient(s) named above. 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