{"operation":"document","citation":"24-0006","title":"Veolia North America — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2024-05-02","effective_on":null,"summary":"24-0006 response to Veolia North America concerning 173.241, 173.242, 173.243.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-24-0006.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-24-0006.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-24-0006","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/2024-05/240006.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\nMay 2, 2024\nJennifer Fletcher\nDirector, Transportation Compliance\nVeolia North America\n1 Eden Lane\nFlanders, NJ 07836\nReference No. 24-0006\nDear Ms. Fletcher:\nThis letter is in response to your January 18, 2024, email requesting clarification of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) as it relates to the Fixing\nAmerica’s Surface Transportation Act of 2015 (FAST Act; P. Law 114-94, Section 7304) phase-\nout1 of DOT Specification 111 tank cars in flammable liquid service. In your email, you note that\nboth the FAST Act and the HMR have a phase-out date for Packing Group (PG) II / III Class 3\nflammable liquids; however, the HMR does not include a phase-out date for dual-hazard Class 3,\nPG II materials assigned § 173.243 for authorized packaging. Specifically, you ask for\nclarification regarding the appropriate phase-out date for the dual-hazard material “UN2924,\nFlammable liquids, corrosive, n.o.s., 3, PG II.”\nThe applicable phase-out date for transporting DOT-111 tank cars containing Class 3, PG II\ndual-hazard materials is May 1, 2029, which is the phase-out date required by the FAST Act, and\nis consistent with the phase-out dates in packaging sections §§ 173.241 and 173.242 assigned to\nother Class 3, PG II and III materials. We appreciate you bringing this matter to our attention and\nacknowledge the May 1, 2029, phase-out date is not currently referenced in the bulk packaging\nsection of the HMR that applies to dual-hazard materials. PHMSA plans to address this in a\nfuture rulemaking.\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\n1 PHMSA adopted the phase-out deadlines in the HM-251C final rule (81 FR 53935; Aug. 15, 2016). See\nhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-08-15/pdf/2016-19406.pdf\n\n<<>>\n\nHorne\n24-0006\nFrom: INFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nTo: Dodd, Alice (PHMSA)\nCc: Hazmat Interps\nSubject: FW: Request for Written Letter of Interpretation\nDate: Monday, January 22, 2024 10:38:22 AM\nAttachments: Transitional Date for Continued Use of DOT 111 Tank Cars for Class 3 PG II Material (VNA).pdf\nHi Alice,\nPlease see the attached interpretation request. Let us know if you need anything.\nSincerely,\nJanaye\nFrom: Fletcher, Jennifer \nSent: Thursday, January 18, 2024 3:21 PM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) ; Kelley, Shane (PHMSA)\n\nCc: Tom Baker \nSubject: Request for Written Letter of Interpretation\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.\nGood afternoon, please see the attached request from Veolia for a written letter of\ninterpretation requesting clarification on the continued use of DOT 111 tank cars\ncontaining Class 3, packing group II material.\nPlease feel free to contact me if you have any questions.\nThank you,\nJennifer Fletcher\nDirector, Transportation Compliance\nTechnical and Performance\nVEOLIA NORTH AMERICA\ncell\n+1 862 432 9778\n1 Eden Lane, Flanders NJ 07836\njennifer.fletcher@veolia.com\nwww.veolianorthamerica.com\nCheck out the Veolia Transportation Compliance Page on One to One!\n\n<<>>\n\n000\n\n<<>>\n\nJanuary 18, 2024\nMr . Shane Kelley\nDirector , Standards and Rulemaking Division\nU.S. DOT/PHMSA (PHH-10)\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE East Building, 2nd Floor\nWashington, DC 20590\nRE: Request For Interpretation Regarding The Transitional Compliance Date For\nThe Continued Use of DOT 111 Tank Cars Containing Class 3 Packing Group II\nMaterial\nT o Whom It May Concern:\nPlease accept this letter as a request for a formal written interpretation from your office.\nVeolia requests guidance on the requirements in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR)\napplicable to the transitional compliance date for the use of the DOT 111 tank cars\n(non-jacketed) for the shipment of the following hazardous materials:\nUN2924, Flammable Liquids, Corrosive, nos, 3, PG II\nAccording to the FAST Act for Flammable Liquids and Rail T ank cars (Final Rule 8/15/16 -\nhttps://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/08/15/2016-19406/hazardous-materials-\nfast-act-requirements-for-flammable-liquids-and-rail-tank-cars) Veolia understands that all\nPG II and III flammable materials, including dual hazard materials, will be permitted to be\nshipped in DOT 111 tank cars (T able 1 below from page 53936 of the FR), up to May 1,\n2029, which is the phase-out deadline.\nVeolia North America\n1 Eden Lane, Flanders, NJ 07836\ntel. +1 862 432 9778 / jennifer .fletcher@veolia.com\nwww.veolianorthamerica.com\n\n<<>>\n\nHowever , when referencing the bulk packaging requirements in the 49 CFR § 172.101\nHazardous Materials T able for this hazardous material (as specified in 173.243 - bulk\npackaging requirements for high hazard liquids and dual hazard materials), the transitional\ncompliance date is not clearly stated for dual hazard materials that are Class 3, PG II. This\nsection only states the compliance date for Class 3, PG I materials as being May 1, 2025,\nand does not include a date for Class 3, PG II materials.\n§173.243 Bulk packaging for certain high hazard liquids and dual hazard materials\nwhich pose a moderate hazard.\nWhen § 172.101 of this subchapter specifies that a hazardous material be packaged under this\nsection, only the following bulk packagings are authorized, subject to the requirements of\nsubparts A and B of part 173 of this subchapter and the special provisions specified in column\n7 of the § 172.101 table.\n(a) Rail cars: Class DOT 103, 104, 105, 109, 111, 112, 114, 115, 117, or 120 fusion-welded\ntank car tanks; and Class 106 or 110 multi-unit tank car tanks. Additional operational\nrequirements apply to high-hazard flammable trains (see § 171.8 of this subchapter) as\nprescribed in § 174.310 of this subchapter. Except as otherwise provided in this section, DOT\nSpecification 111 tank cars and DOT Specification 111 tank cars built to the CPC-1232\nindustry standard are no longer authorized to transport Class 3 (flammable liquids) in Packing\nGroup I, unless retrofitted to the DOT Specification 117R retrofit standards or the DOT\nSpecification 117P performance standards provided in part 179, subpart D of this subchapter.\n(1) DOT Specification 111 tank cars and DOT Specification 111 tank cars built to the\nCPC-1232 industry standard are no longer authorized for transport of Class 3 (flammable\nliquids) unless retrofitted prior to the dates corresponding to the specific material in the\nfollowing table:\nMaterial Jacketed or\nnon-jacketed\ntank car\nDOT-111\nnot authorized\non or after\nDOT-111\nbuilt to the\nCPC-1232 not\nauthorized on or after\nUnrefined petroleum\nproducts\nNon-jacketed January 1, 2018 April 1, 2020.\nJacketed March 1, 2018 May 1, 2025.\nVeolia North America\n1 Eden Lane, Flanders, NJ 07836\ntel. +1 862 432 9778 / jennifer .fletcher@veolia.com\nwww.veolianorthamerica.com\n\n<<>>\n\nClass 3, PG I\n(flammable liquid)\nother than unrefined\npetroleum products\nNon-jacketed May 1, 2025 May 1, 2025.\nJacketed May 1, 2025 May 1, 2025.\nAs a result, Veolia is asking for clarification as to the transitional compliance date for the\ncontinued use of the DOT 111 tank car for the shipment of a waste material classified as\n\"UN2924, Flammable Liquids, Corrosive, nos, 3, PG II\".\nSincerely,\nJennifer Fletcher\nDirector, Transportation Compliance\nVeolia North America\nVeolia North America\n1 Eden Lane, Flanders, NJ 07836\ntel. +1 862 432 9778 / jennifer.fletcher@veolia.com\nwww.veolianorthamerica.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":7822}