{"operation":"document","citation":"23-0103","title":"Logistics Specialist IV — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2024-03-27","effective_on":null,"summary":"23-0103 response to Logistics Specialist IV concerning 171.8, 172.101.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-23-0103.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-23-0103.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-23-0103","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/2024-03/230103.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nMarch 27, 2024\nShelly Stampfler\nLogistics Specialist IV\nEntegris Inc.\n7 Commerce Drive\nDanbury, CT 06810\nReference No. 23-0103\nDear Ms. Stampfler:\nThis letter is in response to your December 1, 2023, email and subsequent email requesting\nclarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable\nto a reportable quantity (RQ). In your email, you reference a steel cylinder with a gross weight of\n85 kilograms containing 21 kilograms net weight of “UN2199, Phosphine, 2.3,” and you note\nthat “Phosphine” is listed with an RQ of 45.4 kilograms in Table 1 to Appendix A of § 172.101.\nYou ask whether the weight of the packaging combined with the weight of the hazardous\nsubstance is used to determine whether the hazardous substance meets an RQ.\nThe answer is no. A hazardous substance is a material listed in Appendix A of § 172.101 that is\nin a quantity in one package that equals or exceeds the RQ for that material listed in Appendix A\nto § 172.101 and—when in a mixture or solution—satisfies the applicable criteria for “hazardous\nsubstance” as defined in § 171.8. Therefore, a steel cylinder containing 21 kilograms net weight\nof “Phosphine” would not exceed the RQ of 45.4 kilograms listed in Table 1 to Appendix A of\n§ 172.101 of the HMR.\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\nVore\n23-0103\nFrom: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nTo: Dodd, Alice (PHMSA)\nCc: Hazmat Interps\nSubject: FW: Request for letter Question regarding Reportable Qty 172.101 CFR 49\nDate: Monday, December 4, 2023 2:26:16 PM\nAttachments: image001.png\nimage002.png\nimage003.png\nimage004.png\nimage005.png\nimage006.png\nimage007.png\nimage008.png\nDOT RQ Interpretation Letter.pdf\nHello Alice,\nPlease see the below interpretation request. Let us know if you need anything.\nSincerely,\nJanaye\nFrom: Shelley Stampfler \nSent: Monday, December 4, 2023 1:35 PM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) \nCc: Corey Britto ; Michel Palencia \nSubject: Request for letter Question regarding Reportable Qty 172.101 CFR 49\nCAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Do not\nclick on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.\nHello ,\nThank you for the information received today on the call . May I ask for a formal letter of interpretation for\nEntegris based on my email questioned below ?\nI did review the attached 15-0048 and would like to have an update to reflect Entegris and dated Dec 1,\n2023 for our reference\nJust need Q1 and A1\nShelley Stampfler\nLogistics Specialist IV\nEntegris, Inc\n\n<<>>\n\n7 Commerce Drive\nDanbury , CT 06810\nFrom: Shelley Stampfler\nSent: Friday, December 1, 2023 11:16 AM\nTo: infocntr@dot.gov\nCc: Corey Britto \nSubject: Question regarding Reportable Qty 172.101 CFR 49\nHello ,\npounds (kilograms)\nI have a question regarding Table 1 to Appendix A – Hazardous Materials list Reportable quantity (RQ)\n1 Steel Cylinder Phosphine, UN2199 Net Qty 21 Kg – Gross Weight 85 Kg and the RQ for Phosphine is 45.4\nKg\nWould this cylinder of Phosphine need to be shipped as a Reportable Quantity ?\nThe weight is not noted as GROSS weight\nRegards,\nShelley Stampfler\nLogistic Specialist IV\nSCEM\nT +1 203 739 1432\nentegris.com\nDanbury Technology Center\n7 Commerce Drive\nDanbury, CT 06810 USA\nENTEGRIS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL – INTERNAL\n\n<<>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n1200 New Jersey Avenue SE\nWashington. DC 20590\nPipeline and Hazardous\nAdministration\nMaterials Safety\nJUN 2 5 2015\nMr. Tom Mueller\nManager, Safety and Compliance\nOak Harbor Freight Lines, Inc.\n8960 Terabyte Drive\nReno, NV 89521-5932\nReference No. 15-0048\nDear Mr. Mueller:\nThis is in response to your January 22, 2015 e-mail requesting clarification of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to hazardous\nsubstances. In your letter, you state your company recently shipped a cylinder containing\n25 milliliters of \"UN 1605 Ethylene Dibromide, 6.1 (poisonous), Packaging Group (PG) I\"\ninside a fiberboard box. You also state the completed package complies with Special\nPermit DOT-SP 9168 and weighs 2 pounds. We have paraphrased your questions and\nanswered them in the order you provided.\nQ1.\nIs the weight of the packaging combined with the weight of the hazardous material\nwithin that packaging used to determine whether or not the hazardous material\nmeets a reportable quantity?\nAl.\nThe answer is no. A hazardous substance is a material listed in Appendix A of\nreportable quantity (RQ) for that material listed in Appendix A to § 172.101 and,\n§ 172.101 that is in a quantity in one completed package that equals or exceeds the\nwhen in a mixture or solution, satisfies the applicable criteria for \"hazardous\nsubstances\" as this term is defined in § 171.8.\nQ2.\nWhere on the shipping paper and in what format should the shipper describe the\nactual quantity of hazardous material within a package and that package's total\nweight?\nA2.\nSection 172.202(a)(5) requires that--except for bulk packages, cylinders, and\npackages containing only hazardous material residue--the total quantity, including\nthe unit of measurement of the hazardous materials covered by the description be\nincluded in the shipping papers. Total quantity may be entered as net weight, gross\nweight, capacity, or as otherwise appropriate. The number and type of packages\n(for example, \"10 cylinders per box\" and \"5 fiberboard boxes\") must also be\n\n<<>>\n\nindicated on a shipping paper either before or after the required basic description\n(see §§ 172.202(a)(7) and 172.202(c)). Certain information may be placed before\nthe basic description, such as quantity shipped, the type of packaging and\ndestination marks as prescribed in §§ 172.201(a)(4) and 172.202(c)). Otherwise,\nadditional information must be entered on the shipping paper after the basic\ndescription prescribed in § 172.202(a).\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nT. Glenn Foster\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n2\n\n<<>>\n\n5173 327 mateuels fasona\ndmonser\nby inn latin, Areso6.,\nDodd, Alice (PHMSA)\n15-0048\nFrom:\nCiccarone, Michael CTR (PHMSA)\nSent:\nThursday, March 12, 2015 4:37 PM\nTo:\nHazmat Interps\nSubject:\nFW: Request for written interpretation\nSorry to keep bugging you guys, I'm just forwarding on whatever I don't see in the interps database\nFrom: Ciccarone, Michael CTR (PHMSA)\nTo: Hazmat Interps\nSent: Monday, January 26, 2015 9:08 AM\nSubject: FW: Request for written interpretation\nShante/Alice,\nPlease submit this for a formal letter of interpretation. Mr. Mueller spoke with Adam Lucas.\nThanks,\nMike\nFrom: Tom Mueller [mailto: Tom.Mueller@oakh.com]\nTo: PHMSA HM InfoCenter\nSent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 11:40 AM\nCc: David Martin\nSubject: Request for written interpretation\nRequest for written interpretation\nMy company was recently tendered a shipment for transport of:\nUN1605\nEthylene dibromide\n6.1 PGI\n2 Ibs\nThe shipment was a cylinder packaged within a small box utilizing SP 9168 permit\nThe RQ is one pound and the paperwork did not have RQ on it. The shipper indicated the 2 Ibs included the packaging.\nThe actual amount of the hazardous substance was 25 milliliters.\n1) does packaging figure into the weight when determining when RQ thresholds are met\nor exceeded?\n2) where and in what format should the shipper in the description put actual quantity of\nHM vs. including packaging weight?\nThank you\nTom Mueller\nManager, Safety and Compliance\n1\n\n<<>>\n\n8960 Terabyte Drive\nReno, NV 89521-5932\nTom.Mueller@oakh.com |Phone 775-851-5295|Fax 775-853-7138/Cell 775-287-0141\nOak Harbor Freight Lines Inc.\n\"Bringing Peace of Mind, Since 1916. \"","truncated":false,"body_characters":8130}